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Well guys this bloody lock down bit is a bugger wearing out my shoes walking the dog , getting wood to keep the fire going. My lathe has packed a sad, broken gear in gear box so using it by hand. Yep...

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...

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....

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...

Still in milling mode, have changed the cutter for a rounded tip one so puts a corner Radis to help stop cracking. This is now milled out to size ready for the hammer and breach block so may have...

The first mill cut out .650" slot and I needed .735" per the plans, so after a reset up to get it lined up on centre I mounted a broken mill cutter with only one cutting flute. Set in the four jaw...

Ok, Got the barrel making bit sorted so back to the roller action, it now has two holes drilled for milling clearance and after careful setting up have started milling out the guts where the breach...

No, The angle bracket is clamped in place holding the gun drill guide that is set at lathe centre line and barrel stock in four jaw chuck is pressing on the front of it with Oring seal. The body of...

Well you just make sure it`s all clamped up nice and tight, then just small cuts nice and slowly. They say in machining you make hast slowly and now you can see the transformation from round lump of...

Hi here`s a bigger pic of some clever bugger stuff, I forgot to mention it`s the saddle that's moved in .015" and clamped up, them the chuck`s turned on, cross slide is on infeed and cutter then...

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Got it, good lad, it`s clamped on the cross slide and it moves form left to right, in front of the chuck, move in 0.015" fly cutter spinning slowly and cross slide in feed and it slowly cuts off very...

Had our first bit of hail a shower so getting nipper, had to stoke up the fire, so on with the gummies for a load of fire wood. So while I had them on fired up the lathe to fly cut the tang top. When...

Now look here Micky you are going to stop watching Shortland street for a bit, and get your head around the mechanical bits, a can opener is for tins, not removing primers. Look at this, setup to cut...

It`s hard to see there, but the action is packed away from the angle bracket and the fly cutter prescribes the ark of the curve I want to cut. It`s clamped on the cross slide so first cut is .010' on...

Still witling it down and I love swiss chees and will keep you posted on progress, but it`s going to take a while. In the mean time I have just got my lengths of 4140 steel 1-1/4" round for barre...

Yer, you've got to think a bit and I`m always saying I haven't got a mill, all I need to do is turn the lathe up on it`s end and bingo I`ve got a mill.

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...

Yer, just had a deko on UTUBE about it, looks doable and you cut the thread on a angle so cutters only cutting one side. Have finished the under milling and just needs the lug cut off then a radius...

My top slide has a bit of slop in it to, trying to think how you cut a acme thread to makeup a new worm nut. Always try a mill with the cutting force downwards and my lathe is always covered in...

Hi you old bugger, lucky your brew`s not like mine, have to don the full antivirus suit AND wear a recoil pad before I open one of my 25lder bottles of brew, the gases explosion can be heard in...

Now that's it, a barrel is a tube with splines cut in the bore, what you do with it is up to you, good for watering the garden. If you asked me to make a action for you ,"NO WAY", I only make rifles...

Well looks like you are seeing it again but its the other side, this is the under side of the tang. Nothdude you will be happy to know I used the drill press for all the holes this time, It`s just...

No I`m wrong, the pins are press fit in the action, watched a Midway bit on stripping down a roller and the pins are taped out. So pins to action are size for size .454" and the holes in the breech...

I like using the lathe for everything, it`s just more accurate than the drill press which can wander out of line and the pin holes need to be true and smooth so the last bit was a boring bar for...