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Old 04-29-2013, 18:33   #16
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Yes, very good job. FYI, using the drill press does take some time, but I can usually knock one out in an afternoon. I just finished two more. One for a 24" fluted upper I bought from Rguns, and the other as another pistol with a 7.5" barrel, 3 prong FH. For me, it's all about the fun of doing them. If I only wanted one, I never would have bought the jigs, but if you are doing several, in order to sell off your "papered" receivers... they are worth the investment. Using the endmills and side mills to clean up the drill marks works nice. Thanks fo the tip on the 2 flute as opposed to the 4 flute. I need to buy a few more end mills and such. Mine are getting dull. I have a friend that anodizes them for me for free, and have a few more to send out this week. One is a 45 lower that uses grease gun magazines. That is going to be my new home defense weapon. I will post some photos when I get it done and back. It will then be papered and made into an SBR eventually perhaps... Perhaps not... Might keep it a pistol. We'll see on that one. Depends on how it works out. In this day and age... it is the way to go.

Lowers 80% used to be 80 bucks each when I first started doing mine, so I stocked up... I see they are now 120... You gotta buy low! Hahaha... Everything went through the roof though. If anyone wants to do something like this, and has any questions, let me know and I will help you out. GROG
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Old 04-29-2013, 19:52   #17
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Does the prosthetics shop know what you are doing with their machinery?

The upper requires a huge bit and a long travel machine to cut the space for the bolt carrier longitudinally. The lowers are much easier.

Hence the reason that so many companies make lowers, but buy their finished uppers from someone else.

Very nice work, BTW, I didn't know you dabbled in metal, as well as flesh.

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The uppers would require a bit more work but on a bench-mount verticle milling machine there is more than enough table travel to account for the length of the bold carrier groove.

Yeah, I worked in a machine shop building jigs and dies for CNC machinery in highschool. I knew the investment in tooling and exuipment would one day pay off. Thanks to the President I have decided to build a few guns under the radar.

To echo Grog, if anyone decides to undertake one of these and wants some advice please feel free to ask.

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