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So we will start with the update on the VG1-5 project. I stamped the rear top covers.Out of the 10 that were stamped. We found a few problems. I had to re-stamp the parts due to not getting the ribs deep enough. This is a close up of the stamping.
Once I re […] Will Cushman asked how we moved the die plates around the shop. If my shop was in a single building or even on a the same level it would be a great deal easier. To move the dies from under the bench to the top of the bench to work on them I use a […] In our last post I showed you the bottom plate of the pressing plates. This is the completed top plate of that matching set. This first picture is with the top plate completed spot drilled. After spot drilling the pin holes where drilled and reamed. Then the cap screws were drilled. And finally […] I don’t want anyone to think that here at gun lab we have just been hanging around and drinking beer and accomplishing nothing. That is far from the truth. A while back a die shop went out of business and I was able to buy a few items. One being a brand new steel die […] This last year I bought a new toy for myself. It was a Webb 2 axis cnc vertical mill. Now in the shop we have 2 machining centers and a 3 axis cnc mill now, but I wanted something that could be used as a manual mill and still have basic cnc capabilities. So while […] I have taken a break from working on the VG1-5 project to upgrade a piece of equipment. This upgrade is being done on my little Chinese lathe. The brand name is Acra Turn and was obtain from a machine tool supplier that then went out of business, but it is just another Chinese type lathe […] |
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