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Post by seville on Jun 18, 2009 11:39:00 GMT -5
Never knew what a Hartsford Super Spacer was ! We used a turntable and drilled and reamed. You always had to remember the #'s to index to. After a while dad designed a rotary horizontal holder for the El Dorado Gun Drill and drilled them there one hole at a time. The production process changes after blanking the cylinders. When a few hundred are involved you can not put each one in the frame.
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Post by Charger Fan on Jun 18, 2009 12:06:34 GMT -5
How you would get the cylinder timing right still boggles me, but I'm sure enjoying this thread none the less. Looks way fun.
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Post by Mountaineer on Jun 19, 2009 7:11:57 GMT -5
I agree this must be the most interesting thread I've read to date, and I'm impressed with the obvious skill it must take to craft a revolver cylinder from scratch. I can't help but think, though, that the cleanup associated with this type of machine work must be a nightmare. All those oily, sharp, stainless steel shavings must be a bear to clean up between processes...
I wish I had the skill and the equipment to do this kind of work, and the wherewithal to hire somebody to clean up after me!
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Post by Lee Martin on Jun 19, 2009 7:26:03 GMT -5
I can't help but think, though, that the cleanup associated with this type of machine work must be a nightmare. All those oily, sharp, stainless steel shavings must be a bear to clean up between processes... Let's just say my Shop Vac is never far from reach..... -Lee www.singleactions.com
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Post by boxhead on Jun 19, 2009 18:16:40 GMT -5
What is truly amazing is how fast someone that knows what they are doing can spit one out. Whan Alan Harton built my 41 Special Single Six (his first) he fab'd an aluminum cylinder first to get things right then built the final steel one. Both done pretty darn fast.
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Post by seville on Jun 19, 2009 19:29:37 GMT -5
Its probably not an easy thing to talk about but those chips can and have taken fingers off. Sorry to say while working in Tucson at Sporting Arms Inc. 2 workers had to go to the hospital. One had like 8 hours of surgery and his finger never looked the same. That's where CNC is so much different. You close the door and usually you are ok.
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Post by Lee Martin on Jun 20, 2009 14:31:58 GMT -5
What is truly amazing is how fast someone that knows what they are doing can spit one out. Ya, once you do a few they go faster. From raw 2" blank to being ready for heat treating takes me 3 - 4 hours. I've been sidetracked on this one though, so it's dragged on for over a month. -Lee www.singleactions.com
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Post by papa on Jun 20, 2009 22:19:42 GMT -5
Much to our benefit I assure you! ;D
Papa
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Post by nobearsyet on Jun 21, 2009 8:24:26 GMT -5
Indeed, now, does the 5 shot conversion go equally as smoothly?
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Post by Lee Martin on Jun 22, 2009 11:04:40 GMT -5
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Post by bloodhound on Jun 22, 2009 14:55:06 GMT -5
VERY INTERESTING THREAD LEE, SURE WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A SHOP LIKE YOURS TO REBUILD FIREARMS IN....I'M SURE IT'S NOT AS EASY AS YOU MAKE IT LOOK....AND YOUR COMPLETED WORK LOOKS GREAT....THANKS FOR THIS THREAD.....
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Post by redberens on Jun 22, 2009 17:04:58 GMT -5
Lee, when are you just going to break down and finally start building guns? You could form a new Virginian or Seville company.
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Post by bloodhound on Jun 22, 2009 17:29:21 GMT -5
Lee, when are you just going to break down and finally start building guns? You could form a new Virginian or Seville company. EL DORADO ARMS........ ;D ;D ;D....
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Post by Lee Martin on Jun 23, 2009 8:16:06 GMT -5
Lee, when are you just going to break down and finally start building guns? When you don't need an FFL to do it, when the ATF isn't constantly auditing your records, when you don't need to carry liability insurance, and when the margin for doing so increases. Trust me, there's a reason why guys like Bowen charge $2,000 a conversion. It's a tough business. -Lee www.singleactions.com
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Post by Lee Martin on Jun 23, 2009 8:17:08 GMT -5
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