Recent content by Trickymissfit

You might consider scrubbing the cut area with a brown Scotchbrite pad and then a new green Scotchbrite pad. After that you might try something like a well worn green pad. I've seen them polish with glossy news print and a mixture of light spindle oil and Comet scrubbing powder for a single...

surface finish is usually better with a radius on the tip. .025" R. is plenty, but the radius also causes stress in the metal that will bite you later. Carbide like to be "plowed" at a petty good surface speed, and this is where high speed shines. An old man once told me that if the finish is...

"shearing" is actually the incorrect name for that tool. It's normally called a parting tool, or in some circles just cut off tool. Surface speed is critical, and this is why so many have minor wrecks during the process. yet it's also why it works better in the CNC lathe. Add to this the fact...

I'm thinking your referring to actually cutting the metal of the main body, rather than simply pushing it off like carbide. Of course you can actually push the metal off with high speed as well. My very first tools were simply Gorham AA and low end Rex, and I was taught the simplest grinding...

now I like laminate stocks over just about anything, BUT! I have two or three rifles with some seriously pretty walnut (one is four or five colors). All are 30-06, and all are close to forty years old. The point of impact has not changed on any of them from day one. The only thing I can think of...

The long travel indicators come with 10% back lash built into them, plus there lateral movement in the stem. A bad setup all the way around. They do sell jeweled long ravel indicators (usually .250" of travel) that have about 1/5th the backlash. Yet are pretty expensive when compared to those...

buy a Neco gauge, and then get a good indicator. The ones in the photos are junk gary

not knowing your location. There's a huge tool show in Chicago right after Labor Day. You'll see everything there, and it's a full day minimum. I used to go to it every year with a list of equipment to check out. If you go, wear a good pair of walking shoes, and take your check book as there are...

I think the best Bridgeport style milling machine I've ever seen was the one from Willis Machine. Their spindle line is best anywhere, and I really like their tooling package. gary

Warranty?????? All they do is clean it and send it back. Seen rifles sent to them that the boxes were never opened, and returned as repaired. gary

you'll see about 75 to 90 fps increase, but the throat life will almost double. I would set the shoulder back at least .38", and start with a good throat. gary

I lived in southeast Asia for awhile, and

you have to remember that there are so many kinds of anti venom out there, that they have a hard time stocking each type. Some bites require a total blood transfusion, and others inject massive amounts of venom in the body. A King Cobra can inject as much as a pint in you if he hangs on for a...

I seriously doubt 40K+ people die from snake bites over there. I lived in Asia for awhile, and there are two things you must keep track of. First is the rat and mice population, and the second one is the monsoon season. Snake feed on rats and mice, and snakes go to high ground during the rainy...

I've owned two 6mm Remingtons, and two 6mm Ackleys in the past. All three shot very well once dialed in. All were nine twist barrels, and nothing from Berger shot worth a **** in them (didn't seem to mater what weight). I really liked H414 in the standard 6mm. Seemed to work well with...