A good beginner's mill project?

[Risu]

So I just got access to a mill at my new job and was taught how to use it. I also have access to a band saw and belt sander, but not a lathe. So I'm looking for one or two cool projects that are fairly simple to get me started. I'll probably follow them up with a stock and barrel vents for my pulse rifle, but for now I'm looking for something a little faster. Anything from any of the following:

Star Trek (TNG or Nu)
Star Wars
Doctor Who
Firefly
Fifth Element
Assassin's Creed
Skyrim

And probably some other mainstream stuff as well, suggestion welcome.

 

[FlyingSheep]

Do you have access to a rotary chuck for your mill at work? As you can get an alluminium bar and make a lightsaber?

- FlyingSheep

 

[Risu]

There is something like that, I haven't learned to use it yet, but I've heard it's REALLY not worth the effort to mill anything of any substantial size with it. I guess it just takes forever. Short of Luke's ROTJ siber though, I wouldn't see myself doing one. And definitely not as a beginner project. I'm thinking flat geometric stuff. A project I'd love to do someday is to mill a Korben Dallas blaster out of aluminum, but that dream will probably never come to pass because there aren't any decent correct scale Vektor replicas out there.

 

[FlyingSheep]

That blaster looks like a fantastic project, it doesn't look like it would be too difficult to produce, ive seen a few people produce this blaster so maybe someone will have some form of technical drawings you could work from?

Personally ive not milled alluminium that much, i usually work in urethane board which tends to be very forgiving and machines like a dream.

- FlyingSheep

 

[Risu]

Like I said, I feel like I'm capable of it, and I have the HCG blaster to go off of, but there's no way of reproducing the actual gun parts of it, short of finding and buying a real Vektor CP-1, which I can't imagine is cheap or easy since it's a recalled firearm.

 

[Mr. Nagata]

TNG Hypospray?

 

[Risu]

Just as a reminder, I DO NOT have access to a lathe.

 

[Crema]

Blade part of Assassin's creed hidden blade? Actually..... That's what I want.... lol

 

[Risu]

Hm. If I have time I just might actually remake my plastic hidden blade housing out of aluminum. That would take hours on the mill, though. Definitely something to do after getting a little practice.

If the mill has all the bits I need, I think I'm going to shoot for the larger chunks of the Korben Dallas blaster. I was looking over it, and it really is very easy if you have the bits for it. I'd have to wait for the lathed pieces down the road and probably have to salvage the Vektor parts since I don't plan to drop $1000 on a real one. But it could work.