Does anybody know of somewhere I can get a rifle threaded for suppressor in Tauranga, without having to wait 2 week and pay $120 ????
Printable View
Does anybody know of somewhere I can get a rifle threaded for suppressor in Tauranga, without having to wait 2 week and pay $120 ????
Apart from Dean Maisey?
Hmm yep only get answering machine, H&F want to send it to Palmy, so it is freight + Cost of threading + 2 week turn around.Quote:
Originally Posted by dogmatix
Got to be someone else ?????
DPT does threading now in the Tron.
Services - DPT Machinists
H&F will be making money off the threading job so really all your paying for is the convienence of the courier ( $20). So allow 3 days for it to be delivered, for an experienced machinist to thread it ( shouldn't take more than a couple hours )3 days to be sent back
I would think between 50-70$ for a threading job with thread cap is a reasonable price,
I wouldn't be surprised if H&F have some sort of agreement to send their stuff to HRE, and TBH I think there are better gunsmiths around
Dean Maisey without a doubt.
He's answered all my emails about a current job the evening they've been sent.
He's on your doorstep, I'm sure you could pick up and drop off.
If you think $125 is expensive, how about a botched job from someone down country....
B
Wasn't complaining about cost, was the time and distance it had to go to get the job done.Quote:
Originally Posted by shift14
I will email dean and see how I go :)
I have a mate that will do it for you, has done a few for me without prob, needs the suppressor to ensure he gets the thread fit correct PM me prob 2 days turn aroundQuote:
Originally Posted by Natatale
Try pming @dfmaisey on here as he is a forum member
All goodQuote:
Originally Posted by Natatale
Yep I have but he is busy and not fair on him to thread and not have brought suppressor from him. He had already seen my post. !!Quote:
Originally Posted by hunter308
You may not like this , BUT , take it to Dean , and get it done right the 1st time , forget everything else .
He is not the cheapest , BUT his work is fantastic , unless the rifle is a $100 Toz 22 , take it to Dean end of story .
With threading for a can , you want some rather precise work done , IF you want it RIGHT , me , I want it to align with the bore , have a good crown , and have a close fitting thread , with some cowboys , NONE of those 3 things are done well/precise .
I have a couple of rifles , that have been threaded ( will not shame them ) , and when I get around to IT , they will be sent to Dean to be DONE right .
Why is IT that when some one threads a 22 rimfire , they think a rough job is OK ? , not in my world .
Later Chris
Chris my mate is as good as any body! He is a qualified turner with years of experience, it ain't rocket science is all about being a qualified, experienced trades person. This guy knows what he is doing!
I got a rifle threaded by Dean. Too slow and too dear. DPT way cheaper. Sorry Mr Maisey.
DPT three days Two weeks by DM and he makes it feel like he's doing you a favour. I know it's hard 1 man band gets 20 hour job. Rest can't get done but us Kiwis want it now, cheap and did I say now
Best in NZ Gunworks ChCh Phoned to say it's arrived. Tell you when it lol be done phone to discuss phone to say its on the way back
My opinion only but they have modded 4 + guns for me in last 8 or so months . Next new one arrives Monday 3 days earlier than my expectations
I have had the opposite from Dean. Even slotted me in while it was duck season. Done in two days. Kept the rifle until the supressor was ready then dropped of and picked up in the same week. Great quality work.
Will also be dropping off the bush gun that looks like it was crowned with a d12 bulldozer
Same bro, one week to fit a brake to my 300 blaser including postage Best job I've seen and VERY cheap compared to some.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
No question to quality of workmanship I do not wish to post the invoice .
My last comment on this .
I m sicker than you Gibo having modified 8 Tikkas in last year and I have 8 sets of 1 inch brand new Tikka rings to prove how good they are
Maybe he got sick of you making the same mistake 8 times :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Happy
Ha ha excel ant call tho most of mine shoot good the 270 WSm just had to go tho pro bab ly I m two slow
Thanks to @Maca49 for his help, his mate came through at reasonable price and did it in very quick time and everything works very well.
I brought the suppressor from Rev Rog in Auckland, certainly took the boom and dropped the recoil to almost nothing, still has a crack to it, but happy there is no need for ear protection now.
