About homebrew.357

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82
About homebrew.357
Biography:
Retired, Air carft engineer
Location:
Auckland
Interests:
engineering, lathe metal working, hunting
Occupation:
Job was Electroplating, Air NZ

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  1. Scouser
    Scouser liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    Hi it`s all coming along nicely , and making a possibles bag for my Hawken for when I can take it for a hunt, but with all the ops I`v be having will have to rethink my transport to the bush....
    Liked On: 31-03-2015, 12:38 PM
  2. Tommy
    Tommy liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    Hi, The hammer had to have a square hole at just the right angle to line up with the tumblers square shaft for half cock and full cock. I did this by using the saddle as a shaper to square the...
    Liked On: 31-03-2015, 12:21 PM
  3. 308
    308 liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    Now the hammer was a bit of a mission, I had a large round bit of 1045, so this was going to be the hammer, set up and faced it clean then drilled some datum holes. The hammer head over left at the...
    Liked On: 31-03-2015, 06:22 AM
  4. Blaser
    Blaser liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    Now the hammer was a bit of a mission, I had a large round bit of 1045, so this was going to be the hammer, set up and faced it clean then drilled some datum holes. The hammer head over left at the...
    Liked On: 30-03-2015, 08:06 PM
  5. Savage1
    Savage1 liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    Hell no, I don`t want any more, still got one large one, this is my last rifle build and will take a while yet to do. Thought I would make it nice on the in side, so had a go at jeweling it, passable...
    Liked On: 29-03-2015, 07:31 PM
  6. Tommy
    Tommy liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    Hi it`s all coming along nicely , and making a possibles bag for my Hawken for when I can take it for a hunt, but with all the ops I`v be having will have to rethink my transport to the bush....
    Liked On: 29-03-2015, 10:52 AM
  7. Toby
    Toby liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    Hell no, I don`t want any more, still got one large one, this is my last rifle build and will take a while yet to do. Thought I would make it nice on the in side, so had a go at jeweling it, passable...
    Liked On: 29-03-2015, 10:48 AM
  8. grunzter
    grunzter liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    35213Hi again, as you proberley relies I have already made theres parts I`m showing you, I got a bit ahead. So had to make the tumbler assy with fly, it`s very much the same as my Hawken lock, but...
    Liked On: 27-03-2015, 09:27 PM
  9. res
    res liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    Hi it`s all coming along nicely , and making a possibles bag for my Hawken for when I can take it for a hunt, but with all the ops I`v be having will have to rethink my transport to the bush....
    Liked On: 27-03-2015, 04:16 PM
  10. Beaker
    Beaker liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    I want one to, so, I`m making it, now the action is all on a side plate and it has to be good hard steel, but you have buy a large bit and I only needed a small bit. Problem, how to find a bit of...
    Liked On: 25-03-2015, 10:18 PM
  11. Tommy
    Tommy liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    Hi, You could be right, I looked in the mirror and on my left side there`s a turret lathe, surface grinder, drill. Right side has C N C machine, shaper, lathe. Just managed to get my arms out to work...
    Liked On: 25-03-2015, 05:51 PM
  12. Toby
    Toby liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    Hi, You could be right, I looked in the mirror and on my left side there`s a turret lathe, surface grinder, drill. Right side has C N C machine, shaper, lathe. Just managed to get my arms out to work...
    Liked On: 25-03-2015, 05:46 PM
  13. Toby
    Toby liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    I want one to, so, I`m making it, now the action is all on a side plate and it has to be good hard steel, but you have buy a large bit and I only needed a small bit. Problem, how to find a bit of...
    Liked On: 24-03-2015, 07:51 PM
  14. Bryan
    Bryan liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    But wait, there`s more,:thumbsup: had to make the side plate with a hammer that's on steroids , also a gruntey v shaped spring to drive the hammer. Now my take on making springs is to make a spring...
    Liked On: 24-03-2015, 02:21 PM
  15. Scouser
    Scouser liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.
    But wait, there`s more,:thumbsup: had to make the side plate with a hammer that's on steroids , also a gruntey v shaped spring to drive the hammer. Now my take on making springs is to make a spring...
    Liked On: 24-03-2015, 12:10 PM
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