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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 […] Things around the shop have been hectic. Videos have been taken of all the parts that have been made and I am going through them as fast as possible. However, here are some pictures of the progress on making the type 99 magazine.This is how live as a pressing die started out. This same size […] Well we have just about completed all the front barrel supports. So the next few posts will be videos of cnc machining the last two ops on the cnc lathe. We have actually started on the rear barrel supports now. We have continued with the front barrel support. The first three ops have been completed and now we are starting on op 4. This picture shows what op 2 and 3 look like when completed. This op is being completed on the small lathe with the new dro’s installed. The first step is to […] By now everyone thinks that I have fallen of the end of the earth, not true. It has been real busy both with my life and in the shop. Just a couple of update photo’s of progress in the shop. First is that the first, second and third op’s are now completed on 20 bolts. […] Here is the front barrel support. This part accomplishes a few objects. It supports the front of the barrel, is the guide for the recoil spring, acts as a seal for the escaping gas and locks the upper receiver together. So while a simple part to make the tolerances have to be maintained. This is […] Just A quick note for todays post. I have spent the last two weekends building a barn for a friend so not a great deal of time to write a post. There is something not right about a 60 year old framer with a 65 year old helper. There has been some work completed on […] Gun Lab is now back into full swing. The objects are still the same. That is discussing the design, prototyping and the building of small arms, their parts and accessories. The first project is the Gustoff Volkssturmgewehr, model MP-507, and commonly called the VG1-5 in the states. This rifle was designed at the end of […] |
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