AmericanLongRifles Forums
General discussion => Tutorials => Accoutrements Tutorials => Topic started by: Tim Crosby on February 27, 2019, 06:45:47 PM
-
Things don't always go smoothly, below is a good example.
This is the starting piece.
(https://i.ibb.co/ynLZ9Lg/001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8DFfCFP)
Here it is drilled, mounted on a mandrel and rough turned.
(https://i.ibb.co/2hqxL1Z/002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8sMqRLY)
This one shows the portion to be threaded.
(https://i.ibb.co/Hp91m6t/003.jpg) (https://ibb.co/93dzR6b)
Here it is being tapped for the Jig, same one used in the other part.
(https://i.ibb.co/jDv97mV/005.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bXgjpTH)
This one shows it lubed and the Jig screwed in.
(https://i.ibb.co/yF847XR/006.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VYvw5tN)
Starting it on the die.
(https://i.ibb.co/5jfcbQH/007.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wQx65nm)
The next Two show disaster, first you can see the crack, then you can see how it
came apart. Must have been some delamination that I didn't see.
(https://i.ibb.co/VBjcK2m/008.jpg) (https://ibb.co/q1y3Zk5)
(https://i.ibb.co/wyMhRy0/010.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7v2tXvY)
A new tip mounted and ready to turn, we'll skip the above details.
(https://i.ibb.co/XSrPzfd/011.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YpFSt4K)
The die is mounted in the vice and the horn is being turned with a small pipe
wrench.
(https://i.ibb.co/QDSG0d9/012.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5KpVZFT)
Threaded but once again with a crack that the chip came from. It will still work
since it will be shortened.
(https://i.ibb.co/VS7wvcN/014.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FwSHBLW)
Cup drilled out.
(https://i.ibb.co/cLzXpyH/015.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hfp1ngj)
Mouth piece opened up a bit.
(https://i.ibb.co/tL9DkGz/016.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mN341j0)
Next Three show it back on the mandrel and being shaped.
(https://i.ibb.co/yn1n87V/017.jpg) (https://ibb.co/N6P6Lb7)
(https://i.ibb.co/p0NRtm1/018.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JB8yfhc)
(https://i.ibb.co/b78CXyN/019.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7b6ZKTr)
This one shows it screwed into the collar to be finish turned.
(https://i.ibb.co/HzZHMP4/022.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ncpLV1m)
Here it is screwed onto the horn.
(https://i.ibb.co/ykRDdd0/024.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3Fsw441)
Now the work begin on the horn body which is pretty standard, rasping, filing, scraping sanding. I am going to fit a band at the Bell for strength.
Tim C.
-
All the lathe work was done with these two tools:
(https://i.ibb.co/56wf8hX/026.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xDdRjqK)
The one on the left is a piece of power hack saw blade, sharpened like a scraper. The other is about 1/4".
Tim C.
-
Really nice Tim. Don't you hate it when a part you are working on fouls up? Ugh.