Re-mill x2 dovetails?

[gopher]

Hey folks, I would like to have the dovetails redone on my x2, since I dont have another mill I will have to have someone do it. Ideas on how much? Im think 100 - 200 bucks? I assume they will just remill them, grinding prob to expensive?

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[TXFred]

I recut my own dovetails on X and Y. At the same time I did some other machining to the mill to get it ready for CNC. Overall, it took about 8 hours for everything.

If I was just going to recut dovetails, I could probably do it in four hours.

Plan on making new gib strips with the correct angle and thickness.

It's definitely worth it. My only regret is that I didn't find a better mill to do the job on. The Bridgeport I used had some slop in Y, and that led to some variation in the new dovetails.

Frederic

[gopher]

Thats the thing, I dont have a bridgeport... wonder if theres anyone online that I could send my base and saddle to and have the redone?

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[gopher]

A quick bump..
Anyone out there with access to a bridgeport that would be able to recut my y-dovetails??? Detroit area?
Have cash

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[sansbury]

Duh, sorry

Have you tried Craigslist?