Continuing the discussion from Milling 80% lowers:
I was thinking of using a drywall cutter. It has the rpm’s and you get the mill bits and drill bits with the kit.
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Don’t think the supplied cutter would work. The end is smooth to prevent it from cutting the 2 X 4
Use the end mills supplied with kit.
Jim Hankins
I’m very impressed what people are doing with their 80% lowers.
I’m trained to use machines like a Bridgeport milling machine. But since it’s not a lot of material removal, the work-arounds are working.
Don’t under-estimate the need for safety.
Your router could be working great, but what if it flips over while you’re leaning into it ? Suddenly it’s machining your rib cage.
Maybe not with a big cutter but still. Something like that would be profoundly inconvenient.
Related thing - Product I would like to see - A mini Bridgeport that weighs about 100 pounds.
I mean something more solid than a mill-drill. A Bridgeport weighs about 2400 pounds.
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Check out “This old Tony” on YouTube and thanks for the heads up.
I lost all my tools when I move here for Cali. I had drill press which was collecting a lot of dust and an old West Bend screw machine with milling attachments.
Jim Hankins
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In my experience using 3 different mills… you will be better off to use a gen 3 Easy jig that idea a router and a ‘speed mill’ adapter bit.
Read my other post here about using jigs
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