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Offline Glenn

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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #25 on: October 11, 2011, 06:09:18 AM »
Good scraps for the tinderbox anyway.   ;)
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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #26 on: October 13, 2011, 09:40:34 PM »
Its a dandy Dave. Not sure I have the patience to make the machine much less rifle a barrel.

Dan
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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #27 on: November 20, 2011, 04:56:34 PM »
Could you show how the barrel is held in the machine?
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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2011, 09:28:02 PM »
What type of metal is used for the cutting Bit?
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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #29 on: November 27, 2011, 08:14:44 AM »
what type of shims do you use with grooving bit i hear tell they used dried  onion skins back in the day
thank you
Richard Westerfield
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Offline David Rase

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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #30 on: December 02, 2011, 02:40:57 AM »
Micah / Richard,
I use wooden shims to align the barrel height and side to side.  I then use a wooden wedge on the top of the barrel to lock it into place.  I think I have a better picture of the barrel locked into place.

TMerkley,
The cutting bit is made from a piece of 8" smooth file.  I made one using the existing file teeth on the edge of the file, adjusting the width with a disc sander and stone and I made a second cutter from the same file only I cut in teeth that scrape the groove on both strokes.  It is a copy of the cutter they use on the rifling machine at Dixon's.
Any other questions or request just let me know.  I will try to be a little more expedient in posting answers.
Dave 
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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #31 on: December 02, 2011, 04:42:46 AM »
what about the cutting tool how and what do use for a shim to lift the tool up so it cuts deeper in to the barrow
richard westerfield
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Offline David Rase

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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #32 on: December 02, 2011, 11:31:39 PM »
Quote from: Richard Westerfield on December 02, 2011, 04:42:46 AM
what about the cutting tool how and what do use for a shim to lift the tool up so it cuts deeper in to the barrow
richard westerfield
I use little strips of .001" stainless shim stock.
Dave
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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #33 on: December 02, 2011, 11:41:02 PM »
than you
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Offline TMerkley

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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #34 on: December 03, 2011, 07:35:45 PM »
Thank you for the information and posting all of this for the rest of us to see.  one of these days (or years) I would like to something similar.  Probabaly after the 7 year old is out of the house more than likely.
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Offline James Wilson Everett

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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #35 on: December 03, 2011, 11:43:47 PM »
Guys,

Check out the information contained in the gun building section under the topic "making a cutter for rifling" and you can see some detailed photos of a rifling cutter.  Check it out and let me know if there are any questions on how the cutter is used.

Jim Everett
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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #36 on: January 14, 2012, 03:04:49 PM »
vary nice once i get some of my many project done i too hope to try to make one

i would also like to build the reaming bench and forge barrels but after 3 years or so of not forging and a few nerve damaging wounds turns out im not so good at forging any more  ::) i'll get it back its just going to take a bit  ;D
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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #37 on: January 15, 2012, 06:44:55 AM »
Quote from: Richard Westerfield on November 27, 2011, 08:14:44 AM
what type of shims do you use with grooving bit i hear tell they used dried  onion skins back in the day
thank you
Richard Westerfield
That's what the wood chips are for!!!
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Re: (COMPLETED!)Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench
« Reply #38 on: April 14, 2012, 03:59:27 AM »
now thats a work of art,id love to make one,got the book on building one about ten years ago,my skill level are a little lacking,nice job
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