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  • HKaltwasser

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    Just wondering if anyone has one of these. I was searching out options for wood grips and a CNC to do it with. This thing looks interesting for making 80% lowers, 1911 frames, and 80% Glock frames. I'd like to hear your experience, I like the idea of setting this thing up in my study and making stuff :D.

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    lonestardiver

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    I have one but have not had the opportunity to finish a lower yet.

    They stress aluminum no harder than 7075.

    It needs to be conductive so it can use the bit as a probe.


    Supposedly this year they are coming out with AR-9 and AR-45 cutting files. I also know they are working on a 10/22 pattern.

    Being it requires conductivity (5v) I suspect polymer lowers and other non conductive materials such as wood will not be supported.

    Anodized and other coating require additional steps to set up initial “probing” of the 80% lower.

    Mine came with cut files for ar-15, ar-10, and 1911.

    I got the ar-15 set and a set of jigs for the ar-10 since the drill bits and mill bit are the same between the two platforms.

    I saw somewhere where there is code for engraving as well.

    Currently I am waiting for a small shop vac to use to vacuum the work area as it will produce a lot of material as it mills out the rest of the lower. A warm day would also be nice so I can spend time out in the shop and not freeze.
     

    ekim

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    Writing code for a CNC machine is not just typing in a few numbers and hitting the start button I hope people know.
     

    lonestardiver

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    https://ghostgunner.net/

    Website with info on the product.

    In short it is a horizontal CNC mill with basic room to AR lowers and smaller. It requires fixtures (jigs) to mount to the table while keeping the object electrically isolated from the table.

    The fixtures for the ar-15,ar-10,1911, you can purchase from the vendor or print yourself with a 3D printer. Code is included.

    There are a number of YouTube videos showing unboxing and operation.

    Being open source and such, there are possibilities of generating code to do other milling projects. There again as mentioned in a previous post, it is designed for aluminum and not steel since it has no provision for lubrication of the work surface as you might find in a full-size CNC machine.
     
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