So for a little while now I have been collecting some pictures of triggers, frames, etc that I like. There isn't really much of a rhyme or reason to it I have just always liked some of the more unique ones. I also remember having Aliens-8-My-Dad to make me a custom Emag trigger in 2005 and I loved it. Since then i have been thinking about trying to do something similar.
I have no machining experience, so I've been looking around at mills on auction sites as well as some government auctions. It seems they are all pretty well over $1000.00 which I can't justify spending with no promise that I will even be capable of doing this. What I have been considering, is finding a machinist willing to mill several "raw" triggers at a time and then me finishing them.
For example, I could start with a batch of Intelliframe triggers, have a machinist mill a few raw block triggers to the basic specifications that my tools will not be precise enough to achieve. From this raw trigger I could use the tools I will list below to form it. Finishing them either through polishing the raw aluminum, or sending them off the be anodized. Here are the tools I have been considering using:
- Delta DP350 12" Variable Speed Bench Drill Press
- DEWALT DW756 Bench grinder (Can also be used for polishing or buffing)
- Handheld Dremel
- High grit sandpaper
Do you guys think this would be a good way to get some basic low level metalworking skills? At some point I would hope to get good enough to move onto other triggers (Emag, double trigger cocker frames, etc) and possibly even good enough to start finishing and selling them as a hobby. Hopefully I could progress enough to buy a mill at some point and begin learning on that.
If you guys have any comments, suggestions, or anything else please post it up!
I have no machining experience, so I've been looking around at mills on auction sites as well as some government auctions. It seems they are all pretty well over $1000.00 which I can't justify spending with no promise that I will even be capable of doing this. What I have been considering, is finding a machinist willing to mill several "raw" triggers at a time and then me finishing them.
For example, I could start with a batch of Intelliframe triggers, have a machinist mill a few raw block triggers to the basic specifications that my tools will not be precise enough to achieve. From this raw trigger I could use the tools I will list below to form it. Finishing them either through polishing the raw aluminum, or sending them off the be anodized. Here are the tools I have been considering using:
- Delta DP350 12" Variable Speed Bench Drill Press
- DEWALT DW756 Bench grinder (Can also be used for polishing or buffing)
- Handheld Dremel
- High grit sandpaper
Do you guys think this would be a good way to get some basic low level metalworking skills? At some point I would hope to get good enough to move onto other triggers (Emag, double trigger cocker frames, etc) and possibly even good enough to start finishing and selling them as a hobby. Hopefully I could progress enough to buy a mill at some point and begin learning on that.
If you guys have any comments, suggestions, or anything else please post it up!
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