Jackie chambering a Barrel (Pictures)

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well looks interestilng i have no idea what he is doing but i now know what jackie looks like.

bob
 
Bob

When we decided to do this article, I tried to get George Clooney, or Brad Pitt, to stand there as "machinist stand ins". But, they were occupied.:D

Just keep any young children, or any one else easilly frightened, away from your computer if this comes up on your monitor..........jackie
 
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That was awesome :) I now have a better understanding on how you guys do those things. I wish I could find somone in Michigan to show me how to do that kind of stuff. I would be a good intern plus I would work for free just to learn how to do it. It makes me want to go out and buy a lath right now.:D

Danny Kibler
 
VERY NICE............. next is to video tape it and put it on here. :)
 
You know, Jackie, when you get tiered of fixing boats .....uh ships you could make some extra cash teaching guys how to do just that in person.
How long do you think it would take to teach the normal below average knuckle dragging BR shooter the skills to chamber?
Ted
 
Jackie,
Thank you for posting this process. Somehow George Clooney or Brad Pitt would not bring the element of realism; way too pretty! Einstein was no looker either but our whole modern lifestyle is based on his theories so don't feel bad.
 
OK, I gotta ask! Being as I have not seen a Pratt tool room lathe in over thirty odd years; is that lathe a "war finish" machine?
gary
 
Squeakie, we bought that machine from a small shop about 20 years ago, it was darned near in new condition. It is a 12x54 C model, serial # 23588. As you might know, they made thousands of these in various swings and bed lengths.

It runs great, is rock solid. I suspect it is 50's vintage. All war time castings had that cast somewhere on the machine. We have a 28 inch by 18 ft American that is a war time Machine, it has that cast on the headstock.........jackie
 
jackie schmidt said:
Squeakie, we bought that machine from a small shop about 20 years ago, it was darned near in new condition. It is a 12x54 C model, serial # 23588. As you might know, they made thousands of these in various swings and bed lengths.

It runs great, is rock solid. I suspect it is 50's vintage. All war time castings had that cast somewhere on the machine. We have a 28 inch by 18 ft American that is a war time Machine, it has that cast on the headstock.........jackie
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Pratt Whitney has always been known for their excellent way design and spindle bearing line forever. I still like a Monarch or a Lodge a little better, but anything a gunsmith would want to do the Pratt is first rate. Two give aways on a war finish machine is that they never finish out the castings with bondo, and most machines had the words war finish cast into them. I've seen some K&T's that had the logo stamped onto the sides (knee mills mostly). A lot of folks here are probably too young to have ever seen the words "war finish!" (note: I have seen pre WWI machines!) As for the serial number; maybe August 1958? Take care of it, cause the new stuff is junk
gary
 
I know this is a really old post but I wanted to comment on how easily an expert machinist can naturally find the KISS method for everything they do. After watching a lot of other videos and reading many posts on the subject. Watching most go to such extreme measure to set the tenon length in stone then have to so carefully measure the depth of the reamer cut. To the point of purchasing expensive reamer stops.
I was amazed at the so simple approach of running the reamer in a little deep then easily bringing the tenon shoulder and cone to it. Instead of the other way around.
As I'm gathering equipment to do my own work over the winter.
This post has indeed been a blessing to me


Thanks Jackie for sharing IMO the best and simplest method to chamber a great barrel

Tim
 
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I wonder if it could be put in "FAQ" so it would not get lost ??

Wilbur ???
 
Wow, it's hard to believe it's been 6 years since we first posted that procedure.

I'm still doing barrels the same way. I am glad to see so many have enjoyed reading the Thread.
 
Had some old war finish machinery in the shop where I worked. Accuracy sometimes took a little touch. Some have it and some don't. Jackie has it.
 
When I started my career in machining, in '74, I was stood in front of a W&S #3. It was a mid '60s vintage turret lathe,,,,, an "Electra-Cycle". It could be set-up so the spindle speed changed when you indexed the turret, instead of having to shift it manually. I was at that lathe for about two months and the owner of the shop asked if I would be interested in working on the screw machine line ( 1 1/4" & 9/16", Acme-Gridley six spindle automatics). There were 12 machines on the line,,,, all had "War Production" tags. Even with 30+ yrs of work off of them, they ran very, very well,,,,,,, as long as the tooling was 'up to snuff'. Nothing wrong with a "War Production" machine, as long as it's been properly maintained. Machine tools just aren't built like that anymore. Just for information, Buck calls that chuck (that's on the P&W) an
Adjust-Tru. A first class tool, for sure!
 
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