After seeing how long it would take to remove the material from 16 followers with my mill alone, besides how rough on the end mill it would be, I decided knocking off the majority with the band saw was a better idea. I made this little holder from a piece of bedframe. The mill was handy to square things up but it could be made with a grinder if you are capable or crazy enough to start going to town on your followers. These were junk parts for testing. I'm seeing 86 grams difference. I think for the good ones I will make a little cap from some thin stainless to go over the valve end and protect it from rubbing on the side of the saw blade. Once it's set into the holder I just grabbed the square lifter end with a pair of vice grips. I'll do a pass on each side on the mill to even them all up. I think I can grab 4 at a time in the vice. I'm pulling the followers to do the timing chain and guides in a 560sl engine going in my 450slc so I thought I may as well do the AMG mod while they're out. It's going to get spun to the moon constantly so it can't hurt.

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