Postie -- Please help on a lathe question

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by alvin

So, what's the real advantage of CNC in making pistols?

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).

You input some instructions, putting a chunk of steel from one side, and gun parts coming out from other side?

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...