I put large band clamps around the smoke box and kept reposkoning them as I machined it. I machine it with a plywood plate with a metal center plate I, the middle and the other end in a 4 jaw chuck. Machined it half way and the turned it around and machined the rest. I also had dowel pins in the joints to keep the two halves aligned.
Rob
Cast iron Allen smoke box vs Aluminum smoke box
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