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Gunsmithing
About to cut my first chamber
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<blockquote data-quote="Gregg C" data-source="post: 1617510" data-attributes="member: 103471"><p>I find this intriguing. I am by no means a machinist, nor a gunsmith. Once upon a time, tho, I wanted to be an automotive machinist. Was given an old Rottler boring bar that " couldn't be fixed." It wouldn't center in the bore. I had a bunch of engine blocks laying around, so I started trying to figure out what was wrong with it. Wrecked alot of cylinder blocks. Fiinally found the problem, fixed it, and taught myself to machine car engines. Later, I SOLD that bar back to the guy who said it would never be right. I could pull off a bore, and go back and cut .001 out on diameter. That leads me to a suggestion for you: would it be advantageous to get some round stock to practice on? Or would you lose some of the useful life of your reamer ? Just thinking of all those blocks I wrecked....either way, good on you, dude!! Keep posting your progress !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gregg C, post: 1617510, member: 103471"] I find this intriguing. I am by no means a machinist, nor a gunsmith. Once upon a time, tho, I wanted to be an automotive machinist. Was given an old Rottler boring bar that " couldn't be fixed." It wouldn't center in the bore. I had a bunch of engine blocks laying around, so I started trying to figure out what was wrong with it. Wrecked alot of cylinder blocks. Fiinally found the problem, fixed it, and taught myself to machine car engines. Later, I SOLD that bar back to the guy who said it would never be right. I could pull off a bore, and go back and cut .001 out on diameter. That leads me to a suggestion for you: would it be advantageous to get some round stock to practice on? Or would you lose some of the useful life of your reamer ? Just thinking of all those blocks I wrecked....either way, good on you, dude!! Keep posting your progress ! [/QUOTE]
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