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Originally posted by skl1:
Wally,

Not sure if there's a history I don't understand behind all the comments.

FWIW I'm glad to know there's an alternative lower cost collet chuck on the market. I used one a couple of times at Trinidad and liked it. Also, liked that it could be indicated in.

Thanks,
Steve

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I'm real unsure of the "lower cost" stuff. I never seem to be satisfied with it once I have it. Found it easier to pay once, cry once. Life's too short to fiddle with tools that doen't work like you think it should. The "true-set"/"set-true" feature's been around a long time, not much new there. To each his own, I guess

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Originally posted by ramrod340:

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I'm real unsure of the "lower cost" stuff. I never seem to be satisfied with it once I have it. Found it easier to pay once, cry once. Life's too short to fiddle with tools that doen't work like you think it should. The "true-set"/"set-true" feature's been around a long time, not much new there. To each his own, I guess

Cheap tools have always cost me more as I ended up getting the better stuff later anyway.

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Originally posted by Jim Kobe:
This guy has been flooding the internet with self gratifying you tube videos.

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Originally posted by Jim Kobe:
Sorry, I think maybe it was the lung darts, No excuses though.

Jim

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Originally posted by NONAGONAGIN:
Say Jim...Not to make too bit a point...BUT...what is "Professional Member, American Custom Gunmakers Guild" if not self aggrandizing/self promoting, from another point of view???? You self promote EVERY TIME YOU POST...right?

AND...since when is self promotion a bad thing...this has been going on since man became man. How do you think people get promoted up the ladder...by hiding in the bushes and keeping mute.

How/why do you think all these neat/not-so-neat gun products, high dollar rifles all over the net, gun rags and TV get promoted???... so YOU can find them and buy them. How else would you know what is out there and available?

It seems like no matter what forum you go to people think it is de rigueur to smart mouth so they think they're kool. Maybe it's a product of our times since the internet or just people being rude because most are hiding behind nom-de-plumes.


Hey...I have an even cheaper alternative...I mounted a H/V angle collet holder to my 10" face plate and I keep within 0.001" TIR without too much trouble. I looked at that same fixture but the difference between the cost of the H/V angle collet and the one in the video bought me a McGowen 50 cal barrel that is now a 50-70. My morpho-rig keeps close enough tolerances to turn cast lead bullets to whatever shape I want and they are as accurate as cast bullets can be expected to shoot...same with brass bullets for the same rifle and for my 20ga HellBoy.

It's nice to have fancy equipment, high dollar CNC machinery and environmentally temp controlled shops and any machinist knows about the problems with keeping that nebulous 0.00001" or finer runout but I DON'T MAKE HIGH DOLLAR RIFLES...I'm a home hobbyist along with thousands of other home hobbyists that STLL make accurate bug holer rifles and are very happy with our efforts....ON THE CHEAP.

If you're making you bacon with your gun shop, that's one story, but YOUR living and hobbyists efforts don't even begin to coincide, why whizz on the little guy?

What if EVERYONE had access to CNC tools and could turn out fine weapons? That would make todays competition look like Sunday school?

Neither of the CNC shops in my area are really temp controlled other than open doors and fans in the summer and heaters in the winter and they are turning out parts for just about anything and everything INCLUDING high tolerance gun parts and medical equipment parts 18 hrs a day...I can't even get them to do a small run of brass/alum bullets.

Why is it that many of you that DO make those highly valued and wanted shooters seem to want/need to kick dirt in the faces of those that can't...is THAT just another example of self promotion or keeping them in their place or....WHAT????

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Originally posted by NONAGONAGIN:
Hey, Hoss...I didn't say a DAMED THING ABOUT KOBE'S PROFESSIONALISM...He accused Wally of self gratification and I SAID I DIDN'T SEE ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VIDEO AND KOBE'S LISTING HIS MEMBERSHIP...NONE WHATSOEVER...and that isn't impugning his character OR his abilities in ANY WAY.



I get disgusted with the continual zingers.

Wally put out a video...and put himself on the line when he asked for input...and what did people do...JUST WHAT I SAID THEY WOULD DO...kick dirt in his face so to speak with cheap childish shots...Doing what he did is a lot more than many of you are willing to do.

What hurt did he do to any of YOU by doing his video...if you don't like them...DON'T LOOK...it's NO SKIN OFF YOUR NOSE WHAT WALLEY DOES, HE DOESN'T IMPACT YOU IN ANY WAY.


Why in the hell would you even CARE what Wally does.

I've been building rifles for 50 odd years and to put it precisely Ya'll don't deserve to see my best "products"...they are only for family members and YOU don't qualify...the rest do the job they were built to do and are pretty enough for that.

You go and be whatever it is you think you are, Lambert, and I will be what I am.

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Originally posted by Jim Kobe:

Chill man, I thought I had apologized to the man a few posts back.

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Originally posted by Jim Kobe:
Sorry, I think maybe it was the lung darts, No excuses though.

Jim