02-17-2014, 10:36 AM
Well I got it set up on the bench one some all thread for legs. I'm going to fill in under the board with dry-pack. Apparently dry-pack (which is 1 part cement, 2.5 parts sand and just enough water to make it stick together) shrinks very uniformly and most importantly, hardly shrinks. Once the dry-pack dries I will take the lathe off, lift the board off and then place the lathe onto the new, hopefully level, platform.
Thanks for all the encouragement guys! I'm glad to be back and hopefully I will have some projects to share soon! I'm planning on trying to make a smaller version of one of the energetic tools I use at work. .50 BMG is the dimensions of 30-06 blown up so I want to make a .30 caliber version of our .50 caliber MK2 Mod 1 dearmer (pronounced de-armer). I plan on making mine out of steel just like the real deal.
Here is a site that sells a 1/2 scale MK2 Mod 1; http://www.bombsawayinc.com/m182.html
Thanks for all the encouragement guys! I'm glad to be back and hopefully I will have some projects to share soon! I'm planning on trying to make a smaller version of one of the energetic tools I use at work. .50 BMG is the dimensions of 30-06 blown up so I want to make a .30 caliber version of our .50 caliber MK2 Mod 1 dearmer (pronounced de-armer). I plan on making mine out of steel just like the real deal.
Here is a site that sells a 1/2 scale MK2 Mod 1; http://www.bombsawayinc.com/m182.html
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