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Originally Posted by alvin
So, what's the real advantage of CNC in making pistols?
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Precision. When properly set up, there is no need for "tolerances". CNC will crank out same size part every time (if bits are cared for/new).
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You input some instructions, putting a chunk of steel from one side, and gun parts coming out from other side?
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Pretty much. High cutting speed; low amount of cut; unattended operation. Roderus has an interesting (but long) thread of a guy who CNC'd his own AR-15 lower receiver from a chunk of aluminum...
http://www.homegunsmith.com/cgi-bin/...ST;f=11;t=6103
Lots of home gunsmithing stuff there...
http://www.homegunsmith.com/
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CNC workstation costs as much as a small house...and it requires CAD/CAM knowledge to code programs...
I don't have $$$ or knowledge...too old; too poor...
