Milling the Gills down on an 1st gen ’98.

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   ... is a pain in the butt! I've had to clean my grinding wheel 3 separate times, un-clog my tungsten carbide cutting tool 2 times, and have burned through 3 course sanding wheels and one cutting wheel. I've only got 3 1/2 gills down on the left side of the receiver, I've still got 5 1/2 to go.... this is going to take a full day to do... UGH!!!

I remember '98s being made of pot-metal, the gills are apparently made of titanium.....     

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tallen702 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Hipster before Hipster was cool... Joined: 10 June 2002 Location: Under Your Bed Status: Offline Points: 11857	Post Options Post Reply Quote tallen702 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Milling the Gills down on an 1st gen ’98. Posted: 03 December 2007 at 5:04pm
	... is a pain in the butt! I've had to clean my grinding wheel 3 separate times, un-clog my tungsten carbide cutting tool 2 times, and have burned through 3 course sanding wheels and one cutting wheel. I've only got 3 1/2 gills down on the left side of the receiver, I've still got 5 1/2 to go.... this is going to take a full day to do... UGH!!! I remember '98s being made of pot-metal, the gills are apparently made of titanium.....
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kurieitaa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 07 March 2007 Location: Canada or Japan Status: Offline Points: 1444	Post Options Post Reply Quote kurieitaa Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 December 2007 at 7:53pm
	I think aluminum is the worst, dosent take much to clog the blades and files. well good luck.
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	eeew use a "fatherless son" file its a bit easier to clean, and even though it takes longer, by now you would have had most of it gone via the time you spent cleaning your cutting aparatus
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kurieitaa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 07 March 2007 Location: Canada or Japan Status: Offline Points: 1444	Post Options Post Reply Quote kurieitaa Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 December 2007 at 7:18pm
	I use a some things, angle grinder (grinding wheel, and a cutting blade), metal file, and sandpaper (for smoothing out) but i think talon is useing a angle grinder? i did all of this useing a angle grinder Pic 01 Pic 02 nothing wrong useing a grinder for the major parts, then file for the fine spots. in other words "use what your good with" to get the job done lol Edited by kurieitaa - 04 December 2007 at 7:24pm
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tallen702 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Hipster before Hipster was cool... Joined: 10 June 2002 Location: Under Your Bed Status: Offline Points: 11857	Post Options Post Reply Quote tallen702 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 December 2007 at 8:09pm
	The problem with using an angle grinder or a file for the gills on a '98 is that they are in an area surrounded by metal that I don't want cut out. Hence, I have to use a pin-point grinding or cutting tool.
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