Since I have detailed this thread...
I want to try and make my own control box.
Something like Anakin starkiller’s TFA BTS footage
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180320/a9fbdc1ab150d4ad8b33dc47d9aedb78.jpg
I know how to make the box (rectangle) shape on my mill. My problem is getting the radius cut in it
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180320/fc6dbc6a885b89a798a270eee8f8cdd9.jpg
First thing I thought of, was if the outside diameter of the saber is say 1-1/2”. I could clamp the rectangle into the vise on the mill vertically
Then with a 1-1/2” hole saw, cut the radius in like drilling a hole
Below I have a cardboard tube, pretending to be my 1-1/2” hole saw
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180320/7f77d7256da6733a38d96c4f77ae3b54.jpg
I have recently learned of a “boring head”
https://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=3662&category=
But every video I have seen on YouTube, shows them starting off by drilling a hole, and then using the bore head to enlarge it
Would a boring head work to make the radius, if I cut the radius very small each time?
Any advice, or videos on how to make a radius like this to give me an idea of where to start?