CNC machine /MILL

[tdaughg]

i just finished unpacking my x2 mill. im going to be working on getting it all set up tomorrow and then start on some scrap i have before i do my 80% lowers. i got mine from a company called micro-mark even though they were a little more expensive than everyone else. the main reason i used them was they swap out the x/y feed screws so they move .050 per revolution instead of the standard .0625. much easier math.

http://www.micromark.com/MICROLUX-BENCHTOP-MINI-MILLING-MACHINE-ALL-INCH-MINI-MILL,8102.html

[Mud]

well with a CNC machine u can make anything u want if u can amagine it.. but i will be making 80% and selling them cheap..

You will need to get a nice CNC (Maybe a small VMC) and a way of Broaching/EDM'ing magwell, to make them cost effective over time The smaller CNC machines will take forever to produce a lower and you still need to spend time finishing magwell, trust me I used a Taig CNC for some time.

Where were all you guys when I did the X4+ CNC Group Buy

[sv_1]

The x2 would be a waste of time to CNC. It really lacks rigidity. It's fun and can do lots of stuff, but don't expect to do it quickly.

[trashguy]

Those little table top CNCs are pretty awesome but anything other than aluminum is pretty sketch. I had a buddy run some 304 stainless parts on them it was pretty devastating.

[Forestgnome]

Have you priced aluminum? By the time you buy the materials and expend the labor doing the setups required, you're in it for the cost of an off-the-shelf 80%. Not to mention the broaching required like previously mentioned. The guys currently selling cnc'd 80% receivers probably aren't making much profit. Now if you aready had a 5-axis machine, you could make them pretty cheap. In my optinion, it is worth it just for the experience. I don't have a cnc, but I did a 0% with my manual mill. It took a long time, but I'ld do another if I had time.