CNC milling gun parts

posted Jun 3rd 2008 7:02am by Will O'Brien
filed under: classic hacks, cnc hacks, misc hacks, tool hacks


Gun issues aside, [Justin]’s been CNC milling his own gun parts for quite a while. We’ve been a fan of his work simply because of the technical challenge that this sort of milling presents. Even if you’re anti-gun, you should check out the work he’s been turning out. Pictured is one of his early projects: a 92fs Beretta frame in the process of being milled from a solid block of aluminum. Our friend the gun nut is insanely jealous of his AR45 lower project.

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DIY ballistic glass

posted Jun 2nd 2008 7:42am by Will O'Brien
filed under: classic hacks, misc hacks


[Glenn] hasn’t put up action shots, but he did write up how he made his own “Bulletproof” glass. The idea is simple: make a composite sandwich of Acrylic and Polycarbonate plastic. Automotive grade uses a combination of glass and Polycarbonate. Great, now we’ve got one more thing on my list of stuff to shoot.

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