Little gifts are awesome!

[Ksmirk]

Well went over to a great friends house this evening to figure out a recoil pad for the CZ and after we got that ordered he says oh ya I about forgot, I made ya something for your Dillon ??? so I ask what it could be and he handed this me this aluminum tube with numbers and lines on it.

Can ya figure out what it's for? Later,

Kirk

 

[drmitchgibson]

I want one! I've been thinking of making one of these from hardware.

 

[Ksmirk]

Yipper pretty cool little doo dad! LOTS better than the wrench.

Later,

Kirk

 

[Wall]

you need a wrench to turn yours?
I adjust mine pretty easily by hand

 

[Ksmirk]

Yeah I can turn it by hand but I just find the wrench easier to get good adjustments and this little tool is just cool plus a good friend gave it to me so it makes it even cooler. I've not sit down to figure out what each graduation equates to but I will I"m sure here soon. Later,

Kirk

 

[Wall]

Yeah, I agree it's cool.
Keep in mind, the marks will equate to a diferent grn amount depending on which powder you're using at the time

 

[Ksmirk]

Yipper your correct there! every adjustment requires a check of weight that's a given unless ya wanna blow something up the hash marks are just good for a reference like about any other type of adjustment tool, even on lathes I use an indicator to verify as if you go off those numbers on the dial most times your not where you think. Later,

Kirk

 

[drmitchgibson]

Re: the lathe, the feed dial increments relate to turning down the overall diameter. So, one thou in= two thou off the piece. You cut two sides at once. Usually. I've never tried using the angled crossfeed to take off 0.00001" or finer. That seems like fun.

 

[Ksmirk]

Dude if you can cut .00001 your my hero! yeah I remember when I first started using a lathe and undersizing stuff and scratching my head, I don't get to run a lathe near like I used too but if the planets stay lined up I might have one in my garage in the next year as it would be nice to start doing some rifle work from home and I have a damn good teacher willing to help. I so need to find a cheaper hobby!

Got to use the little tool earlier as well it was raining and I had a bunch of bullets, brass, primers, and powder just sitting around and while I could turn the bolt by hand it was much easier to use this tool. Later,

Kirk