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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:44 pm
by jrrdw
warhead052 wrote:I kinda need it by next Wednesday Jrrdw. I dunno. I will see if I can use my friends lathe, but its his dad's and he may not let me.
Wow, you should have posted this a month ago lol. If you change your mind the same offer will stand but add a day for every day that passes etc...
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:46 pm
by warhead052
Yeah sure that's fine. I will have about 6 months after next Wednesday to finish it so yeah...
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:51 pm
by jrrdw
warhead052 wrote:Yeah sure that's fine. I will have about 6 months after next Wednesday to finish it so yeah...
OK, your inline.
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:19 am
by JDP12
OK, final version of the bolt here.. needs to be machined out of aluminum bar. the block just needs to be made out of wood, nothing fancy, it'll just be a mold for a magazine.
If someone can get me a price quote and estimated time ASAP I'd appreciate it. I'd like this within 2 weeks if possible, but not absolutely necessary.
Had to make another last minute change! See below post for updated file.
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:46 pm
by JDP12
Sorry to bump, but I'd like to get the ball rollin on this ASAP, since I cant test fire the gun with ammunition until I get the bolt, and itll be ready for ammo test firing soon.
Had to update the bolt specs one last time, sorry for all the updating realized I made an error on the dimension of the bolt.
Fixed now, thanks all.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:43 am
by Labtecpower
what's your location?
I assume the dimensions are in inches?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:03 am
by JDP12
Yea inches. USA, Midwest.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:03 pm
by Labtecpower
I think it will get a bit expensive to ship the stuff to you...
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:07 am
by jrrdw
JDP12 wrote:Sorry to bump, but I'd like to get the ball rollin on this ASAP, since I cant test fire the gun with ammunition until I get the bolt, and itll be ready for ammo test firing soon.
Had to update the bolt specs one last time, sorry for all the updating realized I made an error on the dimension of the bolt.
Fixed now, thanks all.
I'm waiting on lathe parts still
. They should be here by the 9th of April.
That being said has anybody stepped up to help you with this (that lives in the USA)? If not, what do you want this made from? I have aluminum in stock and can get steel that size (or close enough to turn it down) from my local hardware store and I should all ready have that tap to cut the threads.
I don't have any plate in stock so you would do better to get that from your local welder/ing shop and or machine shop.
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:30 am
by JDP12
No, no one from the USA. I emailed Mike at ultimate-spudgun, waitin to hear back from him to see if he'd be willing.
I want this made from aluminum rod. And the block just has to be a piece of scrap wood... doesn't have to be metal or look nice. I'm just using it as a form for magazines.
I'm gonna see if my college's machine shop will do it for me, but I'm not sure if they'll take personal jobs.
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:59 am
by jrrdw
Well if nothing else pans out for you when I get my parts I'd be happy to help you out. Keep us informed.
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:00 am
by JDP12
College won't do machining for personal projects.... So I really need someone who will machine this please.
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:14 pm
by DYI
College won't do machining for personal projects.... So I really need someone who will machine this please.
If you've already requested a quote from the college machine shop, why don't you just try other local machine shops? Everyone else will be willing to do machining for personal projects
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:58 pm
by ramses
JDP12 wrote:College won't do machining for personal projects.... So I really need someone who will machine this please.
One of the reasons I'm seriously considering RIT now, even if it does end up costing me $27k /year.
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:16 pm
by mobile chernobyl
JDP12 wrote:College won't do machining for personal projects....
After someone used our machine shop to run a small aftermarket business for paintball products, we had to enforce that rule too!
The solution? Join a club like FSAE, then the answer if you are being questioned "what are you making that for?" is always, "race car". lol