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I follow this specific gunsmith forum and check it regularly, there is so much knowledge for a young person like myself. I am a self taught garage warrior, I have had many many conversations with top smiths that really helped me learn how to build an accurate rifle. My techniques have changed...

I think this is a great answer, I have DRO to the .0001” does it mean I can hold those tolerances. Nope! But if I need to turn a tenon to 1.060” yea I can get that with my mic.

I like the video Al I’ll keep looking for more from you. Keep up the good work!

I have a grizzly G4003G and while it’s a good lathe and produces outstanding shooting rifles. If I had to do it all over again I would buy a precision Mathews lathe. The grizzly needed to have rubber motor mounts fabricated to stop the single phase motor from transmitting vibration into my...

I’d be interested in seeing your stoning fixture!!

What speeds, feeds and DOC are you using with carbide inserts? I’ve been playing around with some but HSS is still leaving a better finish for me.

Can’t seem to find my post from a few years ago but I thought I posted it on this site. Anyways I used a cheap harbor freight water pump 3/4hp that puts out maybe 40spi. I use 4gal of dark sulfur cutting oil and a gallon of automatic trans fluid. I only chamber barrels for myself and couldn’t...

Did you ask Chase about when the Lapua mags will be available? I know they are working on a longer lapua sized flush mag box too.

What is your COAL? I'm building a 300Norma setup for 230's for a friend. I'm using a Defiance Deviant hunter action, Wyatts CFE-13 Magazine Box, Its a center feed mag box and will fit two down with BDL bottom metal. The feed lips will need to be adjusted for the larger case. This is the best I...

I would not do that, as a wood miter saw runs at about 3000RPM and these cold cut saws are only running at 1300rpm. it would probably destroy the carbide blade running it too fast

I too use a cold cut saw to cut my barrels. I use a Makita 12" cold cut saw https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/LC1230 I use it for cutting metal while fabbing up BBQ pits. It will last a long time if you are not hard on the blade and give it time to cut.

Lee I used the cheap bald eagle cat head and modified it after watching Alex Wheelers video. Here is what I came up with. Very rigid and worth the work to change it. It pivots great and I don't bend barrels with dual cat heads anymore. I use high pressure grease in the small steel blocks to keep...

Has anyone ever used these on the ends of there screws in the spiders/cathead? it would give some swivel but still have some clamping pressure??? just an idea? Nonmarring Swivel Gripper https://www.mcmaster.com/#84875a43/=17sap9q Or something like this...

I use a JGS as well and it has produced some very nice chambers with no notice run out on my 0.0001" DTI. I use a flush system and clean the reamer off with the flush system and a small paint brush when I retract the reamer. I have never had any problems with it and I would recommend it if your...

Pete I'm just trying new stuff to better my technique, I like chambering through the head stock and I use a flush system. Ive had one barrel slip on me, the barrel didn't have very long shank and the jack screws of my spider where on the radius of the shank, That was a pain in the ass to say the...

Thanks for the reply Rubicon, The 6 jaw just seems like a good idea to me. You get good, but not excessive work holding pressure making it ridged setup. You are going to be very close to dialed in probably no need for a .001" dti from the start.

I'm thinking about going to a 6jaw set tru like your setup, how do you like it compared to the first spider plate you made?

So I'm a newbie at this so please don't get mad if I ask dumb questions. I just read Butch's method of setting up a barrel through the headstock to chamber and I'm a little confused. I setup through the head stock too and use vipers method to dial the barrel in with a range rod. On Dan pastor...