I think that is GREAT work. Love the setup too.
Not really a project....
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Well, This wasnt really a project but a test run on the new lathe and mill.
A week ago I received a shipment of lathe and mill from Grizzly. Got the machines lifted onto bench and set up. Now I needed a quick and easy something to test the new tools.
So, I had few of the uber ugly and useless tapco AK breaks sitting around. A lot of metal but if apply a little of work that should come out as a nice muzzle break. Not much of science, just two side gills/slots and enlarged to 16x1 RH to go onto Saiga308.
So this is what it was before vs what it is now. Dont know how effective it will be as a break, but I am sure it will blow away some things off the near by tables at Calverton
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And some pictures of the machines
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The lathe
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A week ago I received a shipment of lathe and mill from Grizzly. Got the machines lifted onto bench and set up. Now I needed a quick and easy something to test the new tools.
So, I had few of the uber ugly and useless tapco AK breaks sitting around. A lot of metal but if apply a little of work that should come out as a nice muzzle break. Not much of science, just two side gills/slots and enlarged to 16x1 RH to go onto Saiga308.
So this is what it was before vs what it is now. Dont know how effective it will be as a break, but I am sure it will blow away some things off the near by tables at Calverton
And some pictures of the machines
The mill
The lathe
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Sorry, I cant yet. I broke my finger and cant do much till it heels. I cant even go to the range cause it is the trigger fingerMad Russian said:
shoot lefty you wuss!BKLYN_C said:Sorry, I cant yet. I broke my finger and cant do much till it heels. I cant even go to the range cause it is the trigger finger
seriously.. nice stuff.
Will, thanks for the advise. Many years back bin the school I got my machinist qualification and now the long forgotten skills are slowly coming back. Along with the machines I got some accessories which I thought I would need the most, so this plus all the tools I had before will get me covered. The mill is x2, small but good enough to do some hobby work. The lathe is not a big beast either but working slowly will get me where I want to be. The only it is missing is the feed to the right so no left threads for now. Will build a reverse tumbler later on.
What's really frustrating is the price of materials and lack of availability locally.
But you are right, I will not be buying anymore guns in the near future, I already have enough part kits to last me for a while
What's really frustrating is the price of materials and lack of availability locally.
But you are right, I will not be buying anymore guns in the near future, I already have enough part kits to last me for a while
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