Select a Brand:
Magazines and Clips News:
I have been working on a 308 build that I started last year. Doing design and build as I go. Most of it I have worked out but still making changes as I go along. Last night I started on the trigger block. Came up with a nice concept to have a solid bottom with no slot showing thru. Starting milling this afternoon and suddenly realized I had started machining the wrong side. So will need to change the design or later make a new part. Either way the gun will still work.
[attachment 8149 IMG_42...
A good bit of yesterday was used up with medical stuff. Getting the results on a whole battery of tests that were ordeeed.
My Doctor suspected a possible few chronic conditions which may explain a number of long time symptoms Ive had. So they took a bucket of my blood and checked it out.
As it turned out, unless they got the wrong chart, I came back clean as a whistle! So; other then the aches and pains, they ruled out about eight reasons for them. Ill live to ache another day! Thats ...
IF you know what you want to do with it, and IF you set it up correctly.... you can do amazingly precise work with cheap China tools.
Ive known a number of weekend shop guys that wouldnt be seen near a Chinese Machine Tool. Lathes had to be German ... or Better!!!!
I bought the first one of these little horizontal/vertical band saws probably 25 years ago for $200 at TSC Farm Stores. Bought the second one (two main shops) from Harbor Freight, about 5 years ago.
When I stop talking, ...
A couple of weekends ago another treat came in the mail:
[attachment 8143 ResizeofIMG_20170729_173125.jpg]
[attachment 8144 ResizeofIMG_20170730_181402.jpg]
The knife on the right I found on eBay several years ago, when Gary wasnt making knives. We only look here for knives now!
Gary cleaned it up quite well....
Well one week of holidays has flown by. Managed to tackle a few projects as I felt up to it. Below in pictures I cleaned the mill area, hung a saw on wall, clamps sorted, and installed a shelf the I can use when I make parts. I added the same shelf to the table on wheels to make it larger and collapsible for more working area. Mounted a 220 volt heater for winter and had wired up the breaker and shielded cable this morning and all works! Last picture, I put my saw on wheels to move it around ea...
Its not finished - but if youve been reading, you know what it will be.
Note the new Bolster Geometry. How do you like THOSE angles
[attachment 8137 IMG_6703.JPG]
Now: it would be exceptional all polished out. ORrrrrrrr..... I can Carve it out of the Park! with Southwest Bolsters!!!!
You can see that this will finish about 7 open.
Gary
(BTW) .... this is not the secret project. Guess you figured .... smile....