The Home Machinist!

I stopped in a a gunshop up in TN and they only had 1 box of 22 Hornet on the shelf. There was a sticky note on it, with the Statement ... 22 Hornet is not 22LR! I told the lady at sales counter that I would buy that box if I could have the note with it! 22 Hornet is a sweet round! David from jax

Another thing I was wondering, can a flat sheet almost six inches in width, and the length of the perimeter of the ring, have the recessed area in it bent with a sheet metal brake, and then roll this whole thing, or will a roller take the dip out of the center? How many stages do I need to consider ...

I am trying to figure out a way that I can feasibly roll some rings to match some that I need to copy. The rings are made out of approximately 5/32 flat sheet, and are 22 inches in diameter. They are about 4 inches wide. Simple at this point, just take a four inch piece and roll it. HOWEVER... the f...

Just what kind of mill are you looking for? Manual only, smalll, large, CNC, early CNC, Milldrill, tabletop, Horizontal, Vertical, Universal, etc? I purchased another Maho, and it has been sitting on a trailer under a tarp for months due to my workload (at work) and my lack of getting to cleaning ou...

I passed one of those clamps on to a friend after receiving them from "Gunboatbay", and was over at his house this weekend and saw it "in use". Made me smile, remembering that they were a selfish donation from a member on this board. I probably use the remaining two as much or mo...

I, like Harold, have had unpleasent memories while working with Titanium. Difference is I kept the part in my toolbox, where it still sits to remind me that I don't need no stinking work hardening metal like that stuff. I have another piece of material sitting on the hump in one of my old p/u trucks...

Thompson Contender with the 45 long colt is the gun to copy. Great snake gun!
David from jax

If .5" is the biggest thing a BP is supposed to use, I better quit using it and start using a Maho, as I like to keep under TWO INCHES with the BP and four with the Maho. David from jax

Can you spell Volstro? They made a rotary head to do that. David from jax

I have one, never used it...probably never will.
David from jax

With a little, no make that a lot of patience, you can adjust the guides on even the cheapest saws to cut reasonably straight.
David from jax

Ruger will also add part of the gun's serial number to the "new" cylinder so that people will know in the future that the cylinder in question is actually safe to shoot in that firearm. I recently purchased a single six in .22 and the guy gave me another cylinder that wasn't in the same ro...