Some custom work ive done with a bridgeport

[jjohnson878]

 

[jjohnson878]

some bluing as well

 

[55fairlane]

Are you a die maker? Have your own machines?

 

[TrueSeanamus]

A great skill and equipment to have. And certainly invaluable where we are heading as a country. When the junk stops rolling in from China, local work will be about all we can get.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

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Dude, that's kinda badass. How long have you been doing this kind of stuff?

 

[Mgderf]

Dude, that's kinda badass. How long have you been doing this kind of stuff?

I'd guess long enough.

 

[jjohnson878]

Dude, that's kinda badass. How long have you been doing this kind of st

Dude, that's kinda badass. How long have you been doing this kind of stuff?

machining gun parts, probably like 2 years? but using bridgeports ive been doing since high school, i went to a vocational school

 

[Squid556]

I got big respect for fellow machinists
Great work man. That took a lot of patience and time I'm sure.

 

[jjohnson878]

I got big respect for fellow machinists
Great work man. That took a lot of patience and time I'm sure.

im far from a machinist, i dont know g or m code, i dont setup jobs or anything, just someone who likes to make things look pretty, but thank you

 

[Jsomerset]

some bluing as well
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Looks sweet! It’s just for show I take it. Or will the barrel handle the stress from all the metal loss?

 

[55fairlane]

Looks sweet! It’s just for show I take it. Or will the barrel handle the stress from all the metal loss?

While I did not machine the barrel, I do not see where there is much of a chance of barrel failure....not much metal was removed.

 

[Jsomerset]

Good deal! From my phone it looked like you were a third of the way through on each one of the turnings.

 

[Milo]

im far from a machinist, i dont know g or m code, i dont setup jobs or anything, just someone who likes to make things look pretty, but thank you

There were machinists long before g or m code.

 

[ed1838]

I been thinking about recountoring or fluting a rifle barrel to get some weight off it just have not decided.

 

[VostocK]

That looks really nice. The grey one looks really impressive. Was this just a one off, or are you going to produce more of these ?

 

[jjohnson878]

That looks really nice. The grey one looks really impressive. Was this just a one off, or are you going to produce more of these ?

thank you! i dont have access to a machine anymore so unless that changes, i probably wont be doing this anymore, but who knows what the future holds

 

[mausermadness]

Some solid work, need to get an A Axis rolling and spiral some flutes on

 

[jjohnson878]

Some solid work, need to get an A Axis rolling and spiral some flutes on

thank you! i WISH i could have afforded a rotary fixture