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Posted: 11/19/2015 2:45:37 PM EDT
Can anyone recommend a good jig for cutting dovetail sights in a handgun slide? I have a couple pistols that have no aftermarket support for their sights and wanted to recut the slides to put something more modern on them.
Link Posted: 11/24/2015 12:47:30 PM EDT
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Not sure how you're expecting to cut it.  You set it up in a mill, get it square and level in the vise, mark out where you want the cut and make the cut.  I'm unaware of any "jig" or fixture for this, it's just a machine operation and you need to know what you're doing.
Link Posted: 11/27/2015 2:21:56 PM EDT
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Not sure how you're expecting to cut it.  You set it up in a mill, get it square and level in the vise, mark out where you want the cut and make the cut.  I'm unaware of any "jig" or fixture for this, it's just a machine operation and you need to know what you're doing.
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And making the initial cuts with a plain cutter saves a lot of wear and tear ion the dovetail cutter.
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