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True MACHINIST gunsmiths? (a rare breed)
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1537838" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>Tobner, a jobs shop machinist needs to know as much as a "riflesmith" and probably more! Take that keyway for instance. He needs to know how to accurately find center, how deep to cut it , how fast he can cut it, how much of a 'bite' he can take at one time. If I happen to be making a replacement shaft that is going to rotate at high speed when in use, it better be just as 'centered' as a rifle chamber, or it'll induce vibration. A rifle isn't the only 'machine' that requires "tight tolerances". I have been a job shop machinist for over 40yrs. I have a diploma from a 2yr gunsmithing school, too (a '93 grad of MCC, Troy, N.C.). The only limits there may be, when it comes to doing any kind of top quality work, are the limits a person puts upon themselves. The human mind is a wonderful thing, there is no "full" mark on that 'vessel'!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1537838, member: 24284"] Tobner, a jobs shop machinist needs to know as much as a "riflesmith" and probably more! Take that keyway for instance. He needs to know how to accurately find center, how deep to cut it , how fast he can cut it, how much of a 'bite' he can take at one time. If I happen to be making a replacement shaft that is going to rotate at high speed when in use, it better be just as 'centered' as a rifle chamber, or it'll induce vibration. A rifle isn't the only 'machine' that requires "tight tolerances". I have been a job shop machinist for over 40yrs. I have a diploma from a 2yr gunsmithing school, too (a '93 grad of MCC, Troy, N.C.). The only limits there may be, when it comes to doing any kind of top quality work, are the limits a person puts upon themselves. The human mind is a wonderful thing, there is no "full" mark on that 'vessel'! [/QUOTE]
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