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Japax wire EDM update

Work around Gun Lab actually is accomplished, in this case the Japax wire EDM. I spent some time on Saturday changing out bad push buttons on the control circuit board. There were three bad switches and we had received the replacements during the SAR gun show so this was my first day that I had […]

Gun show part 3

To tell you the truth I did not get to the show on Saturday. I was tasked with the kitchen project and it needed to be completed prior to the party Saturday night. So everything was taken out of the kitchen, we finished building the lower cabinets, installed the cabinets and put down the plywood […]

Gun show report part 2

The second day of the show is over and here is another update report. There were a lot of great guns to buy so I bought stuff instead.

As I walked around I came across a guy selling French 32acp magazines, now I really don’t need an French 32acp magazine I could not pass on […]

SAR gun show and machine gun shoot.

The next few days are going to be very, very busy. We will have 12 people staying at the house and guest house. The trips to and from the airport. Time will be spent getting ready for the machine gun shoot and show. Then there is the party Saturday night. Then the days spent at […]

Japanese type 1 paratrooper rifle

A friend of Gun Lab just obtain a Japanese type 1 paratrooper rifle and was nice enough to send pictures to share with everyone.

A little history on the type 1 is in order first.

This rifle was developed in 1941. It was a basic modification to the type 38 carbine. To accomplish this modification […]

Making the Sharpes rifle

In my usual time of relaxing and surfing the internet I came across some interesting video’s on the making of the Sharps rifle.

The first is the machining of the receiver.

The next video is making the stock.

This is the barrel making video.

This last video deals with the finish that […]

Sunday computer update

I have been a little remorse in backing up my lab top computer and downloading piles of paper work that needs filing. So a portion of this weekend was slated for that.

There are numerous dvd’s to down load on to the back up hard drive.

Boxes of drawings and data to down load.

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Some days you just can’t help yourself

I saw this sign and just had to stop and take a picture.

It was at an empty 2 spot parking area.

VG1-5 upper receiver slide

We have finished welding all the cocking handles on the upper receiver/slide. The next step is to finish the bolts and fit them to the upper receiver. Then the bolts go off the heat treat.

This is how the project looks now when we finished welding all the guides on.

Now all the cocking handles […]

Saturday fun not everything is gun stuff

We have been working very hard on getting the VG1-5 project completed but Saturday was a different kind of a fun day. About 8 years, or so, ago I started a whole house remodel,so if your significant other complains about how long a house project takes just direct her here. I bought a kitchen display […]