Todays Project - What did you do today?

[DaveH]

Yeah, that is a damn shame  
 
DaveH

[dallen]

I someone ask me to drop and update every now an then on this 1885 I'm working on,

So here's where I'm at as of today, I've got a most of the little bits like screws and pins and such made and am working on getting the lower tang and finger lever to fit in the receiver casting.

The quarter is in the photo for a size comparison, the rounds in the photo are 45/70's, I'm thinking I may make it a 45/90 or 45/110 just for the sheer laugh factor when people see the loaded round.

Oh yea those in the photo are 405 grain round nose big enough to stop a bull buffalo in his tracks.

   

DA

[EdK]

Those are some big bullets.

Ed

[DaveH]

Wow! big stuff that  
 
DaveH

[f350ca]

The frame is all assembled. Now we need a roof.

[PixMan]

Nice work, dallen!

Which type of wood (or other material) are you planning for the stock, and are you buying a finished barrel or getting a blank (with rifled bore) and finishing it yourself?

Me, I turned down a couple more insert end mill shanks, a pair of 1" diameter, two (effective) flute 1-1/2" length of cut.

The shanks are fairly hard, I'd guess somewhere in the 50-55Rc range. Turned them from 1" with Weldon flats to simple cylindrical shank 3/4".

[dallen]

(10-07-2014, 05:17 PM)EdK Wrote: Those are some big bullets.

Ed

Almost a half inch in diameter.

(10-07-2014, 06:39 PM)PixMan Wrote: Nice work, dallen!

Which type of wood (or other material) are you planning for the stock, and are you buying a finished barrel or getting a blank (with rifled bore) and finishing it yourself?

Ken, thanks I'm trying to go pretty slow as I only have one shot at this because of the rarity of the receiver casting.

I have a big hunk of black walnut left over from working on an AK a couple years back. Not as pretty as the stuff Tom used, but its nice and straight which will handle the recoil without splitting. plus it also has to carry the weight of the barrel while your holding it up, shipping weight on the blank is 13 pounds, And yes I'm going to do the work on the barrel but I have a guy that's done a lot of barrels that will be looking over my shoulder. I only want to buy one 300 dollar barrel if you know what I mean.

DA

[Shawn]

My new, second hand bandsaw is fantastic but falls short when trying to cut short parts. I made this little clamp to cut down a block of alumabrass that Dallen sent me to build a new drive block for my shaper. Turns out there will be enough in the block to make some new gibs for my Unimat 3 lathe as well, long as I can cut it 

I didn't have the right length bolt and didn't have time to cut a spacer so I tried cutting a section of tube. I clamped the tube a little tight and deformed it slightly but for flat stock it should be great. 

[dallen]

I doubt that you will every wear them out in the Unimat

DA

[Shawn]

Haven't used the Unimat for a few years but keep telling myself I will convert it to cnc. The gibs right now are plastic if I remember right.