rlandrum
Plastic
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2010
- Location
- Warrenton VA
I'm in the market for a Lathe and Mill that I can used to build suppressors. The last time I turned anything on a lathe or used a mill was 20 years ago in high-school, but even that experience was limited to making a punch (with knurling), and milling some initials into mild steel.
The suppressor designs are fairly basic, and in general would require turning down a 1.125x6.5 inch aluminum blank into 0.750, and drilling a .4687 inch hole lengthwise through the center.
After that, I'd need to use the mill to drill baffles perpendicular to the center hole.
I also need to do a bit of threading and tapping, but I'm largely unfamiliar with how that's done with a lathe (if it even is).
If possible, I'd like to spend less than $2000 for the setup, and both need to be no more than 220v single-phase. Since these are suppressors, accuracy isn't critical, though less than 0.005 is recommended.
The suppressor designs are fairly basic, and in general would require turning down a 1.125x6.5 inch aluminum blank into 0.750, and drilling a .4687 inch hole lengthwise through the center.
After that, I'd need to use the mill to drill baffles perpendicular to the center hole.
I also need to do a bit of threading and tapping, but I'm largely unfamiliar with how that's done with a lathe (if it even is).
If possible, I'd like to spend less than $2000 for the setup, and both need to be no more than 220v single-phase. Since these are suppressors, accuracy isn't critical, though less than 0.005 is recommended.