Machining fixture with quick release lever

A fixture for supporting a workpiece during a machining operation, comprising:

• a fixture base;
• a support plate vertically extending from the fixture base and having a first seat on a first side of the support plate;
• the first seat configured to receive the workpiece;
• a first quick release lever mounted to the fixture and configured to displace the workpiece from the first seat;
• a handle disposed at a first end of the first quick release lever, the handle configured for manual engagement;
• a contact surface disposed at a second end of the first quick release lever, the contact surface configured to contact and displace a workpiece mounted on the fixture;
• a point of attachment disposed between the handle and the contact surface;
• a fastener pivotally mounting the first quick release lever to the fixture at the point of attachment;
• a second seat positioned on the first side of the support plate adjacent to the first seat and configured to receive a second workpiece;
• wherein the fixture is configured to simultaneously receive the workpieces;
• a second quick release lever mounted to the fixture and configured to displace the second workpiece from the second seat:
• and
• wherein the workpiece is a piston and the fixture includes a first vertically extending pin bore locator and a second vertically extending pin bore locator vertically extending from the fixture base for positioning, respectively, in a pin bore in a first piston and a pin bore in a second piston positioned on the first seat and the second seat.