How do I milling my rail?

[minimag03]

I was thinking about doing some milling to my RTP rail. I will also be taking some extra meat off of it too. I have almost every modern wood working tool avalible to be including a drill press. So could you guys and gals help me out with where it is safe to cut and etc. Which grain sand paper should i use to polish it too?

Thanks a lot,
minimag03

[minimag03]

^UP^ It's 3:06 AM and I'm still on

[AGDlover]

you can't mill it with a drill press truse me, i've tryed really what you need is a nice Mill/drill and wood tools won't do much to the aluminm.

[Chronobreak]

yeah...what sniper said.....do u have a dremmel ? otherwise see if rogue or somone wil mil it for .

[RtDaNiMaL]

minimag dont use a dremmel, it will really mess it up. you need a mill machine. send it to rouge, he does some awesome work and he is very specific about what you want. use a 550 grit paper to finish it off, or some really fine steel woll works best.


DaNiMaL

[minimag03]

Thanks for the replies you guys. Does anyone know how much he would charge to just cut the extra meat off?

Thanks,
minimag03

[nato]

I dont know what you guys are talking about but I have been able to customize lots of stuff with a drill press or dremels. I have a lot of ULE rails that I have done with my drill press... you just need the right bits and imagination/skill.

N.A.T.O.

[AGDlover]

ya but some drill presses just strate up don't like going sideways and what not

[minimag03]

I dont know what you guys are talking about but I have been able to customize lots of stuff with a drill press or dremels. I have a lot of ULE rails that I have done with my drill press... you just need the right bits and imagination/skill.

N.A.T.O.

What kind of bits are needed for doing this?

Thanks,
minimag03

[nato]

I unfortunatly do not know the name of the ones I have used but they are usually cone shaped and have cutting ridges on the sides to be able to cut into material such as aluminum.

Obviously a drill press would take longer but the quality is the same.
N.A.T.O.

[AGDlover]

why are you useing cone heads? use flat heads!!! stupid!!!

[minimag03]

nato- thanks, I think I'll try it
sniperking- no name calling

[AGDlover]

i'm telling you this now do not mill with the drill press unless it was desighned for milling X and Y's

[minimag03]

i'm telling you this now do not mill with the drill press unless it was desighned for milling X and Y's

I'm just going take some of the extra weight on the inside of the rail out, not do custom milling.

[RtDaNiMaL]

u mentioned u have a ule, u dont need to take off weight, it is already light. also, as said, dont use cone only use flat bits. and you reelly should check to make sure u have an x or y press, otherwise you wnt be ale to get the angles that you want.


DaNiMaL