Gunnman Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 I feel like I am not going to get much. But I am looking for someone who could help with a mill. I have an enigma S70 slide and I wanted to mill Heinie Classic sights on them. I have blueprints and the dovetail is .300"×65° which I would buy a cutter for. Blueprints attached. I hate to do all this by hand. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Well, you're in the US, just take it to a gunsmith? This sort of thing is their bread and butter surely? I'm sure it would be a nice and easy job on what I'm assuming is an aluminium slide when they're used to working on steel. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnman Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Sadly, most gunsmith would turn me away because it's airsoft. Machine shops too because it's a one-off. Used to have a guy at a local shop help me with this stuff but it closed a few years back and he moved to Arizona. Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 You'll need someone who's taking machining as a hobby. Ask Brigg maybe? Link to post Share on other sites
3vi1-D4n Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 11/8/2020 at 3:12 AM, Gunnman said: Sadly, most gunsmith would turn me away because it's airsoft. Machine shops too because it's a one-off. Used to have a guy at a local shop help me with this stuff but it closed a few years back and he moved to Arizona. Seriously? In my country we have community accessible/shared machinery and tools. And then there are friends who work in workshops and would help out with odd jobs, and likewise we would all reciprocate if they need help. Its alu, which is far easier to work with than steel, so that would take hardly any time to do. But all the best though. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnman Posted November 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 3 hours ago, 3vi1-D4n said: Seriously? In my country we have community accessible/shared machinery and tools. And then there are friends who work in workshops and would help out with odd jobs, and likewise we would all reciprocate if they need help. Its alu, which is far easier to work with than steel, so that would take hardly any time to do. But all the best though. In my country, you need money to breathe, and friends reciprocate by ghosting you. In all fairness, I reached out to an old timer, my friend (who is in Arizona) recommended. It's a dead simple job, I just want it done right. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnman Posted November 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 20 hours ago, renegadecow said: You'll need someone who's taking machining as a hobby. Ask Brigg maybe? I love his work, but I think he is concerned about cutting up expensive or rare guns without insurance. If something goes wrong, $150 goes out the window. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnman Posted November 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 After awhile, the older you get, the more you just say "*fruitcage* it, I'll do it myself". Link to post Share on other sites
3vi1-D4n Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 ....And that's why I have a mill and a lathe at home. SBRing stuff has never been easier. :) Hitting the big 40 in a few months, of more than half of that has been in airsoft. :P Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnman Posted November 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 Yeah, a mill is on my list for "home renovations". Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnman Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Done. Is it perfect? No. I did it with a broken vice and hand files. It's straight and not going anywhere. That counts for something. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnman Posted December 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 some updates, flat top slide and lowered ejection port finished. Undercut in the frame finished. Pictures: Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnman Posted December 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Used Birchwood Casey Aluminum black, and produced a beautiful polished blued look. Going further and stripping the anodized using lye, but probably going to blast the slide and frame. Then I'll blue the flats of the frame and slide. Link to post Share on other sites
judgeman Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Looks good. I eventually want to do something similar with a Novak on my BHP. Link to post Share on other sites
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Wingmann Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 That looks plenty fine. Link to post Share on other sites
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