Retirement Project........Part 1!

[Dave 101]

Hi Dave

Have ever had a go at .22 muzzle breaks ?


Dave

[dhtaxi]

Only one in brass for the Ruger 10/22 it turned out ok.

[Dave 101]

I will keep you in mind for the future if I need one .

Dave

[Aughnanure]

What sort and make of lathe do you have, just asking out of nostalgic professional interest

[dhtaxi]

You don't want to know my friend its a Chinese lathe they are cheap as chips with lots of extras but the build quality is pap. I have had one of the most stressful days ever today. I thought Ok I will set it up for screw cutting a 7/8x14 TPI thread that's your reloading die thread. The manual that comes with the lathe is useless it took me hours and hours to work it out. Then the whole work piece ended up in the scrap bin.
I am going to have another go tomorrow at work.

The lathe at work is a Hardinge toolroom lathe with a quick lock snap of chuck it comes with a full set of Collets you can switch between the chuck and collets in about 60 seconds. Its accurate down to 1/2 a though.
We also have two Myfords one is mainly used for small screw cutting jobs. The other is set up to machine samples for laboratory analysis work. We used to have bigger lathes but we scrapped them we now just sub contract the work to other companies.

The Chinese Lathe is Ok for the small stuff I have been turning out but I don't think it will cope with bigger projects but we will see.

[DuncaninFrance]

And so it begins.......I placed the order for the model kit today.

"Where do you think you are going to build it?" my good lady wife asked

Good question and then I thought - In the Gîte over the winter months. I can leave it out on the table, I have TV/Radio if I want and there is WiFi for my laptop - excellent solution

Naval cutter
Cutters were widely used by several navies in the 17th and 18th centuries and were usually the smallest commissioned ships in the fleet. As with cutters in general they were distinguished by their large fore-aft sail plans with multiple headsails, usually carried on a very long bowsprit, which was sometimes as long as half the length of the boat's hull. The rig gave the cutter excellent maneuverability and they were much better at sailing to windward than a larger square rigged ship. Larger naval cutters often had the ability to hoist two or three square-rigged sails from their mast to improve their downwind sailing performance as well. Navies used cutters for coastal patrol, customs duties, escort, carrying personnel and dispatches and for small 'cutting out' raids. As befitted their size and intended role naval cutters were lightly armed, often with between six and twelve small cannon (or carronades in the Royal Navy).
In the rating system of the Royal Navy 'cutter' was the lowest classification, coming below the sloop-of-war as an 'unrated' vessel. Whilst the classification included true sailing cutters the rating was given to any ship of suitable size and/or importance. Under the system a 'cutter' was commanded by a lieutenant who would be the only commissioned officer on board. HMS Bounty was classed as a cutter under the command of Lieutenant William Bligh despite being a true ship with three square rigged masts.

[DuncaninFrance]

Best laid plans eh?
The supplier hasn't got the kit in stock and can't confirm it's arrival at his warehouse........................

So, I cancelled the order and placed it with another supplier who is showing it as in stock so lets see if this works.