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t20:
Hi i am Mike Lewis i am 53 and did 2 years of a four year Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship with Decca when i was 16.
I attended Brooklands technical colledge in Weybridge Surrey.
That was the last time i used a lathe, now i find myself wanting a lathe and have an idea of making my own Air Rifle i don't know why i just fancy doing it.
So if anyone can recommend a reasonable hobby lathe i would be gratefull.
I havent told the wife yet so lets keep it between ourselves for now.

DaveH:
Hi Mike  :wave:

Hello and welcome to MadModder  :clap:

So you want a lathe, you do know this could be a slippery path of no return  :lol: :lol: :lol:
Join in, have some fun :D

 :beer:
DaveH

Ronkh:
Hi Mike and welcome!

So you want to buy lathe?
Be careful, once you've started you cannot stop!

As a general question which is open in regards to Mikes question.  Is there any specific material that has to be used regarding air-rifles for the UK?
If he wanted it rifling, where could he get this done and would it be expensive?

Ron from Redhill!!

pm me if you'd like.

Brass_Machine:
Hiya Mike  :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

Look for this book: The Modern Pneumatic Airgun: a step by step guide to building your own

I haven't bought it yet, but will soon. I have heard good things about it though.

Lathe? How much room and what's the budget?

Eric

t20:
hi thanks for the replies, first things first I have to build a workshop/shed 12' * 12' I thought would be good. I have read that I should not install a lathe on a wooden floor so I will raise the concrete base under where the lathe will sit and build the floor around it.
Do you think that this would be overkill for something like a myford ml7 or such like?

As for the Air Rifle I have been in touch with the author of The Modern Pneumatic Air gun: Mr Howard Buckley and at the moment he is out of stock of the book, but will email me when he has one.

From Utube and other sites I believe  that the main material will be aluminium and i was going to rob a barrel out of an old springer gun that i have, i will also be buying a premade air reservoir this will be safer than me attempting to make one until my skill level gets better than none.

So my plan is build a workshop, buy a lathe ml7? budget for lathe going to be about £500-700 pounds either  rebuild lathe for a project  to familiarise my self with the workings  then build air rifle.

Its not till you write it down that you realise the task in hand, and all without her indoors catching on (at least not till its too late) lol

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