My last work bench was a big project.
The top is 2 x 4s on edge doweled together with 8 3/4" dowels 2 x6s in to form the pockets for the legs. bench top is 30" x 8' x 3 1/2" thick except where the...
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Forum: Special Projects
My last work bench was a big project.
The top is 2 x 4s on edge doweled together with 8 3/4" dowels 2 x6s in to form the pockets for the legs. bench top is 30" x 8' x 3 1/2" thick except where the...
Forum: Special Projects
One thing that makes the post mounted vise so handy is they can be height adjustable. Sawing filing and most operations are mush easier with better control when working at the right height. Being...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Noe may have gotten some stock that wasnt up to specs and the shrinkage/expansion was off to what they used.
Die cast dies are built with different grades of steel do to the expansion...
Forum: Special Projects
Another very versatile vise is grizzlys pattern makers vise. jaws swivel so it can hold tapered or straight parts.
Another way to go and these are interesting but some work to make is a leg vise...
safety glasses arnt just for shooting casting and reloading. Fishing, shop environments, cutting grass, snow removal, working with animals all may need them
One close call I was fishing the local...
Forum: Special Projects
Make your bench in the old way mortise tenon and doweled joints forget the nails screws and bolts. For a heavy use vise I prefer a stand alone vise on a post bolted or poured in the floor. This way...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Unless a special throat has been cut the overall length is the same for 308 in the garand. You Can load it way longer and fit in the action but it wont chamber do to the throat
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
The "load" most used in NR A high power was 41.5 grns IMR 4895 under a 168 sierra MKHP. federal primer. This was a close duplication of the M852 match loading. It performed out to 600 yds very well...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Honing the action up to match with correct angles and a bright smooth finish is preferable to changing out springs, the only spring I change out is the trigger return spring. Changing the mainspring...
Forum: Our Town
reason for the recall was they were running to long.Okay that looks to be a fairly standard housing fan motor, get one with the right mount and shaft size reuse the fan and weight. Im surprised how...
Forum: Our Town
There should be an ID tag on it with specs. Call Graingers or Mc Master Carr with them they will guide you in the right direction. I would dry washing it out good and letting it dry then try it
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Almost all of my BPCR are single shots so I dont crimp I hand seat most ammo. Bushing dies are good as you can adjust neck tension as needed. A roll or taper crimp done seperatly from seating should...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Depending on how bad they are decides how I do it. just lose a little JB weld I fill the hole with the handle in. Ive bought some used ones that were bad ( handles would rotate on tangs inserted)...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
One change I made to mine is I pulled the little bottle of that catches the spent primers e clip and lid, found a piece of tygon tubing at the hardware store that fit the tube and put that on the...
Forum: Special Projects
My only complaint with my 650s was the small size of the spent primer cup ands its dropping primers on the floor as it filled up quickly. I drilled a hole thru the bottom and made a little derilin...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Start with a load of 2f powder no airspace no compression and a card wad in to .020-.040 thickness range. with the bullet seated to depth. work up from here adding compression and weight as you go....
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
A lot of the fix will depend on how bad the housing is? The length of the threads, How far they go in to the housing? The pitch of the threads? and last how much "room there is to work with. Im not...
Forum: Special Projects
Was lucky at campbells they had 2 lift trucks ( forklift for heavy coils ratted at 25,000 lbs. ( coils were 20,000 - 22,000) most machines could be moved with these. But a couple still had to be...
Forum: Special Projects
Last lift at Campbells was a chiller that was placed on the roof with a helicopter. They cleared the building while the lift was being done. Was interesting to watch they figured fuel consumption...
Forum: Cast Boolits
He should get an infraction for that.... Not casting sacrilege
Forum: Special Projects
Toe jacks and a few others beat pry bars all too.My machines range from 300 lbs up to 7500 lbs dont move them often but occasionally need to make more room.
Dad and I moved a few sheds and dead...
Forum: Our Town
I thought last years would be a little bigger than this but you are probably right.With those little legs it was a chore traveling the 75-80 yds from the ditch across the road to where they are now....
Forum: Special Projects
Ive used the track style and they were good but for my hobby shop these do what I need and not cost a couple thousand dollars.
If you grout in the saw cuts or cracks these are good. Or even a...
Forum: Special Projects
Measure it out today and if I think its needed I can add a 3rd axle and 4 more wheels on each skate.
Forum: Special Projects
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Machine skates Im working on drilled the bodies and swivel plates for the pins welded pins in cleaned up faces and fitted today. Still have to cut in the flat bearing races between plates...
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 |