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I have to admire your tenacity! That is lot of work without a milling slide, buggerizing around with packers and a dial gauge before you can make a cut! It just goes to show what can be done on a...

You will have to grind up a piece of HSS to the Acme thread shape (taking the dimensions off your top slide screw) making sure the depth of the tool will allow enough depth of cut. Make sure the...

Preventative maintenance! It was usually impressed into the 'old school' apprentices with the toe of a steel cap boot! A tradesman looks after his tools!

No, a different (though very talented) person.

Yes, you do need special permit/licence to make such things these days. Back in the 60's it was a highly illegal activity but a fascinating technical challenge. Proof that laws only work with those...

Darn tootin,! Back in the '60's a good mate of mine made an excellent copy of a .22 Colt Woodsman from an exploded view parts diagram and the entire job was done on a Myford ML7 with a milling slide...