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- Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:50 pm
- Forum: Milling Machines
- Topic: Show us your milling machine!
- Replies: 363
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Re: Show us your milling machine!
Ok, you guys shamed me into cleaning mine up. :) I got it a couple months ago; it'd been the main mill for a machinist, but when the bushing in the head wore out, he bought a Lagun while waiting for the new part to be made (yeah, made). So it sat there a couple years. Then I bought it. It had a nice...
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good quality, reasonably priced R8 "inserts" face mill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3277
Re: Good quality, reasonably priced R8 "inserts" face mill
Wow. I need to buy my tooling on eBay!
Thanks Richard.
Thanks Richard.
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:35 pm
- Forum: Gunsmithing
- Topic: Please rate these spiders (pic heavy)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9049
Re: Please rate these spiders (pic heavy)
With a co-axial indicator?
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:36 pm
- Forum: Gunsmithing
- Topic: Please rate these spiders (pic heavy)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9049
Re: Please rate these spiders (pic heavy)
S. Turf, that's my plan too. I see that PT&G sells such rods.
Got a 300 WM that is accurate, but has a disaster of a chamber. I may rechamber that as my first project. Or rebarrel it. Also have a .223 that I want to rebarrel to a faster twist.
Ah, the joys of being a rifle loon!
Got a 300 WM that is accurate, but has a disaster of a chamber. I may rechamber that as my first project. Or rebarrel it. Also have a .223 that I want to rebarrel to a faster twist.
Ah, the joys of being a rifle loon!
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:49 pm
- Forum: Gunsmithing
- Topic: Please rate these spiders (pic heavy)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9049
Re: Please rate these spiders (pic heavy)
Howdy. Since they are essentially little 4-jaws, and since barrel bored are often not concentri to the barrel anyway, I don't think the TIR of these parts matters one bit (within reason). I think. :) My concern was that the outboard spider is very light and maybe somehow that'd be an issue. I haven'...
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:15 am
- Forum: Gunsmithing
- Topic: Please rate these spiders (pic heavy)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9049
Please rate these spiders (pic heavy)
I bought a 12x36" Logan lathe that came out of a gun shop that was closing up. It had some crusty old tooling; much of it of indeterminate function so far. :) I'd like to do some chambering in this lathe in the fullness of time if it proves capable of that. So, I was very pleased to find spider...
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:53 am
- Forum: Gunsmithing
- Topic: Milling machines
- Replies: 33
- Views: 48223
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Cpt Ordnance and Rob-- I am in about the same position as both of you: All of my work is small; anitique firearms, models, and a bunch of other small stuff. I also have to get the mill through the 30" wide basement door (walkout though, no steps) across the finished part, and into the back par...
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good quality, reasonably priced R8 "inserts" face mill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3277
Re: Good quality, reasonably priced R8 "inserts" face mill
Ah. Good point.Richard_W wrote:While those are nice cutters, you don't say what kind of mill you have. This will help in directing you to a face mill that isn't more than your mill can handle.
Richard W.
It's a Tiawanese 10x54" with a 3 HP motor; weighs about 3300 lbs if memory serves.
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:28 pm
- Forum: Milling Machines
- Topic: Show us your milling machine!
- Replies: 363
- Views: 342608
Re: Show us your milling machine!
Here's a couple pic's of mine: the rare, the legendary, MV54! Is a 3hp, 10x54" machine made in Tiawan and branded Amstar. Bought it with a known bad part in the VS head that I've since replaced. Currently running great. Very smooth and tight machine; I'm liking it so far. Here it is when I'd ju...
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good quality, reasonably priced R8 "inserts" face mill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3277
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good quality, reasonably priced R8 "inserts" face mill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3277
Good quality, reasonably priced R8 "inserts" face mill
Howdy again. In the maiden voyage of my new shop, one part I had to make a couple of was well-served by a face mill. I had one around that has brazed-on carbide cutters; it worked ok, but was throwing sparks by the end as it dulled. I'll sharpen it, probably, but for the next batch of these parts I'...
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Swivel base- worth it?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6429
Re: Swivel base- worth it?
I think you guys are reinforcing my gut- which says I don't need a swivel base.