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    Clausing 2287 20" Drill Press Spindle Problems

    Having some pretty frustrating problems with this thing since I purchased it. I've used my Bridgeport for drilling duties for years. Found a nice used Clausing 20" and decided to go for it. This drill is a tank!! Its mounted on a huge cast iron table, 460V 3phase that I had rewound for 230V 3...
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    Clausing 2287 20" Drill Press Spindle Problems

    Having some pretty frustrating problems with this thing since I purchased it. I've used my Bridgeport for drilling duties for years. Found a nice used Clausing 20" and decided to go for it. This drill is a tank!! Its mounted on a huge cast iron table, 460V 3phase the I had rewound for 230V 3...
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    New To Me Southbend Heavy 10 Rebuild (Picture Heavy)

    Long time member here. Recently purchased a 79' Southbend Heavy 10. Been looking for about 6 months, was being picky on what I wanted. Had to have the D1-4 and hardened ways. Not my first Southbend, had a 13" when i first started my small gun building business. Sold (now regretting it) the...
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    Centering Pre-Threaded Barrel Up For Chambering

    I've always installed bare blanks or pre-threaded and short chambered barrels. A customer brought in a pre-threaded but un-chambered carbon barrel the other day. 99% of the time i chamber through the headstock and dial in off the bore at both ends. I dialed in the blank to thread for a brake...
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    Need Help Identifying New X-Y Table

    Recently purchased this from a used machinery dealer hear in Phoenix. Dealer told me it was a "Gilman" Not sure if I agree with that. No manufacture tags or casting marks of any kind. Upon inspection is appears very well made. Has balls in the ways, scales are in metric (assuming the dials...
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    Help Dating New Southbend Heavy 10

    It's been a while since my last post. I could really use your guys help. I've purchased another South bend. This one is a Heavy 10 version. 48" bed, hardened, D1-4, original paint and really doesn't look like it's been used a ton. Didn't come with a steady or a taper attachment but does...
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    Tapered Action Threads After Blueprinting Action

    Not new to blueprinting actions. My process until recently was using carbide threading tool inserts and chasing the action threads by rotating the chuck manually. This method is comfortable and works great for me accept for the occasional insert chipping when I don't stop the threading tool in...
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    I'm Not So Sure I Like The Whole "Gordy Rod" Thing!!

    So i've done things between centers for some time. Got a new lathe that I can actually work through the headstock with and wanted to give Gordy's way a try. In theory i think its a great idea but tell me what you would do in this instance. I'm building a couple nice rifles for a guy. He...
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    In search of the magic pantograph engraving attachment for round material

    I've been using a pantograph manual engraver with great success for several years. It a a New Hermes VB2. It's a fairly heavy duty machine, i would compare the fit, finish and smoothness to my Bridgeport. I've got everything I could possibly use with this machine but I still can't figure out...
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    First Chamber Job On New Grizzley G0509 Is A Nightmare!!!

    I just started a thread a few minutes ago about possibly purchasing a new Lilja barrel from a fellow member here. Well here's what happened. Barrel dialed in through the headstock, thread shank cut, threads cut to a point where the action almost goes all the way on with a slight tight spot...
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    In Dire Need of a Lilja 30cal 1-10" #4 Flutted Barrel

    I need the help of you fellow gun builders. I’ve managed to screw up a brand new Lilja #4 contour 30 cal barrel. This damn Grizzly lathe just cost me $430 buck!!! While making the last pass to just clean up the threads something near the gearbox popped and wiped the top of my threads off...
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    Chatter Problems While Chambering Thru Headstock

    Doing my first chamber job on my new Grizzly "gunsmithing" lathe. I'm trying to set up the barrel using Gordy's method and i'm having some serious chatter problems while trying to cut the barrel shank. First let me say that i've alway used a steady rest to do my barrel work. Just picked up...
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    What Am I Doing Wrong With This Damn Face Mill????

    I've got a 3" Dorian APKT 90 degree face mill with 10 inserts that I'm trying to use on a standard 2HP Bridgeport. I realize its a little big for the machine so as soon as I got the new face mill I only installed 5 of the 10 inserts. I'm facing 1018 cold roll at a DOC of only .030 with a feed...
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    Best All Around Face Mill For Small Shop Use??

    I'm at a point where I really need to get a face mill. I'm thinking 2 1/2", preferably 3" for a 3HP Bridgeport. I own a small gunsmithing business along with doing simple machine work jobs as they come in. I'm tired of trying to face a 3" wide piece with a damn 3/4" end mill. I have a fly...
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    Did I get the wrong inserts for my new tooling???

    Just ordered a new lathe, new tool post and new cutting tools last week. I've always used the imported index-able tooling in the past but I opted to spend the money and go with all Dorian tooling this time, even the CXA tool-post. I purchased the MTJNL/R12-3b (both L and R styles) and the...
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    Rebuild My Old Southbend 13" Vs. Buying New Grizzly Import Lathe

    I started building guns about 10 yrs ago and started out with a 1945 model SouthBend 13". Its all original except for the paint. I've decided its time to take the plunge and upgrade. Upgrade may not be the correct term, maybe i should say i'm ready to have a lathe that isn't as worn. The only...
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    I need an MT3 and MT4 blank arbor but cant find any!!

    Im in need of an MT3 and MT4 blank arbor with matching diameter stubs. they need to be acurately ground so i can check tailstock and headstock alignment. I need to check height more than side to side alignment. I cant think of another way to check the height without using these adapters...
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    Different Variations Of Variable Speed Heads? Which One Do I Have?

    Just purchased a new, to me, Bridgeport today. I've been searching for months to find one with a 48" table that was in decent shape. This one has chrome ways which are in decent shape, still lots of chrome left. It comes with a new Newall dro, and a Servo X feed. It does have about 020"...
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    Mauser Scope Base Soldering

    Ok, so this is the first time i've built a mauser so bare with me. I filed down the hump on the back of the receiver cause i hate the way it looked. In doing so i must have not made it perfectly round. I just drilled and tapped the holes for a 1 piece base and noticed the right side of the...
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    New Hermes Engraver Help

    I'm having a hard time finding any kind of forums for the old style pantagraph engravers. I purchased a New Hermes VBII to engrave guns with. Its alot bigger machine than I thought it was in the pictures, wow. It came with a New Hermes sharpener, 5 sets of fonts, tons of bits and and nice...

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