Some of the logic here is rather off , so you are worried about the tax man so you want to use friends and family only .
Very bad logic , it does not matter what type of transaction you use ,...
Type: Posts; User: fg-machine
Forum: Our Town
Some of the logic here is rather off , so you are worried about the tax man so you want to use friends and family only .
Very bad logic , it does not matter what type of transaction you use ,...
Forum: Our Town
Sometimes a raise can be rather insulting, $1.25 No so much .
But at my 1 and only job after 18 months @ $5.25 per hour the boss was so proud to give me a 5 cents per hour raise .
I...
Forum: Our Town
Yep agree , water intrusion first .
If I was you I'd base a lot of my opinion on what your first impression is on the build quality before you take a deep dive into looking at it .
If you...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
When I bought my dillon tumbler many years ago it said lifetime warranty. .. I spent extra back then to get that warranty.
Then they discontinue it and say sorry Charlie that warranty is no...
Forum: Our Town
This might sound dumb , but it worked for me .
About 5 feet from the compressor I put a drop with a ball valve , it caught a lot of the water . Then a typical water / oil separator.
Then next...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I'm not going to encourage the use of a jig , I do get the idea of a visual aid .
But I still have a piece of granite , i will encourage a little time spent to lay things out beforehand .
I...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Ok I'm not alone in thinking use a good drill and it's good enough , and if I read things right Its gonna need something like a 4" gauge lenght to clear the buffer tower with my tool holders .
...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I'm not worried about what the tools cost , carbide isn't nearly as expensive as it was even 5 years ago .
The reason I asked about drills over reamers is good carbide drills are accurate as...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
My nephew is wanting to build a couple ar's off 80 % receivers while I still have a mill for him to use .
He's been rather helpful as I've been cleaning out the shop so I thought I'd buy the tools...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I'm retired and don't have a dog in this fight but for years I was just as stubborn as every other manual machinist in thinking you can't cnc simple single parts faster then manual what with...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I guess everyone looks at things in a different way , I've always viewed under powered grinders much the same as a dull knife , more apt to cause Injury then a sharp one .
That wheel slowing...
Forum: Our Town
The plated cases are nice to have if they are going in leather , I've ran a lot of plated .357 threw carbide dies with nary a problem .
Forum: Gas Checks
I am firmly in the not worried about wear crowd .
What I have noticed with aluminum checks is they don't seem to stay on the shank quite as well as copper does if your using a harder alloy . I...
Forum: Our Town
I've observed that there's a whole lot of , if your not doing it my way your wrong type of people in the re-loading world .
I've a different view , if your doing things safely and it works for...
Forum: Our Town
Pictures , it's in an enclosure so without taking it apart there isn't much to see except the dip stick radiator cap and air filter .
My unit came out of an Akron fire station and had 600...
Forum: Our Town
I have a 20kw 2/71 Detroit powered genset it's loud , but far enough away from the house that it's not a big deal .
It's also fairly easy on fuel , with a medium size load it will use about 5...
Forum: Our Town
Guess I'll have to take a beating here ...
Last year I broke one of my 15 y/o Anderson Windows with a rock thrown from the mower .
Couldn't get a replacement in what I considered a reasonable...
Forum: Cast Boolits
If you already have what it takes to make it shoot and are happy with how it shoots it will for sure be more then enough for whitetail.
But if you want to build a sporter martini Henry rifles...
Forum: Our Town
Outside critters don't need a heat source , you aren't really doing them any favors by providing one .
A nice dry snug place out of the wind with some dry bedding providing insulation from the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I tend to agree with the statement that most thieves don't bother with safes and difficult to open objects .
I have seen the results of two successful thefts from " budget " gun safes though .
...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
You can't make a " single " perfectly flat all by itself .
You have to have a reference i.e. two surfaces , neither has to be perfectly flat when you start .
Precision flat surfaces are...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
One piece of advice I always give is don't buy anything till you are absolutely sure you need it .
I can probably dig threw my tool boxes and find 10k in wasted money .
Something one...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
This is mostly true up to a point . Where and when size should size be a concern ? That is all down to one's intended use .
My first lathe was a 24" swing monster lodge&Shipley bought to...
Forum: Our Town
The thermodyne engine that came in the b models was a pretty rugged unit that made decent power , I much rather have it then a Cummins or Detroit .
The 237's that came in the r models were some...
Forum: Our Town
I have a echo two stroke . I don't mess around with driving 25 miles and then paying $7.00 a gallon for ethonal free gas . Every three or four years I spend $11 for new gas line and diaphragm for...
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