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    Pump milling a rail at home

    Just wondering if anyone has ever milled a pump rail at home without a milling machine. Can it be done with a dremel or other tools. I do have a drill press and horizontal boring tool. Any ideas or thoughts?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darring D
    Just wondering if anyone has ever milled a pump rail at home without a milling machine. Can it be done with a dremel or other tools. I do have a drill press and horizontal boring tool. Any ideas or thoughts?

    here is a link to the pump slot specs:

    http://haveblue.org/tech/automag/index.html

    hope that helps man?

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    That helps. Has anyone done this at home themselves using tools other than a mill?

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    not sure man? do you have a beat up rail or anything to practice on? or a way to know your cutting the slot at a 30 degree angle?

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    I can set the table on the drill press at 30 I guess I would need a milling bit or something

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    Ive done it with a dremel, but it's not pretty Dont have my vice or anything where I am now, so was quite a bit harder than I imagined.

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    Did you just eyeball your depth and the up ramp at the end

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darring D
    I can set the table on the drill press at 30 I guess I would need a milling bit or something

    nice...man i hope you figure it out! would a milling bit work with a drill press?

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    I had another pump milled rail to use for reference, but primarily just used the pump rod to make sure it was right

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