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stock work on a mill

Rich S

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I have a Bridgeport and would like to use it to inlet a laminated stock. I would also like to re-profile the buttstock on my Savage f-class to remove the factory taper. I dont have experience working with wood. The inletting will only require minimal material removal for bedding. The buttstock work will require milling a 2-3 inch wide area on each side of the stock. Any advice on what tooling and speeds to use?
 
I use carbide router bits at full speed on my 36' Bridgeport . Be very carefully to cut into the grain not split it out.
 
I just got finished profiling a Claro walnut blank with a fly cutter , works ok for roughing .
For Inletting i use a grizzly 9969 large drill press with 2 x/y tables on top of each other using good old router bits .
I use lasers to align both tables so I can get 21-22" of travel
 
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I was told by more than one person not to cut wood on a metal cutting machine (mill, lathe, etc.). I think it was wood fibers in the ways and swelling from the oil.
 
a shop vac works wonders keeping things clean during cutting. and many places use mills to cut stock inlets
 
Lots of wood is machined on mills every day with out problems..
Never seems to be a bother to mine....
 
I think it depends on the mill. Mine doesn't have the pump to lube the ways. Its all done manually. On the mills with the pump the small fibers can get into the tubes and ports then swell when they absorb oil and stop the lube from getting where its needed.

Aaron
 
Thanks for the comments. I was wondering how the wood dust would affect the mill. Not like wood working equipment that stays nice and dry. I'll probably go for it but will try to protect the ways the best I can.
 
I would think they would both be bad for different reasons. Fiberglass might be considered abrasive while the oil absorbing wood would clog things up.
 
I have a Bridgeport and would like to use it to inlet a laminated stock. I would also like to re-profile the buttstock on my Savage f-class to remove the factory taper. I dont have experience working with wood. The inletting will only require minimal material removal for bedding. The buttstock work will require milling a 2-3 inch wide area on each side of the stock. Any advice on what tooling and speeds to use?

I have done a lot of stocks on bridgeports........ never had a problem......... yes you gotta clean`m......wipe oil off ways before beginning.....
 
I have a little bitty air nozzle on a magnet for cooling tools and i use it to blow the dust away. Never thought of it stopping anything up but i can see where it would. I also hold a shop vac next to the tool when taking real big cuts like in a mag well
 
Thanks to all for taking time to share information on the stock work. I finally got around to completing my stock this past weekend. I was able to shoot it in a match today and it tracked much better than before. I use an extended 3/4" end mill @ 1100 rpm. I climb milled then ran the mill back over the same pass without making adjustments. It made a very nice finish requiring only slight sanding. I didn't need to purchase any extra tooling and couldn't be happier with the results. From comments some of the post I was a bit concerned with wood dust mixing with the oil. I tend to keep my mill a bit on the over oiled side. I masked it off with a couple a trash bags and kept a shop vac near the end mill and all was good. The plastic was a bit of a nuisance but did its job.
 

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Thanks to all for taking time to share information on the stock work. I finally got around to completing my stock this past weekend. I was able to shoot it in a match today and it tracked much better than before. I use an extended 3/4" end mill @ 1100 rpm. I climb milled then ran the mill back over the same pass without making adjustments. It made a very nice finish requiring only slight sanding. I didn't need to purchase any extra tooling and couldn't be happier with the results. From comments some of the post I was a bit concerned with wood dust mixing with the oil. I tend to keep my mill a bit on the over oiled side. I masked it off with a couple a trash bags and kept a shop vac near the end mill and all was good. The plastic was a bit of a nuisance but did its job.
IhuntIL, what would you charge to do the same thing to my stock...I have the exact same stock as in your pictures and really like the way yours turned out...I have yet to see a rear bag with the ears spaced far enough apart for these stocks...what you have done is perfect. Thanks

Gene
 
Thanks to all for taking time to share information on the stock work. I finally got around to completing my stock this past weekend. I was able to shoot it in a match today and it tracked much better than before. I use an extended 3/4" end mill @ 1100 rpm. I climb milled then ran the mill back over the same pass without making adjustments. It made a very nice finish requiring only slight sanding. I didn't need to purchase any extra tooling and couldn't be happier with the results. From comments some of the post I was a bit concerned with wood dust mixing with the oil. I tend to keep my mill a bit on the over oiled side. I masked it off with a couple a trash bags and kept a shop vac near the end mill and all was good. The plastic was a bit of a nuisance but did its job.


NICE JOB!!!!!;)
 

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