Uncle Ethan
Aluminum
- Joined
- Oct 30, 2006
- Location
- Southeastern New Mexico
I'm building a tool for staking the tube for the detents on a 1911 frame. The tube is .150 in diameter and height. I want to machine a slot with a full radius in a piece of Aluminum to protect the tube from damage when I stake it. Can a end mill be ground from a .150 diameter drill? I would cut it shorter than a stubbie, use the sears drill sharpening fixture to grind a radius on it, and grind reliefs in the two flutes. Would that work?