Recent content by Krprice84

Got any round 1.5" steel stock that can be hardened? I need to build a tool that's about 16-24" long, but I'll need to bore it out. Ideally it would be tubing already with a 0.85" to 0.95" bore, but if it was a smaller bore I'm sure I could have someone bore it out on a lathe before I take it...

bumping this up - looking for something even smaller if possible. Must be a bench top lathe, but something bigger than the super small hobby ones. 8 or 9 inch swing minimum, 20" bed minimum, I'd say. But CHEAP is the name of the game here. Can trade a gun for the right machine ;)

Hey man! Thanks for letting me know man.... I'm pretty leery about a lot of stuff out there right now Work seems to be slowing down for me, so I'm not buying one soon anyways. When things pick up I might just bite the bullet and get something that will do what I want, maybe one of the craftex...

No I was talking to him but he wouldn't come down enough in price to make it happen for me Anyone want to buy a Dlask DAR22 rifle? Haha

What bugs me is that same lathe would be 2100 in Ontario or even bc....

I was actually going to buy that one, but it's metric. That and I need to sell a gun before I can really buy the Damn thing.Ugh, wish I had more hours right now

Thanks for the heads up, I see it but it's just way too small for what I want

Yea I've already decided to make a spider for whatever lathe I get Pretty much a required item

I saw a video of a home built lathe a guy made. I think he used a head stock for another lathe, and used a motorbike transmission for the gear changes. Obviously wouldn't work for a gear box but I bet a gearbox for another lathe could be added with enough work Lots of work lol

Lol that's probably because you expanded the metal lol Though I guess I wonder, they are made for battle use in full auto. Well, I guess actually militaries generally have a "duty cycle" for various firing modes and situations. I know I've loaded up all eight of my mags and blasted through all...

You added a quick change gear box or tool post?? Tool post seems easy and well worth it, gear box sounds hard

Oooo, I didn't realize the cx701 didn't have quick change.that kind of sucks. But it does have separate feed and thread rods, so at least you don't need to change up gears to go between those, do you?

Cool man, when I get closer to buying it, I might very well take you up on it. My big concern with these us that I've read a few horror stories about them, and more than a few horror stories about busy bee warranty or service. Doesn't make me feel very comfortable when I'm dropping that kind of...

It really is, I love it. I don't think you could have it jam up ever, unless there is a miss feed from the mag. Probably one of my favorite guns. I do like the M1A too, and I spent a long time gathering parts for mine.

Hehehe my last purchase was a CZ858 (one that was prohibited, converted auto, very clear looking inside it is converted auto), and my first machining project was milling the mag well so I could fit the B&T mag well adapter from wolverine, to allow me to use AR pistol mags. I then proceeded to...