On Sunday 16 July 2017 00:02:35 Danny Miller wrote: > Look up CA954 aluminum bronze. > I'll keep that in mind Danny, thanks. Brass already purchased though.
> Very good sliding surface on stainless. > > Danny > > On 7/15/2017 10:05 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Saturday 15 July 2017 22:00:44 Trent Hejazi wrote: > >> I have brass contact fingers and they work well. > > > > I'll get a brass bar yet tonight then, thanks. > > > >> When supporting the > >> barrel tennon, they ride on the threads without damaging them. > > > > Threads on a p-17 are square, 10 tpi. I already have a tool ground > > for that. > > > >> Otherwise, they will always leave an annoying ring on a barrel. > >> Only way to circumvent is to make a collar to slip over barrel, > >> then skim cut concentric with the bore. Other option is to make a > >> set of inboard and outboard cat-heads so you can work near the head > >> stock. This really depends on the spindle bore dia and barrel > >> dimensions you are working with. > > > > Fortunately, the spindle will pass the barrel nicely all the way. > > > > It looks like I'll have to make the spider bolts, so I may as well > > get a foot of 1/2" brass hex stock while I'm at it. > > > > Currently working on a piece of 3/4" steel, crooked as a dogs hind > > leg, need to fit the action on it between centers so I can face it > > square. But first I had to shim the tailstock for elevation, it was > > about 25 thou low. > > > > Then figure out a way to spin the bolt as its face is about 3.5 thou > > out of square. Thats hard on brass. Then measuring the tenon after > > getting it out, it doesn't match the drawing I have by as much as 37 > > thou in one measurement. And I need to make a headspace gauge as > > I've not managed to find one for the 6.5 C.M. Yet. Lots of work > > before I actually chuck up the barrel. > > > > And I found today, that the scroll in this 3 jaw chuck is an > > absolute piece of crap. So I am tightening it, measuring the > > runnout, loosening the mount bolts and tapping it gently to make it > > run true at the size its currently tightened on. This chuck, a > > Polish Bison that looks brand new, must be a very poor factory > > second to be that far off. I already cut the registration in the > > backplate down some so I could move it around. > > > > Honeydo's call. :) > > > >> Marshall > > > > Thanks Marshal. > > > >> On 7/15/17, 8:46 PM, "Gene Heskett" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Greetings all; > >>> > >>> My steady rest has steel sliders, which will not do for working on > >>> finished parts. So I need to order a foot of 1/2x1" brass or > >>> copper to make some more better shoes. > >>> > >>> Which will do the least damage to a pre-finished part, such as the > >>> fairly high polished SS barrel? Brass or copper? > >>> > >>> Thanks everybody. > >>> > >>> Cheers, Gene Heskett > >>> -- > >>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > >>> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > >>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > >>> Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>--- ----- ---- > >>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > >>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Emc-users mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>--- -------- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the > >> world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! > >> http://sdm.link/slashdot > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Emc-users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's > most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
