home made rest..

[timbertoes]

Howdy, for some time I have been thinking of making a Front rest.

One item in particular I would apprecaite your opinion.

and that is, using the Acme screw from a Caldwell Rock rest. would you ? or better alternatives/methods.

thanks

 

[JohnW...ski]

Why not just order some acme screw stock and a nut?

John

 

[timbertoes]

i guess becuase I already have it... or are you suggesting something different ?

 

[butchlambert]

I wouldn't.

 

[timbertoes]

a TON of thinking and reading to do

makes me wonder if I will ever get anything accomplished

 

[Larryh128]

I think that you can find something with much better tolerances.

 

[timbertoes]

the best i could do is make a copy of something good

 

[essexboy]

Home made rests are quite easy to make once you have a general idea of what you want to do and of course if you have a lathe. Before i made this i was going to use a caldwell post but in the end i just made my own by turning up a new post in the thread pitch that i chose. As i shoot F-class i wanted a rest that would allow me to remain in position and adjust at the same time, but i cant get on with joystick types, hence the belt drive. If you want to build a rest for bench shooting, then it would be quite straight forward. As i wanted a heavy rest i made mine out of steel but boy did it turn out heavy.
Its not pretty but it does the job, one day i will get round to painting and polishing it.

Good luck

Essexboy

 

[timbertoes]

that is cool.

How long did you work on it?


I get so hesistant too even start...cost of materials vs number of mistakes thing.

 

[wapiti25]

You did well!

 

[Larryh128]

If you have it TICN coated, you'll never have to worry about rust or wear.

 

[timbertoes]

Hoping to make the Shilen swap meet...maybe I will be able to see some of the quality rests in person.

 

[essexboy]

that is cool.

How long did you work on it?


I get so hesistant too even start...cost of materials vs number of mistakes thing.

The rest didn't really take too long to build, I bored the main body in a dividing head/ rotary table to set the angle of the legs, then after that it was mainly just a case of simple turning/ milling and thread cutting. I suppose if I added the hours I spent on it together, not much more than a full working day. I expect a pro engineer could quite easily half that. I think the total cost was around $100


Essexboy

 

[DanConzo]

Nice job.

 

[1911cwp]

If I had to choose a profession again it would be as a machinist. You guys are amazing.

 

[StraightPipes]

Use the largest and the finest thread you can find or build. Acme is sloppy. The finer threads "work FOR you" if your rifle weight is considered heavy.

 

[essexboy]

If I had to choose a profession again it would be as a machinist. You guys are amazing.

Yup so would I, i'm in constuction, I Just like making swarf

Essexboy