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power company price check I got a quote from the power company for around $6000 to bring three phase to my shop. The three phase lines run parallel to the shop about 10' away. The transformers for a wild leg 240 3phase service are at the corner of my small city lot. In the quote the power...

time is money Not sure what you're budget is. The price of the barrel alone can vary greatly. The quality of the bore and ease of cleaning usually reflect in the price. Also, if you're looking for bottom dollar threading and chambering then you're not going to get a benchrest quality job...

Yep! I was chewing the fat about duplicators. Looks like TSJC is getting some more depth in it's faculty!

checkering Thanks. The checkering on the 244 is 24 lines per inch. IMHO it's a good balance between too coarse and showing off. Much finer on a working gun and it starts to lose it's purpose. As for the possibility of mixing new types of firearms with the current guild style... Maybe a...

Shulin was my instructor for stockmaking. He was a lot of fun and a great teacher. Always good for a laugh. He made it look so easy & fun. He retired the year after I left. Leonard Bull was the bench metal instructor and Harold Thomason was the third year instructor. The were all ready to...

It's my personal rifle and I didn't want to shape the schnable out of ebony.

Thanks much for the kind words. I graduated from my third year at Trinidad State Junior college in '92 and have been working in the background for other small semi-custom rifle manufacturers for many years. I did take a "real job" for a while to get some great pay and bennies and have a few...

I got back from the annual exhibition in Reno this week. What a treat for those who enjoy sculptured thin shelled walnut and sublime metal work. I submitted some examples of my work for approval and I'm thrilled to have been accepted in both metalsmith and stockmaker categories. It was a...

I spent a summer back in '91 working for Linebaugh. Haven't worked on another wheelgun since then, but IIRC the way John tightened a few cylinders for endplay was to counter bore the basepin hole in the front of the cylinder and install a ~.375" long bushing. He did use oversize base pins as...

mix & match I bought a used Aloris BXA for my new 13" Taiwan made lathe. It works very well for me. I've had good luck with Phase II for other tooling. If you gotta have it new that might be a good option. If you're looking for name brand Aloris try calling used machinery dealers or...

pointless I still haven't heard a valid argument why the USA should convert to the metric system. As others on this thread have pointed out it's not a big deal to manufacture things to metric specs here in the land of plenty. We can make money doing it, especially if we're sending it to...

Do you really believe this? Man I feel stupid. I thought capitalism was an economic system where business and manufacturing are privately owned and operated with the intent of making a profit. Where the pricing of goods and services are based on supply, demand and competition in an open...

There was machinist named Peter Who wouldn't accept the new meter So he gladly retired And now he's inspired To drink beer by the pint, not the liter

forced metric I might be a little outspoken on metrics being forced on the US population. Usually I argue with my mad scientist father about it every time I see him. There is a simplicity about the metric system that spooks me. Think about it. Your kid goes to school and in math class they...

buy big If you've got the room for the bridgeport then by all means buy it. Or a quality used copy of one. I sold a bridgeport a while back and replaced it with a used Victor. My Victor was made in Taiwan and is a better machine IMHO $ for $ than my older not so worn out bridgeport. I tried...

inch threads are more accurate If you think about it the inch system of thread has to be more accurate than metric because of the incremental error stacking up from thread to thread. Kind of like resetting your odometer every time you stop your car and later add up all the numbers. Threading...

Pair of belts? If you have a pair, these belts should always be replaced in pairs. go to this link for McMaster Carr http://www.mcmaster.com/ and then search for page 1000. You should find what you need on that page. If not, give them a call and tell them the belt size you need for a...

belt size Pretty sure the 3L belt is 3/8" and 4L is 4/8" or 1/2" . I don't think these will last very long. You might spend some time on the McMaster Carr website. They have a bunch of info on belts. gunmaker

how many horse power? I would make sure you buy a belt that will take the horsepower your machine will put out. Most belts sold in the hardware store are 3L and 4L and these are fractional horsepower. I wouldn't waste the time and money on a belt that won't take it. I've tried whimpy belts...

I just get a little tired of reading numerous posts about how equal or better the pre64-70 oops... now it's the prewar70 verses the 98Mauser from someone who apparently (this is my assumption) has never actually done a lot of work to BOTH. It gets into one of those facts verses feelings...