Thread: Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.

Well you just make sure it`s all clamped up nice and tight, then just small cuts nice and slowly. They say in machining you make hast slowly and now you can see the transformation from round lump of steel to a thing of beauty, a roller action block, it`s getting there. But will be having a change of projects at this stage, but don`t worry ,I`ll be back to it. I`m just hanging out to see if I can make a better barrel, so just gave the gun drill a tickle up with the diamond grind wheel, just .002" to refresh the edge so it`s nice and sharp for the 4140 steel. The drill is 48" long, has a grove running down it for the chips to flush out as you are drilling and that plastic bit of pluming is my chip box. diverts the oil and chips back to the chip catcher and oil tank.
, Very nice.
, Grind wheel ready and T/C tipped drill lined up to sharpen.
, it`s 48" long and it saves me $50 if I do it myself.
, You may just see the shiny bit that's been ground on the face, it`s ready to go.