One of the services I contacted specifically mentioned that parts had to be ITAR compliant.I never thought about ITAR, that's a significant PITA...
Mark
One of the services I contacted specifically mentioned that parts had to be ITAR compliant.I never thought about ITAR, that's a significant PITA...
Mark
LOL! CNC is as good as the person that programs the actions of the machine tool.I love these threads. Guys seem to think a CNC is a magic machine, you just push a button and a part pops out.
Realistically CNC is only good if you are making many of something. CNC is the worst possible route if you only want a one-off part.
The online stuff is mostly in the USA and they won't touch anything that could come a cropper of ITAR. I asked.![]()
They made them just fine, but the rifle would cost the average person 6-12 months wages.One marvels that gunsmiths were able to make such shapes in the 1700's.
And how much does a proper CNC mill cost? Not those crappy Chinese desktop models but a proper milling machine?They made them just fine, but the rifle would cost the average person 6-12 months wages.
I have no idea what point you're trying to make. I'm not suggesting OP go out and buy a CNC machine to make one bottom metal. However, a capable introductory machine would cost roughly 6-12 months of wages, but you could fabricate a thousand bottom metals and pay it off quite readily.And how much does a proper CNC mill cost? Not those crappy Chinese desktop models but a proper milling machine?
... if you had a market for a thousand bottom metals. I doubt you would sell 1/10 that if your market was limited to Canada.... but you could fabricate a thousand bottom metals and pay it off quite readily.
Well to be fair there are probably a lot of mausers out there that guys wouldn’t mind nicer bottom metal for. Hell, I’m one guy and one point in time and I’d like five. Also there no reason the market has to be limited to Canada only.... if you had a market for a thousand bottom metals. I doubt you would sell 1/10 that if your market was limited to Canada.
Well to be fair there are probably a lot of mausers out there that guys wouldn’t mind nicer bottom metal for. Hell, I’m one guy and one point in time and I’d like five. Also there no reason the market has to be limited to Canada only.
Might as well start making three position safeties as well!
uh, according to who? You? You must work for the government or something.That's all grossly underestimated. 2x or 3x that.
According to me, a machinist with 13 years of experience who does one-off stuff on the CNC mill just about every day. Do you have any qualifications?uh, according to who? You? You must work for the government or something.
according to me, a machinist with 9 years experience who does one-off stuff on the CNC millAccording to me, a machinist with 13 years of experience who does one-off stuff on the CNC mill just about every day. Do you have any qualifications?
Sorry, but as soon as someone on a forum begins using wording like this, they sound like a kid in a basement somewhere talking tough.according to me, a machinist with 9 years experience who does one-off stuff on the CNC milljust aboutevery day
I’m not asking for a one off. I’d take five right now, hell even ten. Maybe 20 and try to recoup some costsOne off parts in the cnc's is a pretty good waste. for small complex parts with multiple setups its wise to do 10-15 and save the worry of scrapping the single. Doesnt even take that much longer once you get it all running.
always good to minimize making fixtures whenever you can, usually its faster to cut it/tab it out of a solid block then trying to create fixtures for small runs.
Some people can setup machines very fast, but getting handed a print over having to reverse engineer a part is quite a hit to the speed.
imagine being shocked at someone working full time!Sorry, but as soon as someone on a forum begins using wording like this, they sound like a kid in a basement somewhere talking tough.
I have been around Mazatrol and IGF conversational programming for decades, as well as being comfortable with ISO code.
I can't imagine how your timeline could possibly work.
1.5 hours to fabricate fixtures?!
You totally lost me there.
See leelad's post. There's someone who's actually done what's being talked about.