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next op on the front barrel support.

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.

Still working on the Front Barrel Support

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 […]

Quick update

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.

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VG1-5 front barrel support

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 […]

GunLab is Back: The VG1-5 Project

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 […]