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Gunsmithing lathe?
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1407413" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>Spindle bore is too small @1 1/32" as most barrel blanks are 1 1/4" to 1.2" diameter at the chamber end. And the 'bolt-on' chuck? Gunsmith machining require full sized machine tools, although a 'bench lathe' will work, too. 13" x 40" or 12" x 36" with a<strong> 1 1/2" spindle bore</strong> is desirable. I have seen some older, American made lathes that have spindle bores of 1 3/8", but those may not be metric thread capable. I am not much on the table top milling machines, but one of those would be desirable of a lathe/mill combination machine. There is just no cheap way to get into this, unless you manage to get real lucky! And the tooling cost make the price of a lathe seem 'reasonable'.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1407413, member: 24284"] Spindle bore is too small @1 1/32" as most barrel blanks are 1 1/4" to 1.2" diameter at the chamber end. And the 'bolt-on' chuck? Gunsmith machining require full sized machine tools, although a 'bench lathe' will work, too. 13" x 40" or 12" x 36" with a[B] 1 1/2" spindle bore[/B] is desirable. I have seen some older, American made lathes that have spindle bores of 1 3/8", but those may not be metric thread capable. I am not much on the table top milling machines, but one of those would be desirable of a lathe/mill combination machine. There is just no cheap way to get into this, unless you manage to get real lucky! And the tooling cost make the price of a lathe seem 'reasonable'. [/QUOTE]
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