Made some progress

padams8888 · July 16, 2017, 10:47:51 PM

Who would of thought a tubing cutter would perfectly cut an Sks barrel!? About 10 minutes of oiling....twisting.....and poof! Almost a perfect concave finish. Touched it up with some crocus cloth. Now I need to reduce the diameter to thread it and the fsb. This is my next AK mag build.

photo upload on internet

padams8888 · July 16, 2017, 11:30:12 PM

Can a mod move this to projects for me?

Loose}{Cannon · July 16, 2017, 11:39:50 PM

Wait... It was already crowned on the inside when you cut it?

MxwllBkr · July 16, 2017, 11:52:19 PM

Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on July 16, 2017, 11:39:50 PM
Wait... It was already crowned on the inside when you cut it?

Padams8888 Just has mad skills.......

padams8888 · July 17, 2017, 01:48:50 AM

Because of the direction the cutter head took......other than the last 1/16, it was shaped perfectly....i just deburred it with a button head screw in a drill.....stoned the chamfer and then polished it up......no kidding!

Justin Hell · July 17, 2017, 12:11:44 PM

Show the tool...it deserves credit.

Nice work Pat...

padams8888 · July 17, 2017, 12:26:40 PM

....just a 1970's tubing cutter I inherited from my Dad.

upload pic

Phosphorus32 · July 18, 2017, 12:08:10 PM

Remarkable. Did you know beforehand which side of the cutter would leave the crappy end, and if so, how can you tell?

Loose}{Cannon · July 18, 2017, 01:02:18 PM

Next time have the barrel rest in-between the two rollers opposite of the cutter. Thats where the 'tube' is actually supposed to be when cutting.

spongemonkey · July 18, 2017, 01:14:00 PM

Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on July 18, 2017, 01:02:18 PM
Next time have the barrel rest in-between the two rollers opposite of the cutter. Thats where the 'tube' is actually supposed to be when cutting.

Thats probably how he actually used it to do the cutting. The barrel between the two rollers. The pic looks like the barrel has already been cut and the cutter just remounted the way it is to keep it from falling off to the floor for the pic. Cutter appears to be a Fuller brand.

padams8888 · July 18, 2017, 01:57:42 PM

Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on July 18, 2017, 01:02:18 PM
Next time have the barrel rest in-between the two rollers opposite of the cutter. Thats where the 'tube' is actually supposed to be when cutting.

LC....you crack me up.....I did indeed have it between the rollers with a lot of oil.....It was just hanging there for the pic.....

padams8888 · July 18, 2017, 01:59:12 PM

Quote from: Phosphorus32 on July 18, 2017, 12:08:10 PM
Remarkable. Did you know beforehand which side of the cutter would leave the crappy end, and if so, how can you tell?

Honestly.....I wasn't even thinking about it when I started. I think it was just dumb luck.

spongemonkey · July 18, 2017, 02:51:40 PM

Quote from: padams8888 on July 18, 2017, 01:57:42 PM
Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on July 18, 2017, 01:02:18 PM
Next time have the barrel rest in-between the two rollers opposite of the cutter. Thats where the 'tube' is actually supposed to be when cutting.

LC....you crack me up.....I did indeed have it between the rollers with a lot of oil.....It was just hanging there for the pic.....

Younguns, I tell you! You cant learn them a darn thing but yet they seem to think they know it all and have all the answers!

Loose}{Cannon · July 18, 2017, 03:53:17 PM

Ah... Ok. Carry on.

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