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by AllenH59
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stuff I see on Youtube
Replies: 5
Views: 554

Re: Stuff I see on Youtube

Beautifully done.
by AllenH59
Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stuff I see on Youtube
Replies: 5
Views: 554

Stuff I see on Youtube

Is this how you make old lathes out of new lathes? If you tubes are outside the rules please let me know.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3d2I8XS0lv0

by AllenH59
Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:15 am
Forum: Gunsmithing
Topic: Barrel removal..
Replies: 2
Views: 5418

Barrel removal..

About 10 years ago I built a barrel vise and an action wrench to remove mauser barrels. For the first time in years I removed the barrel from an action, this was a 1912 mauser, which is a 98 mauser made for Chile by Steyr in Austria. It never ceases to amaze me how tight a barrel can be. I am puttin...
by AllenH59
Fri Jul 28, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: I made a speedi sleeve.
Replies: 5
Views: 1956

Re: I made a speedi sleeve.

Harold, I am happy to report that it is not leaking. I measured it and it is within .001" in thickness, I made a driver and it pressed on pretty easy, with a 4 lb hammer, but I just had to tap it. I put a little silicone on the the shaft near the inner end, just to seal any oil path along the s...
by AllenH59
Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:36 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: I made a speedi sleeve.
Replies: 5
Views: 1956

Re: I made a speedi sleeve.

Harold, it is a bit too hard to machine with HSS. It worked well with carbide. It cut pretty bright. I sanded it up to 3000 grit, then used my secret weapon, which is a buffing wheel on a bosch skill saw, with no foot on it. I polished it with that. Volkswagen does not put the seal on the hub of the...
by AllenH59
Mon Jul 24, 2023 11:04 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: I made a speedi sleeve.
Replies: 5
Views: 1956

I made a speedi sleeve.

my VW diesel has about 200k miles on it. I tried twice to get a front seal to hold oil. There is quite a groove in the crankshaft where the front seal rides. A speedi sleeve is not available for this size of shaft, so I made one. I have some #410 SS that is big enough. I bored a piece of it to size,...
by AllenH59
Wed May 17, 2023 12:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cutting engine timing belt pulleys..
Replies: 5
Views: 2369

Cutting engine timing belt pulleys..

Gentlemen: Hello after a long winter. I had covid, and am just getting back into the shop. I am feeling good, even riding my bicycle. The problem I am working on... A buddy wants to put a VW diesel engine in his boat. He has experience with Volvo engines being hard on timing belts, as the timing pul...
by AllenH59
Fri May 27, 2022 12:32 am
Forum: Gunsmithing
Topic: Cutting a chamber
Replies: 10
Views: 8055

Re: Cutting a chamber

Bill/Glenn. I am well stocked with work holding tools, an 8" and a 12" 4 jaw, and a 10" adjustable 3 jaw, which is my favorite, as well as a 5c collet chuck. Indicating on the bore is not an issue. What is an issue is supporting the end in the headstock, as a barrel would not reach th...
by AllenH59
Thu May 26, 2022 1:38 pm
Forum: Gunsmithing
Topic: Cutting a chamber
Replies: 10
Views: 8055

Cutting a chamber

Gentlemen: My lathe is more than 26" through the headstock. how would you feel about cutting a chamber with the barrel in a collet and the chambered end supported by a steady rest? I cannot support the back end with a spider. I have not cut a chamber before. But I have a reamer, and would happi...
by AllenH59
Thu May 26, 2022 1:27 pm
Forum: Gunsmithing
Topic: I made a Picatinny Rail for my Mk III Ross
Replies: 0
Views: 9502

I made a Picatinny Rail for my Mk III Ross

Good Day Gentlemen: About 25 years ago I had a gunsmith put a 7mm barrel on a Mk III Ross military rifle. I got this rifle in a trade, and it had of course been a 303 Brit. It was far beyond restoration. I wanted to approximate the performance of a 280 Ross, without the associated problems of Brass,...
by AllenH59
Sun Apr 03, 2022 12:15 pm
Forum: Request For Services
Topic: Does anyone sharpen endmills?
Replies: 13
Views: 14527

Does anyone sharpen endmills?

I am not sure they are worth sharpening, but I have a small box of 2 and 4 flute, both HSS and Carbide that I would like sharpened. I do not have enough to justify buying a good machine to grind them with.
Thanks
Allen
by AllenH59
Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:41 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: After only 20 years of owning it.
Replies: 3
Views: 4531

Re: After only 20 years of owning it.

I see I am not the only one with these problems. After seeing how much a new 16x48 lathe costs these days, I am seriously committed to mine.