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Milling my first 80%. I have access to a mill and have a jig. I need to get a bit and a way to prevent over milling for dummies. There is no stop on the mill. Under 50$ would be appreciated.
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Do you intend to work strictly from just the jig, or do you have drawings to get/check dimensions? If you don't have already, download the Ray-Vin manual on machining a lower. It's written for using a mill.
As for tooling, at a minimum, you should have:
5/32" Drill - Trigger/Hammer Pins
3/8" Drill - Selector Pin
1/2" Drill - To remove bulk material from the Fire Control Pocket (the 3/8" will be used for this too)
1/4" Drill - To start the trigger slot
7/16" Extended End Mill - You have to machine 1-1/4" into the FCG pocket, not to mention your jig thickness (a 3/8" will work, but it changes a few things)
5/16" Extended End Mill - For the Trigger Slot
Now, some comments. If you have a mill (and a milling vise), you don't need a jig. You can do
everything to finish an 80% lower without one. If it doesn't have a quill stop, but does have a table that raises and lowers, you can use the "UP" position of the quill as a stop. You raise and lower the table to cut, and count your handle rotations.