I will take some pics and it will show what I am up against.Is there a specific reason it can’t be held externally? An er collet should grip and leave no mark whatsoever
Literally a piece of brass with some very shallow rifling?Well, I have had an opportunity to see the actual tool used for removal and replacement of these barrels:
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Quite a thing and so I am going to try to get one, meanwhile I will be continuing with my own version.
Exactly that, I will continue with my own design tomorrow, I am trying to work out in my own mind just how much force EN16 can take at 6mm Dia.
Think I’d be more worried about damaging the bore with it. Guess thats why the real thing is brass…
I have been doing this for a while you know, anyway, my interpretation, started with a bit of EN24 in the lathe:
You are splitting hairs and constructing something from implied rather than understanding the project.
Picking bits out to suit yourself. I said Exactly that, but followed this with "I will continue with my own design" which you forgot to add.
Yeah I didn't pick up on that.
You can always find a fight if you want one but ten out of ten for sticking your hands up. A couple of people on here have left because of the bickering, perhaps we should take time to stop and reflect once in a while and we should all be a bit less RIGHT perhaps?
The blades on the MD500 are held on by expanding pins will try and find a breakdown they are only about 3/8 od