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Hi Mike, I did two things to my Jet 12-36 BD lathe New head bearings and converted to DC motor drive. Zero issues with chatter. It is a fantastic machine Added an outboard DC drive for the apron and a digital read out and digital RPM control You can see and read about all the modifications...

Not mine, but I have one exactly like it. This is my third lathe and I've never found one better for general gunsmithing. Short headstock for through the headstock barrel work Large spindle hole (I think 1.5") I've never had an issue where it wasn't large enough. Belt drive so very forgiving...

I have a Tru-Adjust 6 jaw for regular work and a 4 jaw Tru-Adjust for octagon barrels. No way I'd want to go back to standard chucks. I can align a bore in about 20 seconds with either of these chucks. Thick copper rings are used to not bind the barrel and a spider on the outboard side...

Thanks for all the leads.....I have a few I'm working on that are well within my price range.

Yea, I know...Lots of folks are looking for one. But I REALLY "NEED" one. Anyone have one they want to sell or know of one available. Please email me rvb100@comcast.net Thanks!

I just watched these videos.....Did Gordy really indicate off a woodworkers spring clamp to set headspace? And did he stop the lathe with the reamer still in the barrel? And a HUGE chuck like that can distort the barrel with all that clamping force. A Tru-Adjust would be a much better choice...

Hi Phil, Lots of debate on the Cast Bullet Forum about rotating brass. But with two torches and the Bernoulli principle at work, I don't see the need. The brass anneals very evenly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli%27s_principle

I finally found some time to finish it! You can read all about it on my web site and view a short video: www.rvbprecision.com Thanks!

So let me get this straight.........You fire a round in a newly barrelled rifle, and you need to "hammer" the bolt open. So you proceed to fire another round with the same results.........................AND THEN YOU FIRE THREE MORE!!!.....Yikes! I had this happen on a 223 Ackley I had built...

Read it here! www.rvbprecision.com

Evertime a thread like this comes up I offer a bunch of questions: How "good" is good enough for gunsmithing? Do you want to build guns or rebuild machine tools? Do you have any idea what to look for in a used lathe? Do you have the expertise to rebuild a machine tool? Are you prepared to...

Spiral fluting will absolutely weaken a barrel (make it less stiff). Try supporting weight with a twisted I-beam. A spiral fluted barrel will have very close to the stifness of a straight barrel of the minor diameter. I totally don't understand sriral flutting other than for appearance. I...

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Thanks folks! Great hints.....

PERFECT! Thanks!

Thanks Louis, But I'm looking for flat / bar stock. Brownells used to sell it in small quantities. I found 1144 and 12L14 from various online suppliers for little cost. Thanks again

I have a Winchester 1873 that I'm going to line the barrel. It is 38-40 and I'm going to keep it the same cartridge. I love the idea of chambering the barrel liner to the rim before installing and them installing using a case as a headspace gauge. Brilliant! My question....Do you do the...

Looks like I found the answer Stressproof 1144 or 12L14 Both of these machine nicely, polish well and blue beautifully..........or so the experts say.

Brownells used to sell small bars of a particular type of steel that machined beautifully and blued very nicely with cold blues. I had a few pieces of it that I used to make sights, bases and other small parts. Anyone know what type of steel this was and/or can you recommend they type of steel...

Nice solution to a very real issue..........