The Home Machinist!

. if youre able to drill ,ream and rifle a barrel on a conventional lathe then I really want to see that..That would be amazing... I hope you succeed and take a lot of pictures... If I couldnt buy a barrel and really wanted a muzzle loader , I would build a smooth bore ....There are lots of folks li...

Son of a gun.. ...What are the pipes made of ? Looks like aluminum? Or brass with a layer of something to prevent tarnish? ... I come up with some brass tube that were thought to be organ pipes, I gave them to a musician I knew..Never did know for sure what they were.

I like to have tools from my friends when they pass on..I am real sentimental, I put a very high value on good friends...Hate it that couple of my close friends died and I missed getting chance to buy machines from their estates..And I dont need any more machines, just want the machines for sentimen...

Cheap as the spin fixtures are dont waste time building a tailstock, just buy a second identical spin fixture....Think I gave 35.00 for mine few year ago. Is there a sale on'em somewhere now?
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I have never worked on a bolt action..Maybe someday........

Wow thats a real nice fabricating shop in a purty part of the world....

dly31 I certainly appreciate the compliment..Its a lot of satisfaction working in ones own shop.. thomas harris Times have sure changed My senior year of Highschool was 1974.We never gave it a thought . Me and friends drove to school with our shotguns in the trunk so we could bust bunnies after scho...

Spro That picture was taken before it was finished.. Everything come out flush and slick and sharp and tight.. As I said though this post isnt about knife making but about the satisfaction of working in ones own home machineshop...These projects give me excuse to play with my toys. . Yeah like you,I...

Dad gave me a wore out pocketknife 43 years ago and I kept it all these years..I am sentimental sort..You've seen the guns that I built, they are nearly all copies of guns that I inherited from Dad and Granddad.....anyway,anyway............ The old knife was made prior to 1938..By time it was given ...

I would not want that myself but that is awesome.. It must have quite a set of pipes with it..Whats the back story on it, I guess you play? Need more pictures..

hammermill wrote:part of the key to having fun is getting it done with the tools you got to work with.

I rather see a guy have all the usual machines but I give extra points to fellows who build squirrel guns without using a vertical mill..That would be very tough.. You done real good Al..

Looks like fun Al..A real threat to squirrels.. Used a chunk of your grandpas tree..Thats great..
Takes a long time to get it all done dont it? ..Is the forearm original to the barrel?..You dont have a vertical mill?...
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Dave You have a hundred times the distractions that I have..Its interesting to read your threads .. I personally know a couple guys whose work puts mine to shame..And if I knew lot more guys, many more would show up to outshine my best efforts...But,but,but.... I am not competing with anybody but my...