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redleader · 11-23-2003, 10:46 PM

I got some spare time for the first time this semester. The local machine shop has tons of scrap aluminium (enough to make dozens of blocks) and i can use as much as i like. I'd like to practice milling a block. I've got some fairly small endmills (down to 1/4 inch IIRC), every size tap and tons of lucite. What should i start with? I'm thinking a rotor style block with a gasket and lucite top. Doable with very little experience and 1/4 inch mill bit?

11-23-2003, 10:46 PM	#1
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	Thinking about doing a practice block. Recommendations? I got some spare time for the first time this semester. The local machine shop has tons of scrap aluminium (enough to make dozens of blocks) and i can use as much as i like. I'd like to practice milling a block. I've got some fairly small endmills (down to 1/4 inch IIRC), every size tap and tons of lucite. What should i start with? I'm thinking a rotor style block with a gasket and lucite top. Doable with very little experience and 1/4 inch mill bit?