Originally Posted by ihavenofish  ive not gon ahead with my casting plans yet, but it does seem like it would be a fairly easy task to use an existing base, modify it with wood part, then use that as a pattern.
costs ive been quoted dont suggest it would be super expensive in small volumes. you probably wont hit $100 stress relieved and machined unless you do it in high volume in china though. machining it yourself will cause a minor problem as well, because the sieg dovetails are 55 degrees, and every affordable cutter ive found (read:under $150) has been 60 degrees. |
You could do it with a 60 degree cutter - in two passes, tilting the work on one pass.
Regards,
Ray L.