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Anyone have a CNC mill? Might need to start making our own parts
Posted on 12/20/12 at 8:41 am
Posted on 12/20/12 at 8:41 am
With everything going batshit crazy on sales it may be time to start up a machine shop and make lowers 
Hell i bet you could pay off a $300k CNC in under 3 months.
Hell i bet you could pay off a $300k CNC in under 3 months.
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Posted on 12/20/12 at 8:43 am to bayoudude
I halfass know how to run one if anybody wants to let me play with their expensive machinery
Posted on 12/20/12 at 8:44 am to bayoudude
How many lowers a day can one machine make?
Posted on 12/20/12 at 8:46 am to wickowick
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How many lowers a day can one machine make?
Exactly what I was thinking. Cost of machine, materials, labor, overhead, inventory space and shipping?
Posted on 12/20/12 at 9:27 am to wiltznucs
You're forgetting the costs of fines and legal fees when you get busted illegally producing firearms
This post was edited on 12/20/12 at 9:28 am
Posted on 12/20/12 at 9:30 am to chief420
What if we just make "paper weights"
Can't control what people do with them.
Can't control what people do with them.
Posted on 12/20/12 at 9:32 am to wiltznucs
For anyone interested i found a step by step guide to machining a blank lower forging
machining a lower from a blank
machining a lower from a blank
Posted on 12/20/12 at 9:33 am to chief420
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You're forgetting the costs of fines and legal fees when you get busted illegally producing firearms
As long as you put a serial number on them you are good to go
Posted on 12/20/12 at 9:35 am to bayoudude
I know someone who has one but it stays.. running.... what kind of parts.
Posted on 12/20/12 at 9:36 am to choupiquesushi
We have manual mills and lathes but it wouldn't be very time efficient.
Posted on 12/20/12 at 9:38 am to bayoudude
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As long as you put a serial number on them you are good to go
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Posted on 12/20/12 at 9:39 am to chief420
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You're forgetting the costs of fines and legal fees when you get busted illegally producing firearms
True, I should include that there is probably a license or fee to operate in a legit fashion...
Posted on 12/20/12 at 10:01 am to bayoudude
Why not just go into a machine shop and get them to fab you one? I used to work in a small machine shop that made everything from castings to paddle sensors for the oil field and we used to have tons of dudes off the street that needed 5 or so parts that we would fab for them. The costs hit you on the set up for the CNC programming, not the actual CNC time.
Posted on 12/20/12 at 10:01 am to wiltznucs
I think that you can make them to 80% and not need the firearm manufacturing license. The last 20% is what can get you into trouble unless you have all the permits...
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