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Gunsmith said this was a good job?
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 1067006" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>Can't resist suggesting that you remember who this guy is and keep track of where he goes so you can avoid having anything to do with him in the future. I'm not a gunsmith, not even a trained machinest, but the work I do on my little mini-lathe compares quite well with any professional end finishing job I've seen and the job you've shown us is a VERY long way from professional. Some guys buy a lathe, watch a few videos and call themselves a gunsmith. I think you may have found one of those. If you don't understand the material you're working with, the type of tool you need to use, the correct depth of cut, the proper speed for the feed and the proper spindle speed you'll never do good work. IMO the guy who did that work through those classes. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>The one part of your post that jumped out at me it his saying he used a steady rest. My gunsmith uses a six jaw lathe with a spindle bore that accomodates running the barrel through the chuck and through the bore so that working on the end of a barrel doesn't require a steady rest. If I chose another gunsmith in the future he will have the same equipment or I won't use him.</p><p></p><p>Amen to that .............</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 1067006, member: 50867"] Can't resist suggesting that you remember who this guy is and keep track of where he goes so you can avoid having anything to do with him in the future. I'm not a gunsmith, not even a trained machinest, but the work I do on my little mini-lathe compares quite well with any professional end finishing job I've seen and the job you've shown us is a VERY long way from professional. Some guys buy a lathe, watch a few videos and call themselves a gunsmith. I think you may have found one of those. If you don't understand the material you're working with, the type of tool you need to use, the correct depth of cut, the proper speed for the feed and the proper spindle speed you'll never do good work. IMO the guy who did that work through those classes. :D The one part of your post that jumped out at me it his saying he used a steady rest. My gunsmith uses a six jaw lathe with a spindle bore that accomodates running the barrel through the chuck and through the bore so that working on the end of a barrel doesn't require a steady rest. If I chose another gunsmith in the future he will have the same equipment or I won't use him. Amen to that ............. [/QUOTE]
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