Fclass Products new neck turning machine

[Acyr]

What other products has he brought to market?

Well his Barrel and rifle build just won the F Class Nationals, His Seb Mini feet and bags along with Neo bags are on almost every Seb rest on the line in F Open. His Phoenix Bipod low rider kits are on lots of FTR bipods, along with his ammo caddies. Apparently you don't shoot F Class or you would already know this.

 

[johnnyi]

How long to swap the cases out to do the next one?

He recently posted a new video showing more details and running a few cases.

 

[David Christian]

Pretty cool. How much?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

What do you do if your expanded necks have runout? I have never expanded one that didnt.

 

[johnnyi]

What do you do if your expanded necks have runout? I have never expanded one that didnt.

I dunno? That’s above my pay grade

 

[butchlambert]

No runout if it is fireformed first unless you have a bad chamber. If you have a bad chamber, great brass won't help you.

 

[butchlambert]

Check a new piece of brass for runout. Using the IDOD machine will do what to the runout?

 

[ebb]

The army marksmanship unit doesn't turn enough necks to justify the cost of that machine. Is there someone who actually does enough to buy one?????

Forum Boss: Actually yes -- Blake Machine sells them as fast as they can build them at this point.

 

[Cigarcop]

This was a prototype but best video I saw describing what it can do.
This may help some understand how any why it can work. Some ways of using it may be better then others. Very nice bearings on the machine and the Wilson Case Holders are OD Ground

 

[T-shooter]

Out of my price range, but is very nice.

 

[butchlambert]

Would it not be better to inside ream as part of this instead of single point boring?

 

[R.Morehouse]

That is a nice little machine. Personally, I tend to be a bit " Ham Fisted" with things and am a big fan of torque wrenches for that reason. I had the Sinclair/Wilson set up and one of the reasons I let it go was the way the brass had to be tapped in from the back then beat back out from the front. For me and my personal shortcoming ( Ham Fist), I will stick with the Benchrite case lathe and Pumpkin cutter...........But I must say again, that is one top shelf unit...

Regards
Rick

 

[whatwind?]

Could they add a device to make it a case trimmer also to add some value/all in one machine?

 

[rwj]

Check a new piece of brass for runout. Using the IDOD machine will do what to the runout?

It will make the turned surfaces concentric with the rotational center created by the spindle/case holder assembly. So immediately after turning, and before removing the case, runout should be virtually zero. Whether this is reproducible on other measuring systems is dependent on creating the same rotational center. Not necessarily easy with thin wall work pieces!

 

[Dusty Stevens]

When i expand my 220 russian cases to 6mm they have runout so bad you can see it in your hand. Glad my system totally floats but this system does look like a cool gadget

 

[carlsbad]

It will make the turned surfaces concentric with the rotational center created by the spindle/case holder assembly. So immediately after turning, and before removing the case, runout should be virtually zero. Whether this is reproducible on other measuring systems is dependent on creating the same rotational center. Not necessarily easy with thin wall work pieces!

Since the case is being held by a matching caseholder, this is as zero-runout as it gets. Good point.

 

[sdean]

No runout if it is fireformed first unless you have a bad chamber. If you have a bad chamber, great brass won't help you.

When i expand my 220 russian cases to 6mm they have runout so bad you can see it in your hand. Glad my system totally floats but this system does look like a cool gadget

Maybe get set up to turn before you expand the neck? I'll stick with my K&m and 21st century turners.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Maybe get set up to turn before you expand the neck? I'll stick with my K&m and 21st century turners.

Thats what i use

 

[Grimstod]

I think I would shorten the boring bars used for the cutting. You can hear a lot of squealing when he cuts as they vibrate. Nice machine though.

 

[ckaberna]

Nice, I wonder what the setup time is on the boring bars in order to get them just right?