Okay.. I FINALLY turned a stock *I* liked...

in all honesty, it's better than anything i've gotten from gag or RMF, though I am not perfectly satisfied with *MY* skill on it, as yet.

i have taken it to .0015 on the quill, and .009 on the x and nearly nill on the y...

Stuff to do before i think it's done
1: upgrade axis brakes
2: lengthen control arm (optional)
3: MAYBE change to double length linear bearings on the X
4: cut some more stocks to learn it.
5: (big effort) recut headstock shafts to get rid of the .009

If anyone is planning on building one, i will be the first to tell you to use linear bearings, not linear shaft bearings, on X... I might have to change mine to that to make me happy...

jeffe

I have Les's CD, and while it is good, it doesn't seem to be clear enough and "close up" enough to see what is really going on with the thing.

So Jeffe, How about some good, clear, close up photos to show us what you have built.

Jeff... photos of the stock?

Doug,
I took some, just haven't posted them

will in a day or two.

jeffe

Jeffe, When you get it up and running you want to take a shot at stocking my 416 Aagard?

Jeffe,

What stock designs are you going to make and for what rifles are you going to make them? Going to do work on customer wood?

Bob,
SURE
mstarling... I am really setting up to dupe a guy's pattern... with his wood.... more of a service that a business, mebbe

been working on the stock, and have come to the conclusion that I am not QUITE ready, damn it, though that stock will be a shooter!!

jeffe

Jeffe,

What seems to be the problem? You may be trying to make a piece of wood cut as accurate as a piece of metal. I don't think that is possible with wood. Too much spring in the wood. I have seen guys try to make supports for the pattern and the blank. This takes a fine adjustment to set without bending the pattern. I cut to about .025 oversize with the machine and finished inletting by hand to get a tight fit of metal to wood. Just some thoughts..

Les,
I think it's slightly out of square, head and tail stocks.....

and yeah, i am trying to cut as close as metal (heh)... to inlet this one, it "only" took about 1/4 a cup of scrapings.. the inletting aint bad... well, aint too bad...

then again, i am a perfectionist

jeffe

Heeheehee, I just got Les's CD yesterday....

A couple of grinders, a horizontal mill and a bandsaw are coming in the next two weeks.

Is there any way it could be setup hanging upside down from the ceiling?


Toolmaker

Question for other stockmakers>!!??!

Okay, everyone has told me to cut on ONE side of the cutter (left/outside edge and bottom)

Okay, did this... works GREAT...

Now, the question,,, if you are using the left/ouside edge for outside shaping, should you then use the RIGHT inside edge for inletting? seems to stand to reason, right?



things are going MUCH better.. and much more fun

jeffe