Well, here are the results of yesterday's machining, I haven't used a milling machine in 14 years, it was like seeing an old friend again. And it was the first time, I used one with a digital read out, best thing since sliced bread. Right now, I am just playing around, my idea is to first make a trapdoor for a piece of sheet steel or aluminum and then go to work for real on a buttplate. The picture shows (from left to right) my machining efforts, the trapdoor Joe was kind enough to send me, a Brownell's Model 70 style buttplate and an unknown Niedner style buttplate that my Dad found at an estate sale. The buttplate looks a lot bigger than the Model 70 buttplate because it is still attached to a portion of the buttstock. Anyone recognize this buttplate?
Dear Joe, Thanks so much for the trapdoor, is there any chance that you could turn some of those buttplates in your previous post and post a picture of the back sides. Though feel free to tell me that it would help me to develop my intellect and character by figuring out my own hinging and latching mechanisms.
