ok i guess i should have covered all that.
i live in Dearborn MI. about 7 minutes west of Detroit.
i worked for 8 yrs in a fabrication shop working with steel. i have blacksmithing experience HOWEVER i have not dont pattern welding....which is why i asked all these questions. i DO i have access to a #D printer, CAD CAM AutoDesk a Tor-Mac machine, metal lathes, Lathe, large metal, with digital readout and tooling
Milling machine, large, with digital readout and tooling
Milling machine, 4-xxis, CNC. as well as tig mig and flux core welders. i also work part time currently at a tool and die shop and build custom 1911's for competition. the tool and die shop i work at we also make many componants for firearms as well as service and installation of parts as well as refining OEM parts.
slides are made out of either a stainless 440 or a high, medium high carbon steel.