About homebrew.357

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Age
81
About homebrew.357
Biography:
Retired, Air carft engineer
Location:
Auckland
Interests:
engineering, lathe metal working, hunting
Occupation:
Job was Electroplating, Air NZ

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18-05-2023 11:48 AM
Join Date
24-07-2013
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  1. Hermitage
    Hermitage liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : .22LR rechambered to .22 Mag...possible?
    My take on this is .22lr dam good bunny buster, cheap amo. My jump up from it would be 22 hornet / 22-250 or the ones in-between, you can reload them, not so with .22mag and it gets expensive per...
    Liked On: 15-02-2021, 10:49 AM
  2. small_caliber
    small_caliber liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    So with that part milled out it`s really starting to look like it will do the job. Fear bit of work to do yet but it`s coming a long, here`s what it looks like so far and the pins are a snug fit so...
    Liked On: 13-02-2021, 10:54 PM
  3. Dundee
    Dundee liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Fishing Napier
    Hi Guys, Planning on heading down to Napier for a break when the rush is over and throw the surf casting rod in to the boot. So what`s the fishing like by HW51 were the Ngaruroro and Clive rivers...
    Liked On: 11-01-2021, 04:39 PM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Walnut Stock Build
    Flaming heck ,"I`m only a hobby machinist"` , Hell lad you could build your self a muzzle loading rifle no sweat. Can't wait to see the new rifle stock from the lovely stock pile of wood.
    Liked On: 04-01-2021, 09:26 PM
  5. mimms2
    mimms2 liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Hein's Biltong Recipe and Dryer box
    Hell this really needs looking into, with the warm cabinet while the meats getting sunburned could put the homebrew barrel in with fermenting brew and along side the fish smoker!!. Just think, slight...
    Liked On: 18-10-2020, 06:25 PM
  6. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Special steel HR 8620 AISI
    I just looked in my comeinhandy box, Chain saw bar!!!. :thumbsup: 150951
    Liked On: 12-10-2020, 09:08 PM
  7. canross
    canross liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    OK, so having milled out all the centre it needs to be square in the round corners, this was achieved by using a T/C tipped cutter from a saw blade first and then a small HSS square one to finish....
    Liked On: 01-10-2020, 10:36 AM
  8. SixtyTen
    SixtyTen liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    Yes I can get it to do most things, here`s one, It helps with my beer supplies,:) as I use shims to pack things up I have found that ali beer cans cut into strips are the best for this. Different...
    Liked On: 27-07-2020, 11:01 PM
  9. ROKTOY
    ROKTOY liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    Yes I can get it to do most things, here`s one, It helps with my beer supplies,:) as I use shims to pack things up I have found that ali beer cans cut into strips are the best for this. Different...
    Liked On: 27-07-2020, 10:08 PM
  10. 40mm
    40mm liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    Yes I can get it to do most things, here`s one, It helps with my beer supplies,:) as I use shims to pack things up I have found that ali beer cans cut into strips are the best for this. Different...
    Liked On: 27-07-2020, 09:56 PM
  11. 40mm
    40mm liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    OK, so having milled out all the centre it needs to be square in the round corners, this was achieved by using a T/C tipped cutter from a saw blade first and then a small HSS square one to finish....
    Liked On: 27-07-2020, 09:56 PM
  12. 40mm
    40mm liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    So with that part milled out it`s really starting to look like it will do the job. Fear bit of work to do yet but it`s coming a long, here`s what it looks like so far and the pins are a snug fit so...
    Liked On: 27-07-2020, 09:54 PM
  13. 40mm
    40mm liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    So just moving along there the lumpy bit has got the chop and have machined a sexy curve at the front so the bottom bits basically finished. So here`s some more learning bit`s Rumpy of how to make...
    Liked On: 27-07-2020, 09:44 PM
  14. 40mm
    40mm liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    So the lump is losing a lot of weight, more than I can say about me as my homebrew fridge is in the workshop and I`m good at making tasty loafs of bread. Have setup the lump for what I call fly...
    Liked On: 27-07-2020, 09:36 PM
  15. 40mm
    40mm liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    Hi guys, I`ve had this large round lump of 1045 steel and keep stubbing my toes on the dam thing, I`ve been chewing at it like a beaver on and off. As I have the plans for a roller I thought bugger ,...
    Liked On: 27-07-2020, 09:33 PM
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