Finished my .224 point form die.

[hardcase54]

Finished my .224 set for my corbin press. Will post pics tomorrow. I didn't duplicate the squirt die, I'm still using my rock chucker for that operation. It took me three tries to get the point form die right. So now I have two more, What are those? setting on the bench. I ran off some rf jacket boolits and son j4 jacket boolits thing works slick.

Later

First pic core die on the left, pf on the right.Third pic my favorite 22s, Hornet and 223.

Yes Hickory they shoot good.

[Hickory]

Pictures are always good.
I hope they shoot good for you.

[hardcase54]

Hickory, they shoot good.

[seppos]

Nice..
Wish to have my lathe in order soon..

S

[cheese1566]

So are these the neat things I can eventually make when I get my mini-lathe?
(Of course, after learning to use the lathe and acquiring experience, skills, and tooling.)

[scrapcan]

Cheese, those are not the neat thing syou can make, those are the usable things. The neat things are the other two that hardcase mentioned. All those attempts are the neat things! I have lots of neat things!

[hardcase54]

manleyjt I should post a picture of my "neat things". cheese1566 I'm 65 and still acquiring experience. seppos you will like it, I've had mine for about a year.

hardcase54

[seppos]

I have had my lathe so long that need the motor to replaced or new bearings to it..;)
But hardcase bring it on..;)

S

[Daywalker]

Man this is killing me lol, I still have the second week of october to wait until I order my Grizzley. Looking at taking a class at the local community college this fall or winter or which ever it is lol..

[deltaenterprizes]

Do not expect that level of a quality finish with a mini lathe, they do not have the rigidity or power to cut steel that size without chatter. The gears will not handle heavy cuts also. It will be a tool to learn on.
I think "Little Machine Shop" has some tutorials and check out "The Home Shop Machinist" site and "The Home Machinist" site also.
The mini lathes can do aluminum,brass and plastic fairly well.

[82nd airborne]

Mount a mini lathe on a very very sturdy wood table, which will soak up alot of the vibration, allowing it to cut better parts.

[Bullet Head]

Do you have any pictures of the reamer you use to make the point forming die?

[hardcase54]

No Bullet Head I don't. But I will make some, in a day or two. I'm on crutches after a fall . So I can't go down stairs yet. But will do so in a couple days.

[Daywalker]

hardcase54, sorry to hear about your fall. Wishing you a speedy recovery and will keep you in my thoughts and prayers....

[deltaenterprizes]

I will be looking forward to seeing those pics also. Sorry to hear about your fall. Get well soon!

[hardcase54]

Just got back from the doctor's no stairs for another week, but then I'll put up pics of the reamer. Thanks for the thoughts.

[leadloader]

Man this is killing me lol, I still have the second week of october to wait until I order my Grizzley. Looking at taking a class at the local community college this fall or winter or which ever it is lol..

i looked at a similair lathe ... let me know how it goes

[Zbench]

+1 to what delta says. I have a Grizzly 9x20 mounted on a heavy bench with lead bars in the base to make it heavy. It is ok for small work, but it can't do the kind of work here with precision. Biggest drawback, even if you are resigned to light cuts is that the slowest feed is too fast and doesn't leave a nice finish like other lathes they make.

I still use it quite a bit. I plan to convert it to CNC when I get a larger, more sturdy floor model. Would be useful to have a 2 axis lathe in that size.

Pete