# Clamping Round Stock To The Table

**URL:** <https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/clamping-round-stock-to-the-table/4212>\
**Category:** Projects\
**Created:** [January 10, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/clamping-round-stock-to-the-table/4212 "2025-01-10T19:31:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![petermccloud](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/petermccloud/32/501_2.png) [@petermccloud](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/petermccloud)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/clamping-round-stock-to-the-table/4212/1 "2025-01-10T19:31:08Z")

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A while back I was machining some round stock and needed a way to hold it securely to the table. I ended up making some custom clamps out of some aluminum plate I had on had. In the end I was quite happy with how much holding force I was able to apply.

 ![PXL_20240512_224754729](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/6/684075c3fd10cf14a8f2a98617eae9a753da04b7.jpeg)  
 ![PXL_20240512_225001194](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/9/94de80f11f78835b4ef77bae21d6218e68aa35e6.jpeg)  
 ![PXL_20240513_180817392](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/2/26f084963edbe4efc00676a757e0d9be353eac07.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/eric/32/3220_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/clamping-round-stock-to-the-table/4212/2 "2025-01-10T20:33:35Z")

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Hey Peter! Glad to see you back here!

I have a suspicion I know what this is for… more rocket stuff?

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**Author:** ![petermccloud](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/petermccloud/32/501_2.png) [@petermccloud](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/petermccloud)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/clamping-round-stock-to-the-table/4212/3 "2025-01-10T23:14:03Z")

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Yep,

 ![PXL_20240716_014643404](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/5/59d344675555892cf4755f50cfcd35d7accfeebd.jpeg)  
End Caps for propellant tanks!

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**Author:** ![Frankhp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/43a26b/32.png) [@Frankhp](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Frankhp)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/clamping-round-stock-to-the-table/4212/4 "2026-09-01T20:47:06Z")

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Very impressive.