Re: Rifle stock

Leaving reference flats is a good idea. The angle iron as a straight
edge is also a good idea. I did some 3" moldings that had 5 cuts to
them and were only a bit bigger than 1/4" square. My vise was only
4" across. I used paralells and just slid the material in the vise
to make the next cut. I was worried that there would be marks for
each new cut, but it looked like one continuous cut when done. As
long as you can support the stock and keep dust etc out of the mating
area between your straight edge it should work ok. Of course don't
take heavey cuts and just be careful when repositioning the work and
things should be fine. Take some pictures and let us know how it
went. Living on the edge is how progress is accomplished. Be safe.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, stan <stan.distortion@...>
wrote:

>
> "Indexing head" is another term to look for. For what you are doing

you could

> make up a jig to hold the full length of the stock between centers

and move

> the whole jig to cut each section. You will still need a way to

rotate the

> piece with a motor and position sensor though.
> It would be simpler to cut each side separately (ie, first the

left, then the

> right) but leave areas of the block of material untouched so you

have

> reference points to re-position the work on the table to cut the

next section

> and so when you flip the work over it is the correct height from

the table

> without needing any packing or supports. A strip of angle fixed at

the back

> of the table will give you a straight edge to butt up against so

you will

> only have to worry about getting the left/right accurately

positioned between

> sections.
> Engineering. 90% common sense, 10% knowledge. And about 160% jigs,

bits of

> packing, bits with other bits welded on and a whole lot of other

things that

> do the job admirably but look like part of a mad max set :) .
> cheers.
>