FEG63ISFINE
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ROTFL "drunken horse's ass of a "machinist" Amen to the mandrel but I would ask the guy to spell it first and if he fails get another machinist.
I'm not sure a slot wide enough to make this mistake come out symetrical is a good way to do the front sigh if you'll be relying on friction fitting. That's a pretty long "torque base" to work with and a side strike to the front blade could easily lever the sight up out of the recess. Generally it's not a good idea to fit things like this were the depth and width are pretty much the same or the width is wider than the depth for this leverage reason.
This is better than watching a TV mini-series. Can't wait for the next chapter to unfold!
Sounds like this is working out nicely from the range report.
The filing with oil is generally smoother and it'll cut just fine but if you have any oil at all on the file the idea is to flood it so it's dripping wet. Otherwise small traces of oil will make the teeth skid and the gullets pack up.
An old machinist told me he used to keep a smooth cut file totally immersed in a vertical pipe and cap full of motor oil for special times where he wanted the best file finish of all.
The file work looks darn fine from the pictures. You obviously have a steady hand and didn't have much on your mind for that session.... Not a job you want to do after 3 cups of strong coffee over breakfast