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Thread: Freechex - who makes them now?

  1. 12-24-2018, 10:33 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rcmaveric View Post
    Yeah buddy!! **** I wish i had your guys tools and skill. Lol being an electrician by trade doesnt help this hobby any.

    I was looking at a mini hobby lathe to make some reloading tools with. I cant justify the price to my wife. She is all ready mad about my plans for customizing all our guns.

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    Im a dumb sparkie myself. Bought a cheap Chiner hobby lathe. Works well enough. All manual... all you need to do is take your time.
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  2. 12-29-2018, 01:23 PM #22
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    Its all about the time involved. You can make one yourself with some practice and research, its best to use a lathe and mill. A mini-lathe is not ideal at all, a little bench mill is fine though for making the small items. A 10x28 or so lathe is really small, but it can do the job. We started out with a Precision Matthews branded lathe, much better than Grizzly in our experience. Same machines, different paint and quality control. The small mills are pathetic cutting tool steel, I would say you need around 1 hp at least. The mini machines are rated in watts, some are only 250 watts. So, be careful comparing the small machines.
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  3. 10-12-2019, 10:16 PM #23
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    When I made these to sell I just used a bandsaw to cut the slot.. Use a light shining in the end and watch the blade. When the blade cut into the other side of the id it was good to go. I was so worried about this operation but it was actually pretty easy. If a guy had a nice grinder and some heat treating furnaces you could sell boat loads of these. I made and sold a few hundred sets.
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  4. 10-14-2019, 09:19 PM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by arjacobson View Post
    When I made these to sell I just used a bandsaw to cut the slot.. Use a light shining in the end and watch the blade. When the blade cut into the other side of the id it was good to go. I was so worried about this operation but it was actually pretty easy. If a guy had a nice grinder and some heat treating furnaces you could sell boat loads of these. I made and sold a few hundred sets.
    The sets you made for me are the cat's meow. I was very sorry when you discontinued production.
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