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Stock duplicator
- Thread starter Vee1948
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Doug W
Hot Rolled
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- Sep 22, 2003
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- Pacific NW
Les Brooks over at accuratereloading has plans for $10 or so. He was/is a professional stockmaker and certainly used his alot. It is a knock down model for storage.
Gunsmithing - Forum
Gunsmithing - Forum
Here's one for you:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/machinery-for-sale-or-wanted/duplicator-351473/
Only $14k, and "the best machine"......
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/machinery-for-sale-or-wanted/duplicator-351473/
Only $14k, and "the best machine"......
Winterfalke
Stainless
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- Mar 26, 2011
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- Huron
The tool and die maker I trained under had a stock duplicator rigged up; he made his own blackpowder rifles, from forging and rifling the barrels to heat treating his own locks and springs. It was basically a geared down hydraulic follower lathe, and a router fixtured onto the tool post, if I recall correctly. The master was chain driven off the blank with a bicycle chain and sprockets, to keep them rotating at the same speed. I never saw it running so I can't give you any more than that, but I imagine if you had a lathe with a taper attachment, you could get a similar effect by swapping the taper bar for pair of centers.
mhajicek
Diamond
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- May 11, 2017
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- Maple Grove, MN, USA
My guy reordered some bar stock instead of the bandsaw blades I wanted him to, now I have duplicate stock.
SilveradoHauler
Cast Iron
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- Jan 6, 2008
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- Mountains of Washington State, USA
The Les Brooks duplicator is a good one, he has a video also. Get in touch with him, he is a master gun builder and stock maker.
Brooks duplicator below:
I have a NorthStar, an unusual machine:
Brooks duplicator below:
I have a NorthStar, an unusual machine:
Why not draw it on CAD once...
SilveradoHauler
Cast Iron
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- Jan 6, 2008
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- Mountains of Washington State, USA
By hand as the previous poster said.
Or modify an old stock. Add wood, use bondo, to get the stock to your desired dimensions. I have maybe 50 patterns, the ones in the photo below are the most used.
Determine your dimensions the make the pattern stock to fit: Proper length of pull, drop at comb and heel. cast off, toe out, butt plate size, etc. A properly fitted stock makes a lot of difference in sight alignment, recoil management and handling. Iron sighted rifles, especially big bores, need a lot of cast off and drop to be useful.
I make a functional pattern, properly bedded to the barreled action, before making the final stock. The pattern is used in test firing the rifle to ensure proper fitting. Then the final stock is duplicated.
If you want I will put up some photos of making patterns.
SilveradoHauler
Cast Iron
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- Jan 6, 2008
- Location
- Mountains of Washington State, USA
The NorthStar is a good, heavy, accurate machine. Needs some modification and custom tooling made for the gunstock work. I will put up a link if anyone wants to see how they work.
SilveradoHauler
Cast Iron
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- Jan 6, 2008
- Location
- Mountains of Washington State, USA
Nice drawings are a good thing, but you still have to go through the exercise of making a prototype and changing things until the stock fits. There is more art than science to making a good fitting stock. The prototype, after modifications, turns into your pattern.
The real work in duplicating stocks is in making the patterns. Once the pattern is successful, then start cutting into expensive wood.
Petergun
Aluminum
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- Mar 27, 2007
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- Belgrade, MT USA
How can i contact Les Brooks to purchase his plans? i have contacted the accuratereloading.com web site and no one knows what i am talking about.
ulav8r
Cast Iron
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- Feb 21, 2003
- Location
- Russellville
Stockmaker show and tell - Topic link is to a thread started by Les. Go there and send a pm to Les, letting him know whar you want.
mhajicek
Diamond
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- May 11, 2017
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- