Making 1911 Grips on a CNC
February 7, 2009 by Bill
Filed under Instructional Videos
Jake21 asked: How do they make 1911 Grips? Are they all handcarved or something?
Cutting 1911 grips on a CNC mill
Answer:
Hey Jake....nope they sure aren't handmade. Or at least I should say, not ALL 1911 grips are handmade. Most are made via machines. It's pretty cool process....we've come a LONG way man.
Check out this video on how they make 1911 Grips.
JFettig111 on Sat, 7th Feb 2009 1:40 pm
MADJACK, I’m really considering it, it’d take a significant change in programming because this mill is so wimpy. each panel would take a long time. Any specific checkering that you’d want? PM me on the boards if interested, I need to pump out a few sets in wood before I do Al.
8MADJACK on Sat, 7th Feb 2009 5:57 pm
Very cool Bro! Might have to talk with you about some in aluminum…
JFettig111 on Mon, 9th Feb 2009 3:14 am
Its a Sieg X2 that I retrofitted to CNC.
IN my opinion, its way too small, I’ve done some serious work with it but its been a pain. Look at the X3 or bigger.
Dooobs on Tue, 10th Feb 2009 6:21 am
What kinda Milling machine is this?
Im looking at buying a Lathe an Mill, wanting to know whats good and how much I need to spend.
JFettig111 on Thu, 12th Feb 2009 9:54 pm
These ones are birch, I have some black walnut, mahogany, and maple that I’ll be making more out of. This is basically a practice run.
mechanicalmind496 on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 6:36 am
what were they being made out of?