Excellent:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Natatale
YA KNOW....... people wonder why there aren't more 'real' gunsmiths around, and why the good ones that stick at it tend to get a little bit grumpy with age putting in big hours for very modest income....... Guys like HAPPY, don't come on here and slag me off while hiding behind an avatar with this sort of crap....... You can't expect to turn up here with a suppressor that you purchased from someone else, try to push in the que ahead of other guys, then expect me to match the discounted/subsidised fitting rate that the big suppressor makers quote to fit THEIR products. As an independent custom gunsmith, i will fit suppressors that guys supply themselves, but it is on the understanding that they are going to be charged the full amount of time for me to do the job for them + admin time, with the job done properly by me, in my workshop, and on my equipment. Not given over to a helper or general lathe hand to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy
I-phone generation wants everything now, but doesn't want to pay for it - or pay as little as possible. I will quote realistic lead times based on my current workload, and estimate a price. 2-weeks is a pretty reasonable lead time for small jobs, which is what i try to achieve, if possible. If that is too slow for you, then simple answer is to plan ahead, or be prepared to pay extra if you want express service, or you can take it to someone else if you wish. If you accepted that and are happy to leave it with me and happy with the work i have done for you, then don't moan about the price later. Just because others in the industry are under-charging, or engaged in a race to the last dollar doesn't mean that i can afford to follow suit. It is a hard enough industry to make a go of without having to work for peanuts or next to nothing. This is the main reason alot more decent skilled guys aren't doing gun work full time - they can make much better money/living doing something else. Remember that the guntrade in NZ is still an un-regulated industry. There are some good guys in the industry, but there are alot of cowboys as well. Cheapest is not always best.
Same experience, great comms regards thread sizing on my 7mmRM barrel, and very happy with the turn time.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
B
Are you getting grumpy cause there's a cheaper, faster place that provides the same service as you? haha
So what you are saying is you a not in a service industry, you therefore have a very unique business and I congatulate you!Quote:
Originally Posted by dfmaisey
I have discovered (being a lowly tradesman and all) that cheap and fast is not necessarily always synonymous with quality work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
My employer makes a very good portion of its income sorting out messes created by the "cheap and fast," brigade,
We all have our experiences that we would like to forget, but you get what you pay for !!!
But sometimes when the "Trade" is too busy then an alternative is sometimes required for those that don't like the price or the waiting time.
I was in need of someone to do the job and I asked for alternatives and I was given one, it turned out to be just what I wanted and I'm now a happy little camper.
I didn't start this thread to piss anyone off, so if there are "pissed off persons" then my apologies'.
To dfmaisey@ if you had brought some brake pads and couldn't fit them, and the local mechanic was "Too busy", you either wait for the mechanic or you ask if some knows some one that can.
No more to be said, as for the other "comments" from others, well that wasn't what I was asking !!!
Have a nice day :) :)
Yeah I agree with that. But I also agree with Happy and find it funny that mr maisy is grumpy that someone else does the same job cheaper and fasterQuote:
Originally Posted by mikee
You dont even know Dean Toby. He didnt come across as grumpy to me. Just realistic and adding some substance to the wait time. Go pick on some tikka owners would ya
I didn't get that from what he said mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
I got if you want to pay bugger all don't be surprised if it turns to shit:)
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Dean did a beautiful threading job on two of my rifles. He mentioned he was busy and had a lot of work on at the time. When he went to grab my rifle from the storage area out the back of his workshop, which was an area the size of a one car garage, the place was knee deep in gun cases. That is how much work the man was having to juggle. I was amazed he had that much work on and I asked if it was normal. He said it was a bit above normal but not much.
You re obviously confused as well as grumpy. You were never asked for any que jumping .you don't make suppressors so who's you gonna fit ?? You should ph Gunworks or DPT and ask them to teach you to be nice and helpful. Their businesses seem to be busy,healthy and growing. Pull your head outa your ass while your at it Oh you wouldn't like DPT he only started recently and has grown really fast Gee I wonder whyQuote:
Originally Posted by dfmaisey
iPhone gen ha ha dam I wish I m older than you.as @Maca49 said you re obviously not in a service business
Hmm just what I didn't want on this thread, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but direct personal attacks are not called for !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mauser308
And if that was directed at me F@#* You, you don't even know me !!!!
Natatale Happy had an unhappy experience not aimed at youQuote:
Originally Posted by Natatale
Toby , they are NOT the same thing , I have both types of threading , and the even a Blind man could see the difference in the finish on the thread & crown areas ,its as simple as IF you want something finished to a high level , you pay for that , like in all things , you normally get what you pay for .
Later Chris