Gunsmithing Bandsaw?
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Bandsaws run much cooler ( esecially when equipt with the coolant attachment ), my guess is to prevent heat damage to your barrel.
Bandsaws run much cooler ( esecially when equipt with the coolant attachment ), my guess is to prevent heat damage to your barrel.
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That's odd. I'm wondering if by using the term "cut off" tool that they were refering to an abrasive cut off saw?
I don't see where putting the barrel in a lathe and using a parting tool with coolant would do any more harm than a band saw. The surface feet per minute of both tools should be about the same.
Interesting.
That's odd. I'm wondering if by using the term "cut off" tool that they were refering to an abrasive cut off saw?
I don't see where putting the barrel in a lathe and using a parting tool with coolant would do any more harm than a band saw. The surface feet per minute of both tools should be about the same.
Interesting.
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I read a thread a while back on a benchrest forum on this topic. I do believe the manufacturer is refering to a lathe cutoff tool although I woulndt use an abrasive cutoff wheel either. The concern is that removing a portion of the barrel with lathe parting tool might alter the bore dimensions near the cut. I have never tested it so I could not say one way or the other but I generally band saw to lenght and then machine. I use two spider chucks to hold the barrel and Im not comfortable parting a section off from that setup anyway,so for me the bandsaw makes sense.
Here is a link to the thread I read cutting vs parting
I read a thread a while back on a benchrest forum on this topic. I do believe the manufacturer is refering to a lathe cutoff tool although I woulndt use an abrasive cutoff wheel either. The concern is that removing a portion of the barrel with lathe parting tool might alter the bore dimensions near the cut. I have never tested it so I could not say one way or the other but I generally band saw to lenght and then machine. I use two spider chucks to hold the barrel and Im not comfortable parting a section off from that setup anyway,so for me the bandsaw makes sense.
Here is a link to the thread I read cutting vs parting
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Killer Spade 13</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's odd. I'm wondering if by using the term "cut off" tool that they were refering to an abrasive cut off saw?
I don't see where putting the barrel in a lathe and using a parting tool with coolant would do any more harm than a band saw. The surface feet per minute of both tools should be about the same.
Interesting. </div></div>
Nobody would use a cut-off "wheel", right...but then again. I can see a material change on the surface from using a lathe vs. bandsaw. But nothing the crowning wouldn't trim off. I can't see It affecting the material any further than .1".
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Killer Spade 13</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's odd. I'm wondering if by using the term "cut off" tool that they were refering to an abrasive cut off saw?
I don't see where putting the barrel in a lathe and using a parting tool with coolant would do any more harm than a band saw. The surface feet per minute of both tools should be about the same.
Interesting. </div></div>
Nobody would use a cut-off "wheel", right...but then again. I can see a material change on the surface from using a lathe vs. bandsaw. But nothing the crowning wouldn't trim off. I can't see It affecting the material any further than .1".
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DOMINIC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Why did my barrel come in and say to bandsaw the end of the barrel and not use a cut-off tool? What possible difference could it make if one used a cutoff tool or a bandsaw? </div></div>
i'm assuming the cut-off tool they are referring to is also known as a parting tool for a lathe. i remember years ago reading about someone looking at the grain structure of the barrel with a microscope before and after cutting with a parting tool and a band saw. going purely off of memory of what i read, apparently the pressure applied using the parting tool rearranges the grain structure of the steel near the muzzle. since i usually part the barrel about .050" proud of where it will finish at, face to final finish length and then recess another .090", i'm not too worried about it. i have yet to have a rifle that wouldn't shoot to my standards using this method.
now i would certainly love to re-read that article if someone could locate it.
i while back i was searching for this article so i could re-read it but i haven't been able to find it again.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DOMINIC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Why did my barrel come in and say to bandsaw the end of the barrel and not use a cut-off tool? What possible difference could it make if one used a cutoff tool or a bandsaw? </div></div>
i'm assuming the cut-off tool they are referring to is also known as a parting tool for a lathe. i remember years ago reading about someone looking at the grain structure of the barrel with a microscope before and after cutting with a parting tool and a band saw. going purely off of memory of what i read, apparently the pressure applied using the parting tool rearranges the grain structure of the steel near the muzzle. since i usually part the barrel about .050" proud of where it will finish at, face to final finish length and then recess another .090", i'm not too worried about it. i have yet to have a rifle that wouldn't shoot to my standards using this method.
now i would certainly love to re-read that article if someone could locate it.
i while back i was searching for this article so i could re-read it but i haven't been able to find it again.
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A good read . . . a good learn . . .
A good read . . . a good learn . . .
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