As far as www.denvermachineshop.com strong arming me, it worked. Im 6’4 300lbs with priors and the lady behind the counter was at least 55 and scared. Im pretty sure I woulda got the short end of the stick with the pigs. They won, my asshole hurts.
Just learn from this…
Get a fixxed price before you hand over any parts.
Insist it is milled at a extremely low speed.
Make sure you or your machinist is ONTOP of the plate during milling. Don’t let a “Im really busy” or an ego cause extra damage to your part.
I had mine done last Friday and didn’t get a quote. They said it would be ready this Wednesday. They ended up calling me the same Friday saying it was ready and it was gonna cost me $125. Needless to say I wasn’t happy about the price. But I was pretty satisfied with the job and the 4 hour turnaround time. Strange thing though, I was checking my bank account online and they voided the charge. Maybe they also realized they ripped me off. So I guess they did it for free as no charge is even pending clearance.
Another note. If you’re giving over your gear, you should have an agreement signed with the establishment expressing rules for each party. The machinist will return the part with you AS SPECIFIED in GOOD CONDITION and you will pay an agreed amount. They should account for all work, provided on an itemized receipt if you are paying hourly. If they fuck up you don’t pay and they replace the parts. If you don’t pay you don’t get your VCI.
This is all about insurance. If they won’t guarantee their work in writing then you shouldn’t trust them. You should have time stamped photos BEFORE you give it to the machinist, and time stamped photos after if you are not satisfied.
Also, there is a level of expectation you have when you go for services like this. If they ruin your gear they should be held responsible to replace it, which should also be in that agreement. shrug If they won’t you can take the establishment to small claims court.
these prices some people are getting quoted is ridiculous, thanks to fifi’s pics and advice i went out and bought a roundfile, can’t recommend doing it this way enough. took me an hour to do all 8 holes. and you get the hang of it real quick. i could probably do it now in well under an hour. don’t bother with machine shops… just spend $10 on a roundfile!
djmod, go and get a round file and give it a go - if you don’t like it you can try the nibbler or go to a machine shop. Look for a file made for metal work. I bought a Bahco Ergo 10 mm round file. Pin-Up shot of the file and the finished result attached! Be careful and take it slow and you should be ok.
