Your giving a skill set that will stand by him for life, Independence. Your teaching him to supply his needs in the most natural way. You might even consider some do it yourself projects. An old hub...
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Forum: Our Town
Your giving a skill set that will stand by him for life, Independence. Your teaching him to supply his needs in the most natural way. You might even consider some do it yourself projects. An old hub...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Different wattage bulbs may be the answer also. 100 watt puts out more heat than a 40 watt. The old soup vending machines used a 100 watt bulb to heat the soup cans in them. I think most true heat...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
A ringed barrel is stressed at that point How much is hard to tell even looking at it in hand. The problem with stressed areas is they can let go on the next firing or 100 later. I would consider...
Forum: Our Town
The coat with lard sounds interesting and may do just what you want. Painting with high temp paint may do as well but fumes and the prep work may be more. Wire brushing/ blasting then washing down...
Forum: Casting Equipment
They may all be to size but working freehand they may not be centered as good as they need to be Ink the priming post and if any marks show in the holes remove them. this is the slow fine work on...
Forum: Casting Equipment
If he works thru the hole with the dremil tool and small mounted point the top and bottom will remain hard just the case inside the hole will be removed that should be a low wear area
Forum: Cast Boolits
Several things I have noticed over the years.
If you get the chance chronograph both loads at 10' and 200-300 yds. the super sonic load will loose more velocity over the distance than the sub...
Forum: Our Town
Im betting those 2 keep you on your toes. They look like pure mischievousness bottled up.Enjoy it.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
The problem isnt always the parts. Its tracking down who know has the rights and owns the company. Some of these machine companies have been bought out many times and tracking down who to contact...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The rubber hose acts as a u joint keeping the weight of the drill from wearing the bushing. I have one mounted on an angle plate that I use in a bench top drill press. Its handy and works well....
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
The Logans were good solid machines. The ribbing and supports in the casting carried thru to their small machines. Sheldons were also a nice machine. Monarachs were considered the top. They had some...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
What size is it Uncle had a 6 X 24 that was a nice machine but he had very little tooling for it. Was change gears. 1 / ? 12 threaded spindle, small spindle bore. #1 taper in tail stock. finding...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Could the stock have dried out and shrunk a little? dry weather and heat can be hard on wood. There are many good suggestions here. I would look into shimming with wood horn or other natural...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Another thing to look at to lower exposure is to make your scraper, ladle, and such 4'-5' long to keep you back away from the heat and fumes. A lot of the bad stuff will drop away with some...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Okay a small pencil grinder will work to open up the holes by hand you will need the grinder (80,000 rpm) and several small grinding wheels. This will be done by hand so care is required.
You can...
Forum: Casting Equipment
The plates are hard and your not going to be removing a lot of material. What tools do you have at hand to work with.
A carbide drill in the size needed should cut this but you will want a good...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
With the derlin rods I may use an rubber arrow puller to grip it if my hands are slippery.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Maybe some of the cream soups may be do able but its going to take some research to find them. I would start with the vegetarian / vegan recipes. You might also want to consider a side of grilled...
Forum: Our Town
When its your time it dosnt matter how hard or fast you run. But keeping busy with something to keep the mind and body occupied keeps you from dwelling on it. I stay busy in my shop making things...
Forum: Special Projects
To get the best image you will want very soft lead. Yo[U] will want to back the quarter with a heavy block of metal to keep it from bending.
We used pure lead wire or sheets to check clearance or...
Forum: Special Projects
How do you want to make it as a mould or punch and die?
Both will require some means of alignment between the upper and lower. The images will need to be engraved in each side. Depending on detail a...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The minor dia of a 7/8" 14 thread is .805 his .850 bullet will break thru into the threads on a 7/ 14 press. A press with the bushing removed will work as the 1 1/2" thread will have plenty around...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
A push thru in the 1 1/2 12 bushing size would be doable. The arbor press would be easier to do as it could be done in the mill in one basic set up with just the bore being held to size. The push...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
swaging them bigger will thin them slightly also. I would turn sleeves and sleeve to small rifle. if they are to deep then a cup could be to fill in and bring it to what you need.
I did this with...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Pick up a 6 or 8" bench grinder. 36 -40 grit on one side for roughing and 80-100 on other side for finishing. Most of the hobby lathes are light to run carbide efficiently go to HSS cobalt with the...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |