Thread & Cut Breech Part 1
First published in April of 2019 on Patreon. Cathy, The Real Gunsmith's Wife, published the chambering a barrel part one and two last month. Perhaps this should have been published first.
For those who think he may not be doing this correctly, because you've not been taught to do it this way, we are sorry you were not schooled as he was. We guarantee THIS works and very accurately.
Also, he has been safely machining wearing long sleeve shirts at least half of each year for over 50 years and never once had an accident, let a lone a near call. Because he is CAREFUL and knows what he is doing.
Randy threads and cuts the breech in this and the next video. He is rebarreling a pre-64 Mod 70 for a client to .264 Win.
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I really enjoy these types of videos. My friends and I are waiting to see if we get drawn for wyoming elk tags. If we do I sure hope we can stop and meet you and Cathy.
Good luck! Let us know a few days in advance and set up a time. Thanks for watching.
I'm thankful you've uploaded these videos. I've been hesitant to start my next project- making a Type 44 Arisaka barrel from a blank. I have all the tools I'd ever need, but not enough of the experience. You make it look easy!
Pure gold right here yall. Thank u mr Selby' this is great 😃👍 stuff
I love these videos! This is the way I was taught to cut threads during my two years of machine shop training 1981-83 .
The care that went into this one step takes time. Savage can build a crappy rifle start to finish and box it up for shipping while your threading one barrel. Thank You for showing us this and please share more
My hunting buddy bought a custom rifle from you. It is absolutely true to aim. I've never shot a sub-moa custom rifle before, and when he let me try it out, I was in shock at the difference between a custom rifle compared to a mass produced rifle from the manufacturer. I will be inquiring very soon for my own. Thank you.
This is the video I've been looking for! I've seen a lot of videos with modern lathes, but I can't afford one. I've been looking for a video with an older set up as confirmation that I would be able to thread barrels. I know thats what all the barrels were turned on before the modern stuff came out with, but fewer and fewr people still use the older machines and have the knowledge to operate them well. I am so thankful for these videos.
I assume that the last cut on each pass was a spring cut, and I notice you went in on the same number each time, a sensible precaution! Chris B.
Please pardon my ignorance. I would really like to know what lathe you are using and steady rest? I’m half way through a gunsmith course and I’m going to do a machinist course next.
Randy do you ever invert the threading tool, run the lathe in reverse and thread away from the headstock? I find it easier and no risk of an error.
No, I've never had a need to as I have no issues doing it the proper way I was taught. Thanks for watching.
I have threaded this way and it has some advantages! The big advantage is you are not in danger of crashing into the shoulder of the barrel. The other advantage is that you can thread much faster! Threading fast with full form carbide Threading inserts gets you a much better finish than Threading really slow. CNC lathes all thread VERY fast to get the best finishes and also because carbide usually prefers faster speeds. However he is Threading on a center in the tailstock and for his method Threading in reverse with an upside cutter has no benefit...
I enjoy watching you work. I have a question. I hope you will answer. I have read that older ruger actions can not be removed from the barrel? The article says it's because it's cast. I am disabled and read what my eyes allow, but I thought a good gunsmith could put a new barrel on. I simply don't know what to believe. You can read anything, but it doesn't make it true.
What year would you say this Ruger is? I ask because I've had one rebarreled. A 35 year old M77 MK II
What you were told is untrue. All Ruger 77's the barrel can be removed, thus rebarreled. From the start all Ruger actions have been cast. Contact me [go to webpage contact us page] and send inquiry. I'll be glad to rebarrel if that is what you want. Thanks for watching.
How can you start and stop the lathe without having to chase the thread? Thanks in advance
A thread is cut for pitch by selecting the correct pitch and engaging the even # on the dial that engages the lead screw. Then disengaging the lever that engages the dial that engages the leas screw to cut progressively deeper. Thanks for watching.
@@TheRealGunsmith thanks for replying! I was wondering how you can stop the motor and catch the lead screw without chasing the thread? I want to learn that.
@@rashidabdul-salaam9090With imperial threads as long as you continue to cut the thread on the same number on the dial each time you can shut the power off. Metric threads its different I'm pretty sure.. Metric threads I have always reversed the lathe and then made my next cut.
whats lathe speed in this operation ?
Lowest speed, back gear. Thanks for watching.
Why do you not set the camera so we can see what’s going on on the work piece
From Cathy, the Real Gunsmith's Wife: Our shop was set up 31 years ago, way before any idea of video taping. It is a small area and it works well for the work he does, but stinks for trying to video tape any. I've set the cameras every which way I can think of and there is no good view. Even the professional videographer that did the first 18 months of our videos didn't get a good angel. It is what it is. Sorry. At this point in time we are not making a whole new shop. Thanks for watching.
@@TheRealGunsmith I didn’t mean any disrespect if it was taken that way. I totally understand. I just found the site today and was totally in awe of the processes and hoped to see what he was actually doing.. very informative . Thank you 🙏🏻
@@rodtorrence6139 None taken, and we know a lot of others may wonder the same thing! Thanks for watching, we appreciate you taking the time to ask a question. You only have a 150 or so more to go! Thanks.
@@TheRealGunsmithI’m sure I’ll watch them all.
Why do most machinist thread from the headstock and you don't.
I was wondering the same thing going backwards. Maybe to test the action easier?
Because I was taught this way and I know how to efficiently, safely run a lathe and do everything dead true on centers. As well as being a master gunsmith I am a tool & die maker, machinist of over 55 years of running a lathe. This was taught to me as the correct and, more importantly, most accurate way to set it up and run the lathe. By masters in their trade. Again, this is the way I was taught, and it WORKS. Sadly, too many were taught a convoluted "method" and it is slower and not necessarily as accurate. If you weren't taught this way, I am sorry for that gap in your schooling. Therefore, me doing it this way does not mean I am doing it wrong, but that I am doing it the way I was taught. I've tried the other methods mentioned on these videos and elsewhere, find it too time consuming and IMHO, not as accurate. Thanks for watching.
It's to make sure it's on center line. It can be done with a steady rest too or just by the chuck but you CANT see if there is runout because the barrel is inside the spindle of the machine. It's because of runout issues he does it that way.
I learned two craft's in which we were told to cut threads like this way. If you use a left tool, the direction of force and stability is worse on the tool holder. What most people do isn't always the smartest thing, especially in today times...