Tuner designs

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Hambone

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Thanks to the US homeland security jobsworths getting a RFBR tuner and a noodle out of the US is rather tiresome if not impossible these days. Add on the fact that by the time you pay import duty and our stupid $26 collection fee they are a tad on the expensive side.

So heres my plan and I think its a winner. Make one/them.......

So does anyone have any drawings/plans/pictures/suggestions/ go to www. sites etc.

If all else fails I could ask my design engineer wizard 2nd cousins husband but he's a bit busy doing stuff for the next Airbus, and I already owe him enough favours as it is.
 
Hi Hambone , what country are you in ? we have no trouble sending our tuners world wide
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drop me an email lowey@skymesh.com.au

Cheers
Lowey
 
Thanks to the overwhelming response to my request for BC members and a little of my own online research. I have decided to attempt to make something along the following lines.

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i might try something similar to this at some point

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I have managed to source some aircraft grade alli as well as some brass/bronze and some s/s. All salvaged from a friends machine shop scrap bins. Hehe!

I'm thinking that if I make the muzzle attachment bit from ss and the tuning weight from the bronze/brass I can the make the first element of the noodle again from ss and the noodle doodle tube part from the alli with the ring from some more alli or brass depending on what I can find in the afore mentioned scrap bins on subsequent raids.

Good so far or what?
 
Hambone said:
I have managed to source some aircraft grade alli as well as some brass/bronze and some s/s. All salvaged from a friends machine shop scrap bins. Hehe!

I'm thinking that if I make the muzzle attachment bit from ss and the tuning weight from the bronze/brass I can the make the first element of the noodle again from ss and the noodle doodle tube part from the alli with the ring from some more alli or brass depending on what I can find in the afore mentioned scrap bins on subsequent raids.

Good so far or what?
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Do you have access/know how to use, a lathe and mill?

If so, you should have no problem. You may want to start with a simple design that places about 5 ozs in front of the muzzle.

Clamp-on or screw-on work equally well. Screw-ons are harder to produce because you have to make a threaded sleeve that is a gauge fit to your muzzle. Then glue it to your muzzle. Then you have to thread the inside of your tuner body/weight to screw on the sleeve. The only advantage is the screw-on locks up tight and will not work loose as easy as a clamp-on can do.

Either way, your tuner will work as well as any you can buy, and you will be much happier with it.

Good luck!

Tony
 
Hi Tony

I have a Myford S7 lathe with a Rodney milling attachment and a neighbour has a Monarch lathe and Bridgeport mill that he lets me use.
Thanks for the heads up re how much weigh to have forward of the muzzle. I have enough brass/bronze to do that. If I find I need more I can make some additional rings up for what material I have left over. I've made the decision to opt for a clamp on design.

Fingers crossed..
 
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