I was able to accomplish a little more on the addition to the Fab shop. That is until we ran out of materials. Here are a few pictures of what little work that was accomplished on it. Just so you have an idea of the progression. This is me fighting with the compactor a while back trying to get the soil ready.
And when I was finally done with this fun task.
We did have a little rain here that helped settle it even more.
Over the period of two rain storms we had over 5″ of rain.
This is a little video of the water running around the fab shop.
Now it is on to the next exciting part setting the steel and the frame for the concrete pour.
I hope to be completed with the steel and framing by next weekend then pour in two weeks. We will see how well that plan works
The part this weekend is actually a complete bolt and bolt carrier for a Chauchat light machine gun. The pictures are from “Collector Grade Publications” book “Honor Bound”. This is another book that you should have in your library.
For this Friday video we are using the new knurling tool that we modeled and built in the shop. This tool is a much better design and safer to use than the Shars tool I purchased. Here are a few pictures of it to give you an idea of the design.
This is how it looks on the lathe.
Here is the video of the operation.
Still working on the whole video thing. Thanks for watching.
This was going to be a library post but I felt that this was a little more up to date for the on going projects. We have finished the next phase of design of the Japanese 99 dies. If you might have forgotten we had a few problems with are original die design with it shearing the sheet steel as it went into the female die.
This being the old die design.
So then we re-design the die concept and made the next version of the die.
The problem that we dealt with at this point was the movement of the sheet metal and no way to align the stamping with the next pressing. This now brings us up to the current die design. This die is a spring loaded die that will pick up the sheet metal after it has been located with dowel pins an holds it between the two dies causing the sides to bend inward up until it reaches the base at which time it presses in the groves into the sides. Here are the solid model designs.
With this phase completed we will start machining the dies this week. Time will tell if this design works. As always your comments and opions are welcome.
I am sorry but this going to be a short post. I have not had the time to complete the other post that I wanted to do. I have a digital photography class on Tuesday night and it ran longer then expected. The good news is that one of the other students takes gun pictures professionally as is willing to help me upgrade my pictures. This is exciting as it improves the quality of the photographs for this site. Chuck
I hope to improve my pictures from this to something better.
More design work has been accomplish on the fluting press. Here are the latest updates on the project. This is the last major difficulty on the VG1-5 rifle. Most of the rest of the parts for the VG1-5 have been completed and have the fixtures for the bolt to upper receiver. I still have the control circuit and dro to design into the press, however the basic machine is finished.
This machine was design to have a great deal of flexibility. The bottom base is design to move up or down as the need exists and the tool holder can be removed and a different type of tool installed. This should allow the press to cut in the flutes into a chamber or press out a stop on a piece of sheet metal.
Once again if you have any comments or ideas I would like to read them.
This update has to do with some ammo that I just received. I had ordered a couple of cases of .410 shotgun musket ammo for the Enfield 410 shotgun from Dan’s Sporting Goods. These are some great people to deal with. It was a very pleasant experience to say the least and they will have my business again. Here are some pictures of the ammo as it was shipped and out of the package. The head stamp indicates that it has come from India. I have fired 10 rounds so with no problems indicated. I know that that is not much shooting to verify anything, however a complete shooting session will be in the future.
I found it interesting how much the case expanded after firing.
The ammo came wrapped in 10 round bundles and packaged inside of a wooden box.
The first picture comes for Dan’s sporting goods web page.
Dan’s site also has a real good picture of the components of the ammunition.
If you happen to have one of these fine Enfields I recommend that you contact Dan’s about some ammo before it’s all gone. Here is there web page:
http://www.dansammo.com/contact.asp
Now as for the rifle that I used and a few close up pictures of some interesting items on the weapon.
My rifle is in very good condition with a couple of repairs to the stock. It was made in 1949 and is marked RFI.The magazine has been removed and a wooden filler block installed in it’s place with a metal feed ramp to allow loading the cartridge.
The rear sight has been riveted so there is no adjustment for elevation, not that you would need any.
Here are a few more pictures of the rifle.
I have a quick video of me shooting it in the test fire tube. As you can see there not much recoil and the noise is minimal using the tube.
I am still trying to get the bugs worked out on the voice over.
If you are interested in more information on the Enfield rifle and the different variances I recommend the following books.
Hope you enjoyed the post. Any ideas or opinions are appreciated.
The first picture are from “Collector Grade Publications” book “Sturmgewehr”. I highly recommend this book. If you are a student of weapons or military history this book is a must in your collection.
Here is a picture of the bolt in the machined receiver.
And as it starts to being retracted.
This picture shows the locking area of the machined receiver.
Over the period of two rain storms we had over 5″ of rain.
I hope to be completed with the steel and framing by next weekend then pour in two weeks. We will see how well that plan works
