Posted: 10/15/2013 8:42:08 AM EDT
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Are there any shops in the good old NC that would like to start offering something like THIS? I know if there was a shop that had 80% Lowers on hand and let me finish them in house I would buy some. |
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Quoted: I have found some low cost 80% lowers too.  I can lend my jigs, but sadly cant share the mill Ive been using, not that I think you'd want to, its really, really bad. Last one I did lost depth zero and went .1" too deep, nearly ate through the bottom
 Still works though. |
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I have a mill in Pinehurst and we were talking about setting up a time to do it. I don't have a DRO to make it a TON easier. Spent that budget on a lathe Yea we were talking before I left for school. I got back 10OCT2013 and started trying to set this up again. I will IM you. |
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Just got home from iiibdsiil little shop. He spent about 2 hours verifying and teaching me how to use his mill. I then started working on my two lowers under his supervision. I screwed up the first one a little, but it still might work just not pretty. I did a lot better on the second one, but not good enough for my OCD self. I highly recommend him if you want to complete a 80% lower, and I will be going back to get a perfect one completed. Thanx man |
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I screwed up the first one a little, but it still might work just not pretty. I did a lot better on the second one, but not good enough for my OCD self. I tell you what, as nervous as I was the first time I turned one of those machines on at school, you did fantastic. I think we drilled holes the whole first semester
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Quoted: I have one too. Not sure that I have all the tooling necessary, although I have most of it. Quoted: Quoted: I have a 0%. Whose up for a challenge? I have one too. Not sure that I have all the tooling necessary, although I have most of it. to do engraving, but nothing else. I could use some help getting started.The thing is tiny, but I think it might work for 80% lowers if ran correctly. I got the little mill, some tooling, servo driver, CPU, software, and UPS for $200.   CHRIS |
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You do CNC stuff? I bought a cute little 4-axis rapid prototyper from work and have no clue how to program that G-code stuff. I can use the provided wizards to do engraving, but nothing else. I could use some help getting started.
The thing is tiny, but I think it might work for 80% lowers if ran correctly. I got the little mill, some tooling, servo driver, CPU, software, and UPS for $200.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/Chrissopher/millstwo_zps8ee5e8ec.jpg CHRIS Quoted:
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I have a 0%. Whose up for a challenge? I have one too. Not sure that I have all the tooling necessary, although I have most of it. to do engraving, but nothing else. I could use some help getting started.
The thing is tiny, but I think it might work for 80% lowers if ran correctly. I got the little mill, some tooling, servo driver, CPU, software, and UPS for $200.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/Chrissopher/millstwo_zps8ee5e8ec.jpg CHRIS Not great with milling G but I'm sure I could freshen up. Smoking deal! Where ya located? |