rotormotored
Aluminum
- Joined
- May 6, 2010
- Location
- Coachella Valley, Ca.
Hi all,
A friend of mine wants to know if I could tap new threads into on the end of his AR barrel to acomodate a new flash suppressor.
He has one installed that is held on by just one small allen set screw. It has actually come off while firing it. So since he knows I own a lathe(South Bend Heavy 10) and a mill(Bridgport), he has asked me if I could do this for him. I have owned these machines for couple of years now and cosider myself a novice machinist and can hold a pretty tight tolerance. I do some type of maching almost every day but by no means do I consider myself a professional, not by a long shot ...at least not yet ... maybe someday.
First, I know the through hole on my heavt 10 spindle is 1 3/8 but will an AR barrel that is separated from the upper reciever fit into the spindle?
Is the AR barrel a press fit or is it screwed onto the upper reciever?
Is it neccessary to separate the barrel from the upper reciever?
Is it neccessary to build a cathead?
Depending on which type of flash suppressor he gets, must the barrel be turned down to a smaller dim. to begin the threading operation?
I guess these questions are enough for now. I know that you guys on here are real machinist's and gunsmith's so I look forward to getting some good feed back from you.
Thank you
Ed
A friend of mine wants to know if I could tap new threads into on the end of his AR barrel to acomodate a new flash suppressor.
He has one installed that is held on by just one small allen set screw. It has actually come off while firing it. So since he knows I own a lathe(South Bend Heavy 10) and a mill(Bridgport), he has asked me if I could do this for him. I have owned these machines for couple of years now and cosider myself a novice machinist and can hold a pretty tight tolerance. I do some type of maching almost every day but by no means do I consider myself a professional, not by a long shot ...at least not yet ... maybe someday.
First, I know the through hole on my heavt 10 spindle is 1 3/8 but will an AR barrel that is separated from the upper reciever fit into the spindle?
Is the AR barrel a press fit or is it screwed onto the upper reciever?
Is it neccessary to separate the barrel from the upper reciever?
Is it neccessary to build a cathead?
Depending on which type of flash suppressor he gets, must the barrel be turned down to a smaller dim. to begin the threading operation?
I guess these questions are enough for now. I know that you guys on here are real machinist's and gunsmith's so I look forward to getting some good feed back from you.
Thank you
Ed