When I'm not making instructional machining videos, I actually build stuff. Here's a video montage on an ambitious project I started last year, the building of a Stevens Favorite .22 caliber rifle. Every part is, or will be hand made by me down to the last screw, even the rifled barrel. The original rifle belongs to my uncle and he asked if I could get it working again. I ended up making a new firing pin for it and fitting a new extractor. I liked the rifle so much that I disassembled it, measured and sketched up every part and made a CAD model, complete with detailed drawings. This first part is on the machining of the receiver, with much more to come. The entire build thread for the rifle can be found in the Gunsmithing section of metalworkingfun.com
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This video covers machining operations on the mounting bracket, from stock selection to drilling and tapping the mounting holes to roughing out and finishing the cut-outs for clamping the mount in ...
In this final episode on the clamp knurling tool body, I demonstrate several methods of producing the counter-bored holes and show how to set up, drill and power tap the 5/16-18 threaded holes.
In this episode of the clamp knurling tool body, I demonstrate four methods of machining the outer contour, including the use of a sine bar. I also started recording separate audio tracks with this...
This video covers milling the slot to a width tolerance of +.003" - -.000" . I turned the DRO off for this lesson and showed how to do it using the dials (Yes they still work).
In this first video on machining the body, I discuss squaring the stock, order of operations and tolerancing, using the boring head and various methods of measuring the hole.
This first of two videos in the series covers squaring up the stock for the knurls holders and milling to size within the specified tolerance. Also discussed is when to use climb milling vs. conven...
The first videos this season will be a series of video tutorials on build a clamp knurling tool. This introduction covers the basics of knurling and why a clamp knurling tool like this is so much b...
I've had a lot of questions about the dial carriage stop on my lathe so I made this video to show what it is and how it's used.Since I made this video, I've received a lot of email from people who ...