Clod Stomper

Why must you spoil our childlike fun? :) Besides, I have a fondness for .41 cal rounds. The .41 mag holds a special place in my heart.

  That's true of many (ahem...) of us.  But it won't seem like that when we go for several days at a time without eating.  My Dad is obese, but when he has to fast overnight for a blood test or something like that, he acts like he's starving to death.  I've sort of gotten myself accustomed to intermittent fasting, but it is still a challenge sometimes.  It's much easier to cut down on calories gradually and get used to it.  For that, we need food stores.   Will

Yes.  Looks very Russian.  Circa 1950.     Not that there's anything wrong with that...

 Yeah.  If I'd known anything when I bought this machine, I would have at least got one with a thread-cutting gear.  But I knew practically nothing.  I'm still not very knowledgeable, but a bit more than when I was 25.     I sort of know what to look for now.  When I am able to buy a new mill or lathe, I'll have an idea of what I need.  But I'll still consult those more knowledgeable.     You're correct.  That one doesn't look like mine.  With my luck, it's probably made in a factory on the other side of China.  I'll be taking it apart (jeez, I hope) and taking the arbor to someone who can give me an informed idea about what I need to fix it.     Next purchase will be a lathe with a thread gear.  Most of my machining is on my barrels.  I do have a couple 80% lowers I need to finish.  Hence the sudden need to fix the mill chuck.

  Good info.  Thank you.  I'll be tearing into it Sunday.

That isn't the same machine I have, but probably made in the same factory.  I'll be going to my Dad's (where my milling machine is) this weekend.  I'll see if I can get the arbor out.  I suspect it's probably the same arbor.  But I need to be sure.   This is a learning process for me.     Thanks,   Will

Jarno?  That's a new one to me, but like I said, I'm not that familiar with them.   Thanks very much everyone.  I think I'm on the right track now.   Will

Thanks for the lead. I should have mentioned that one of the jaws is broken. So I definitely need a new chuck. Just need to get the right one.

My chuck is broken. I don't have enough knowledge to know what to get to replace it. It is a taper mount, but I don't know which. Is there a standard? Here's what I know. It's a Central Machinery (made in China) lathe/mill/drill. Bought from Harbor Freight in 1998. The markings on the chuck itself say "J2116 C" Jacobs taper maybe? It's not a Jacobs chuck. It also says "Golden Cup Made in China". Pics below. I know there are different size and types of taper mounts. Just don't know what this one is. I found these on Ebay that I think may work, but I want to be sure. http://www.ebay.com/itm/281240212569?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 and http://www.ebay.com/itm/220585557986?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 Can anyone give me some knowledge?

I don't know.  I think there are several factors involved.  First, there is a general unease in the country right now.  If the dems keep control or (Heaven forbid) gain seats in the House or Senate this November, prices definitely won't come down.  They may go up further.     However, if there is a decisive Republican win this fall*, people will again become complacent.  They will start to sell off all the AR parts that they accumulated.  And they will stop compulsively buying ammo.  Maybe even sell some of that too.  That will drop prices.     Second, like someone said above, there are tons of new gun owners.  They want to have ammo for their new guns, too.  Eventually, supply will catch up to demand and prices will start to drop.  Slowly, maybe.     Will   *Not saying that they are our friends any more, but that is still the perception.

  This for sure.  I was testing .38 Spl. loads once and got a couple readings of 3000+ fps.  Had to move back a few feet.  

Whoa.     Ummm.  Perhaps you could explain.

Not quite that long. Mid nineties, sometime. Buford Tune. Heh, that's where my wife and I went in '98. What a character. Yeah, he recommended that everyone recertify with everything they might carry. Good way to make extra money, I guess.

I wasn't going to reline it for the .32  Just turn down the barrel to fit the receiver.  Of course, that would be the easier thing to do with other rimfire rounds too, I imagine.   Are you certain about the pressure?  Factory pressure of a .32 acp is less than a .22 lr.  Of course then you have a larger cartridge, less chamber wall, more bolt thrust, etc.   What did you rebarrel yours to?  

Reading this thread has gotten me thinking (which makes my head hurt  :drunk: )...   A few months ago, I found a good deal on a used .22 "Cricket".  It was going to be my little boy's first rifle, but I'm not a huge fan of the quality, so I'm going to get him a Savage "Rascal" instead.  So.....   What to do with this one?  I'm a tinkerer, so I thought about relining it to .22 mag or one of the .17 rimfires.  But...   I just remembered that I have a barrel taken off a Lee-Enfield.  The rifling is good, but the chamber was all buggered up.  I'm pretty sure I can take a piece of that barrel and fit it to the Cricket.  Cut a .32 ACP chamber, open the bolt face and make the bolt a centerfire instead of a rimfire.  And VIOLA!  A handy, quiet little carbine.   Need to do some math regarding the bolt thrust, but I'm pretty sure it will be safe.

  They do, but I don't think that's the factor.  Civilian federal employees do too.  At least I did.  Each time I got a new position.

Why not.  BO does it all the time.

Oh yeah, here it is from another angle showing the lean better. Please overlook the mess on the carport. My mother-in-law was having carpet put in the basement at the same time. Yes, the lean was favorable. Almost exactly in the direction we wanted it to fall.

Well, here's the tree that we cut a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pics of the logs or the rest of the tree in the yard. But since my saw is still ailing, it's pretty much still there, so I'll get a couple pics of the logs. We're going to try to cut some lumber out of them. We have an Alaskan mill, but a friend of mine (the one who did most of the cutting) thinks he may be able to borrow a Lucas mill, which would be better for these logs, I think. Hopefully we can make a little money selling the lumber. I'm sure glad that thing is down. It was dropping killer limbs. Some on the house. Next to go is the hickory just up the hill from it.

They are pretty cool.  And were cheap at one time.     Like you said, the de-cocker is iffy.  I tested mine once on a loaded chamber.  Yes, it did fire.   Another thing that you probably already know, don't dry-fire it.  The firing pins can be brittle.

No, you're right, I didn't until just now. I was just answering the thread subject in general terms. That is a complete new design. I like it. Wonder how the accuracy compares to a DI?

Just be sure to rotate them occasionally.  I've had them go bad after a few years.  

I have in the past considered a piston AR.  But the piston conversions introduce, in my opinion, more problems than they solve.  A better solution for me is an adjustable gas block.  A proper tuning makes it run cleaner, which is the only real complaint some people have about the direct impingement AR

Had to be them.  I remember their ads in the newspaper.  "Must love loud music."  From what I read, it's because they would drive around in a van, dangerously, with the radio cranked up.  Very high turnover.  The owner makes money by putting a ton of kids out there selling expensive vacuum cleaners and every once in a while, they sell one.  Salespeople don't make much unless they manage to sell a few.   A couple of them freaked out a buddy of mine a few years ago.  He lives at the end of a dead-end road, sort of out in the sticks.  They pulled up, mumbled something, shoved a can of cleaner in his hands and left.   One stopped by our house a while back, in the daytime.  An attractive female who was not at all pushy and seemed genuinely disappointed when I didn't have time to let her do a demo.  But she just left.  Looking back, I should have introduced her to an endeavor that I was involved in at the time.  It hasn't worked out all that well for me (I'm a terrible salesman), but a pretty girl may have better results.   I don't blame the salespeople.  They're enticed by an ad promising them easy money then pushed out on the road with no training.

Let me guess...  Ultimate Technologies?