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Title: Lurking Learner
Post by: Stot on April 21, 2010, 07:40:05 AM

Hi,

Been lurking around a couple of weeks reading everything thats gone before so thought I may as well say Hi and Thanks for all the useful info!  :wave:

Im a bit of a tinkerer, cant leave anything alone and throught the years have built loads of stuff using rudimentary tools and the like.  Figured I'm old and ugly enough to buy a proper lathe and mill when they came up for sale a few months back to make some gun parts and maybe some engines so now I have a Warco BH600G and a JAFO FYC-25 Mill. This is a beast of a mill, all 2 ton of it running 6hp of single phase with all axis powered.  The mill wont actually fit in the house I'm in at the moment, so need to find a big garage when I move. :)

So far Ive turned a few barrels for my own air guns, including converting my S&W 686 CO2 pistol from .177 caliber to .22 caliber.  Also built up a milling slide on my lathe until I have space for the Mill...  :dremel:

So basically, thanks for the info on here, Ive picked up so many little things you would never learn on your own so a big  :thumbup: from me.

Cheers
Stot

Title: Re: Lurking Learner
Post by: Bernd on April 21, 2010, 09:26:25 AM

Welcome to the collective Stot.  :borg:

Glad you decided to speak up. Interesting projects there for a land that's just about banned all sorts of guns.

Also glad you found the site helpful. Now we're going to need some pictures of all that equipment in the Gallery page of the forum. No hurry mind you.  :poke:   :lol:  :lol:

Regards,
Bernd

Title: Re: Lurking Learner
Post by: Brass_Machine on April 21, 2010, 09:46:27 AM

Hiya Stot!

Welcome to the collective :borg:

Post up some pictures of your work! We got a spot for it... Backyard Ballistics!

Eric

Title: Re: Lurking Learner
Post by: Stilldrillin on April 21, 2010, 10:08:38 AM

Hi Stot,  :wave:

Big welcome to the collective.  :borg:

Nice to hear a little shooting talk....... (I guess, not all will agree)!  :scratch:

I chose a Ruger GP100, over the Smith, around 1990...... All gone now, of course!   :bang:      ::)

Join in. Show pics. Ask your questions......

ENJOY!  :thumbup:

David D

Title: Re: Lurking Learner
Post by: spuddevans on April 21, 2010, 12:24:31 PM

Hi there Stot :wave: welcome to the clubhouse, pull up a chair and join in the fun.

Tim

Title: Re: Lurking Learner
Post by: Stot on April 22, 2010, 10:02:07 AM

Thanks for the welcome.

Not got too many pics yet but heres the Mill

(http://sites.google.com/site/artworkfiles/uploads/mill.jpg)

And the Lathe.

(http://sites.google.com/site/artworkfiles/uploads/lathe.jpg)

You can just about see my 4" metal bandsaw there, and the 12 ton press with the lathe too.  :dremel:

I have plenty of pics of my guns and rifles too, (http://sites.google.com/site/artworkfiles/) but none of any 'conversions', yet...

Cheers
Stot

Title: Re: Lurking Learner
Post by: Darren on April 22, 2010, 10:32:12 AM

 :bugeye: What a monster of a mill ... very nice, I bet that is really nice to use .... please don't tell me that motor is just for the bed travel, it's bigger than my main motor ...  :)

Title: Re: Lurking Learner
Post by: Stot on April 22, 2010, 11:49:04 AM

Quote from: Darren on April 22, 2010, 10:32:12 AM

... please don't tell me that motor is just for the bed travel, it's bigger than my main motor ...  :)

Well.....  :oD

I havent had a chance to use it yet.  Its in a corner at my work warehouse.  :o(

When I went to view it the guy took me through it all and as it was switched on all the lights in the workshop turned off for a few seconds while it got up to speed.  :lol: 

Still.  It makes a nice paper weight for now.

Cheers
Stot

Title: Re: Lurking Learner
Post by: Stilldrillin on April 23, 2010, 04:20:43 AM

Just had a quick look at your pics Stot.

Remembered, I`ve got the self same HW45 in my loft....... Unfired, since my last club visit, prior to hand over, in 1997......

David D