Thread: Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.

Originally Posted by Cordite

This is why the lathe is called "the universal tool", if you have the time you can make almost anything on it.

Darn tootin,! Back in the '60's a good mate of mine made an excellent copy of a .22 Colt Woodsman from an exploded view parts diagram and the entire job was done on a Myford ML7 with a milling slide accessory. He is a highly skilled toolmaker but he was still in his apprenticeship then. A basic machine combined with skill and patience can make just about anything.