The old Master Tool Makers showed me the difference when you cut thin part with just carbide alone vs. roughing with carbide then taking a skim pass with HSS to relieve the stress in the material. You wont get the warp after heat treat like you would with just carbide cutters. Its a make or break sometime when that part has to be flat and parallel within a .0001".
Kind of hard to hold .0001" flat and parallel when milling.
Been playing on solidworks with some design ideas on the slide. What do you all think?
This is the part where aesthetics and personal expressions of artistry come in. If you were making one for me, I'd want some shaping but I am a minimalist so less is better.
What you have here is pretty cool.
I admire your skills. Keep up the good work.
Looks pretty good from here so far..
Keep up the good work..
Are you making this in 9mm or 40 S&W??
Hey another guy from my Home Town..
Did you figure out the striker hole?