Reamer alignment mounted on tool post.

[Dusty Stevens]

Haha I totally believe him, I just want to see it happen!

Chris harris has some videos of his sweet hardinge cnc conversion doing barrels.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Here he is years later, much braver and with a multifix tool holder

 

[DaveTooley]

Yes Dave I have seen you at Diggle on the odd occasion,had a chat with you,along with a few others who had questions for you.i also had a interesting conversation with you about (barrel break in procedures) at a shooting show in Stoneleigh.you was on a stand there with David Ryan it was the year 2000..yes along time ago,ahah.you've fitted a few barrels since then.ive done an odd one.i can remember it as if it was yesterday.its a small world.

Ancient history

 

[Carl S]

Chris harris has some videos of his sweet hardinge cnc conversion doing barrels.

Nice set up Chris has got there Dusty.

 

[Carl S]

Ancient history

Yes a long time ago.Dave did you come over here and stalk deer in Scotland occasionally.

 

[LVLAaron]

Wow that's a pretty machine!

 

[boltfluter]

Here's my setup. I want to feel everything. The tactile feedback is absolutely essential to doing consistent top shelf work.
Tailstock off a 6" Emco lathe cut down to fit in a toolholder. MT adapter as the pusher. Indicated in. Reamer floats. Programed to go to X axis alignment after rough drilling the chamber. Easy Peezy
Under the barrel is my first settling pond with magnets below the catch pan.. That alone gets 99% of the debris.
I'll add that if you start with a concentric hole, roughed in chamber, in the barrel it's hard to screw it up. Probably the only way would be to hold a reamer in a rigid setup. Everything will be oversize. I always had concerns about alignment. Radial we can dial them in. Axial alignment is another thing. I have two toolholders that have drill chucks on them. I can get the tool post very close for axial alignment but not perfect going from one to the other. The one I use to rough chambers with is the closest.

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What Dave is showing here is absolute "gold". If you don't learn from this you are kinda "missing the boat ". Thanks for sharing Dave!!

Paul

 

[butchlambert]

If I remember there was a gentleman named Jeff Summers who shot at Diggle,he was very handy behind a rifle aswell if memory serves me correctly.i can't remember if he was a riflesmith aswell.

If it is the same Jeff Summers, he just entered the BR Hall of Fame.

 

[DaveTooley]

Here's what I finished up this morning. There's a pic of my last settling tank before the oil goes into the coolant tank. There's a little sediment settling out but I haven't cleaned that tray out probably. 6 months. The outlet is on the right side with a magnet. I made a video of the last barrel. I just have to get off my phone.

 

[okie]

Here's what I finished up this morning. There's a pic of my last settling tank before the oil goes into the coolant tank. There's a little sediment settling out but I haven't cleaned that tray out probably. 6 months. The outlet is on the right side with a magnet. I made a video of the last barrel. I just have to get off my phone.

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NIce lookin pile of barrels!

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Nice set up Chris has got there Dusty.

Hes a great guy and has the resources to have the very nice stuff.

 

[DaveTooley]

NIce lookin pile of barrels!

Now to cut them to length and thread the muzzles.

 

[Carl S]

If it is the same Jeff Summers, he just entered the BR Hall of Fame.

I think it is butch pretty sure of it.he was an American gentleman.

 

[Carl S]

Here's what I finished up this morning. There's a pic of my last settling tank before the oil goes into the coolant tank. There's a little sediment settling out but I haven't cleaned that tray out probably. 6 months. The outlet is on the right side with a magnet. I made a video of the last barrel. I just have to get off my phone.

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Nice looking work Dave.

 

[Carl S]

What Dave is showing here is absolute "gold". If you don't learn from this you are kinda "missing the boat ". Thanks for sharing Dave!!

Paul

You can't put a price on it Paul.there is no substitute for experience,year's of knowledge.we are blessed that the top guys on this forum share it with us..very much appreciated.

 

[tobnpr]

Here he is years later, much braver and with a multifix tool holder

And a rigid setup...

 

[DaveTooley]

And a rigid setup...

Simple and rigid

 

[WSnyder]

And a rigid setup...

Bruce Thom of BAT uses a rigid setup chambering at his home shop on a manual machine. There’s a good video of his shop and how he goes about it with his equipment.

 

[okie]

Now to cut them to length and thread the muzzles.

yeah, you will be done by lunch...