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Looking for some Education on CNC
Sep 24th, 2023 at 2:01pm
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As I should have prefaced my last post on making Low Walls out of Hi Walls in the context of education I will be sure to do that here.  I have a Marbles Goss sight base that fits the Stevens Walnut Hill.  I would like to use the base on a a build I have in mind for a 404 action that has a different configuration of factory drilled holes than the Walnut Hill receiver.  Instead of blitzing the mount I have by drilling extra holes to fit the 404 receiver I thought that, instead, the base might be replicated on a CNC machine for my intended purpose and for anyone else who might be interested in mounting a MG sight to their Stevens receivers.  I need to let you all know that I am not a machinist so I have no real good idea of what my proposal might raise in terms of cost and practicality.  Having said that, and not in preparation of breaking out my Dremel tool and/or disk grinder, I would appreciate some perspective from you guys "in the know."  As always, many thanks for your time and attention paid to my questions as I have always found this forum an invaluable resource on our favored subject of single shot rifles.
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Re: Looking for some Education on CNC
Reply #1 - Sep 24th, 2023 at 8:33pm
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CNC is great if you want to make a bunch. Or, if you have geometry you can precisely define to machine the complex shapes you need.

A typical tang sight base could be fairly straight forward with a manual machine, and some math or CAD to step in the radius for the tang with a ball endmill. Assuming the tang is straight...

Sometimes you'll get lucky and can use a regular endmill by tipping the head. A 1" diameter at 45* does a great job for a Rem 700, fwiw.

The rest of the shape can be roughed in on the mill and finished by hand. Just think far enough ahead to do as much as possible before you lose good surfaces to reference from and clamp.
  
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Reply #2 - Sep 24th, 2023 at 8:40pm
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Thanks!  Its a pretty simple shape.  I'll try to get some pictures up.
  
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