[ARCHIVED THREAD] - question for mongo

Posted: 10/13/2005 5:14:23 PM EDT

Hey mongo . just saw the five slot FH you made for the H&K , nice job. just one question, why does it take 36min. per slot on a cnc mill? I've been a tool& die maker/ tool designer for 23 yrs. and made my share of gun parts, all on manual equipment. I just finished a 3 prong '' vortex'' style fh for a friends Rem. PSS in .308. made from A-2 tool steel. I think the whole job took about 1 1/2 hrs. start to finish not including heat treating time, using a le blond lathe , bridgeport mill & a 5-c collet indexer. I'am not doubting your skills in any way i just dont see why it takes 36min per slot. keep up the quality work! PATRIOT ARMORY class 07 manufacturer.

Posted: 10/13/2005 6:50:33 PM EDT

[#1]

Title should read, "Candygram for Mongo, Candygram for Mongo"

Sorry, couldn't resist

Posted: 10/13/2005 6:58:30 PM EDT

[#2]

Cutting stainless steel is a slow process. That one was 304 SS. It chews up tooling if you go too fast. If I made it out of 4140 or 8620, I could go a lot faster. I could probably even machine the SS faster, but I choose to save my tooling if I can.

Posted: 10/13/2005 8:05:44 PM EDT

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Quoted:
Title should read, "Candygram for Mongo, Candygram for Mongo"

come on people, that was a good one

Didn't anyone see Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles?

Posted: 10/14/2005 8:35:57 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Title should read, "Candygram for Mongo, Candygram for Mongo"

You get my vote for best non technical reply on a thread.

Posted: 10/14/2005 8:54:35 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Title should read, "Candygram for Mongo, Candygram for Mongo"

Sorry, couldn't resist

In a round-about, round-about way, that's sort of how I got the nickname of Mongo for awhile. It actually had something to do with the quote - "Mongo is just pawn in the game of life."

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