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<blockquote data-quote="Bullet bumper" data-source="post: 672354" data-attributes="member: 17844"><p>I can't afford too much expensive tooling so I make what I can . </p><p>At the moment I don't need super match quality so I keep it as simple as possible and still get a good job . Things are way more expensive over here and getting dearer by the day. I am told electricity is going to rise 42 % in the next year or so thanks to our stupid Labour Government putting on a carbon tax . This is on top of high petrol prices . In India fuel is subsidised but over hear it's taxed to hell. No wonder we have no real manufacturing industry left . One Aluminium smelter has closed already because of electricity increases and eventually they will all go overseas. </p><p>I was borrowing a floating reamer holder from a friend but I eventually made my own and it worked out fairly good so after that I decided to have a go at making the smaller stuff I needed. So far I have made QC tool post with 8 holders, Steve Bedair ball turner , sine bar taper setting tool , another floating reamer holder , barrel spider , lots of mandrels and setting up stuff , insert tool holders and the latest a bolt holder for fitting tactical bolt knob , not quite finished yet. </p><p>You may well be right about the adjustable backing plate but I would not be surprise if it is just the same old story as my old gunsmith , they tell the customer what he wants to hear and then do something else . </p><p>I am not familiar with the Frejoth lathe but I have seen a Frejoth mill and it looked very good , kind of like a Bridgeport . </p><p>I can only dream of the kind of equipment that you can buy in the US at very reasonable prices compared to this place.</p><p>I have not been doing machining as long as you but I have been making my own bullets for about 25 years now and reloading for much longer .</p><p>What I really like about having a lathe and mill is the things that you can fix that might be quite simple like a broken pin or simple part that before where a real nightmare to try and locate and buy . Now I just knock up a new part and even if it is not as perfect as the original and not as well heat treated , it still works and gets me out of trouble .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullet bumper, post: 672354, member: 17844"] I can't afford too much expensive tooling so I make what I can . At the moment I don't need super match quality so I keep it as simple as possible and still get a good job . Things are way more expensive over here and getting dearer by the day. I am told electricity is going to rise 42 % in the next year or so thanks to our stupid Labour Government putting on a carbon tax . This is on top of high petrol prices . In India fuel is subsidised but over hear it's taxed to hell. No wonder we have no real manufacturing industry left . One Aluminium smelter has closed already because of electricity increases and eventually they will all go overseas. I was borrowing a floating reamer holder from a friend but I eventually made my own and it worked out fairly good so after that I decided to have a go at making the smaller stuff I needed. So far I have made QC tool post with 8 holders, Steve Bedair ball turner , sine bar taper setting tool , another floating reamer holder , barrel spider , lots of mandrels and setting up stuff , insert tool holders and the latest a bolt holder for fitting tactical bolt knob , not quite finished yet. You may well be right about the adjustable backing plate but I would not be surprise if it is just the same old story as my old gunsmith , they tell the customer what he wants to hear and then do something else . I am not familiar with the Frejoth lathe but I have seen a Frejoth mill and it looked very good , kind of like a Bridgeport . I can only dream of the kind of equipment that you can buy in the US at very reasonable prices compared to this place. I have not been doing machining as long as you but I have been making my own bullets for about 25 years now and reloading for much longer . What I really like about having a lathe and mill is the things that you can fix that might be quite simple like a broken pin or simple part that before where a real nightmare to try and locate and buy . Now I just knock up a new part and even if it is not as perfect as the original and not as well heat treated , it still works and gets me out of trouble . [/QUOTE]
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