last little thing?.....Mec-Gar mag bottoms

[DonVoigt]

I "removed" the rings from a mec-gar mag the day GT posted this idea.
Used my drill press and a "normal" 5/8" drill; works fine.

You guys that have equipment and knowledge of how to run them are spoiled!

Us poor farm boys know how to make do.

No need to take a picture, it was easy. I'm going to buy a ball mill so the cut will be round and smoother, instead of kind of conical.

I run my press slow, and with the geared feed on the "press" it is pretty easy to move the bit down
slowly enough, if I set the stop, cut, reset, I can get a nice job.

My press is probably 50 or 60 years old and a little heavier than some.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

I'm going to buy a ball mill so the cut will be round and smoother, instead of kind of conical.

Buy a 5/8" or 3/4" wood bit instead. The flat one, with a central spike point. Grind the spike off and grind a radius on each side, angled so it will cut. Use that for the Mec-Gar knobs.

I did this with a larger wood bit to cut reliefs in Spanish Mauser stocks, the ones with straight bolt handles. I heated the handles with a torch and bent them, then added the reliefs. Looked as good as a German Mauser K98.