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Post by tjtraylor on Dec 11, 2013 10:03:37 GMT -5
Hate to make this my first post on here, But have had no luck emailing Cylindersmith.com and have a cylinder i would like to mail to him.Does anyone know if he is up and running? Great forum so far and a wealth of knowledge has been learned !!!!
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Post by Cholla on Dec 12, 2013 22:29:44 GMT -5
I sent a NM Vaquero 45 Colt cylinder to him a couple of months ago and sent him a "heads-up" e-mail a day or two later. I figured the cylinder would be back in a week judging from what he said on his webpage. Well, after closer to three weeks and no word from him, I finally sent him an e-mail. He told me something went haywire at the Post Office...who knows. If you're handy with tools, you might want to just buy the tools to ream the throats and do it yourself.
Cholla
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Post by tjtraylor on Dec 13, 2013 8:27:45 GMT -5
I got a response back . He is just trying to slow down a bit for awhile . But will still be doing a few so hopefully I have a quick turnaround.
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Post by cheap870 on Dec 13, 2013 12:15:09 GMT -5
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Post by bradshaw on Dec 13, 2013 22:08:30 GMT -5
Negative on advocating kitchen table throat ream. Centering is the problem. A reamer doesn't center by itself; it must be supported. The reamer is apt to remove metal from one side and not the other. Look for a smith who has done it and done it well. David Bradshaw
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Post by tjtraylor on Dec 14, 2013 8:58:57 GMT -5
David I totally agree there I did a set years ago with a brass rod and 320 grit paper using a cut down and drilled case to help keep it centered but think I just got lucky!!! Older and little more wise these days so I will have it done right!
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Post by Cholla on Dec 15, 2013 10:21:51 GMT -5
Negative on advocating kitchen table throat ream. Centering is the problem. A reamer doesn't center by itself; it must be supported. The reamer is apt to remove metal from one side and not the other. Look for a smith who has done it and done it well. David Bradshaw A quality throat reamer will have pilots to support it, will it not?
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Post by mike454 on Dec 15, 2013 14:18:31 GMT -5
The Manson set has a removable pilot at the front end to match throat diameter and you bush the rear portion with a section of fired brass case with the head removed. Bowen claims the route to perfection is a Sunan hone. I've reamed a few with the manson set and it appears to remove the metal evenly, but Davids admonishment is well taken. Mine have shot better with the correct sized throats in all cases but I don't know how much accuracy I'm giving up not having them professionally honed.
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dmize
.401 Bobcat
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Post by dmize on Dec 15, 2013 19:12:08 GMT -5
I emailed Cylindersmith a year ago to do 4 cylinders for me. He sounded so "enthusiastic" that I contacted Dave Manson and ordered a reamer and a pilot kit. The awesome and frustrating thing about dealing with a Ruger was that I had to use ALL of the pilots,and had to do the slotted rod/emery cloth thing to one hole to open it enough for the smallest pilot to fit.
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Post by tjtraylor on Dec 16, 2013 7:55:04 GMT -5
I emailed Cylindersmith a year ago to do 4 cylinders for me. He sounded so "enthusiastic" that I contacted Dave Manson and ordered a reamer and a pilot kit. The awesome and frustrating thing about dealing with a Ruger was that I had to use ALL of the pilots,and had to do the slotted rod/emery cloth thing to one hole to open it enough for the smallest pilot to fit. His response to my email was very polite but straight to the point.I kind of like that tho. Will be shipping it to him today
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dmize
.401 Bobcat
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Post by dmize on Dec 16, 2013 11:25:06 GMT -5
I never intended to make it sound that he was rude or unprofessional. I should have also noted that with having 4 cylinders done I was pretty much even money buying the reamer set up myself.
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Post by cas on Dec 16, 2013 15:28:18 GMT -5
FWIW, for those who don't know... "Cylindersmith" is me.
I am slowly, quietly, trying to remove myself from "the business". Though I certainly need the occasional extra cash, I've grown tired of doing it. It's been over ten years now. The problem is when I say this somewhere publicly, I get swamped. (Well, swamped is a relative term. lol) Which will probably happen again, so keep it to yourself okay? lol So the website says I'm still closed for Thanksgiving. Maybe a long break will be enough. I'm slowly downsizing the site and shrinking my "web presence". That included giving myself more leeway, longer turn arounds, and not answering emails on the weekends. I may pull the plug on the website all together and just do repeat customers until it peters out all together.
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Post by alukban on Dec 16, 2013 16:08:34 GMT -5
I was very happy with your work cas - topnotch and very well priced I'm not really a "hurry up" kinda guy so solo craftsmen/hobbyist timelines are GTG with me. I have since done a couple of other cylinders myself because I figured my .45 cal habit isn't going to slow down any time soon and I tooled up appropriately but for folks who don't like getting their hands dirty and going the DIY route, your service is very valuable and I hope you keep at it.
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dmize
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Post by dmize on Dec 16, 2013 20:56:22 GMT -5
cas,if I am not mistaken I believe that is almost exactly the way you explained the situation to me at that time. And as alukban stated,I saw far more cylinders in my future. I meant nothing bad or mean by what I said.
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woody
.375 Atomic
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Post by woody on Dec 16, 2013 21:38:17 GMT -5
Cas did one of my .45 Blackhawk cylinders years ago. Did a excellent job. Definitely made the gun shoot better.
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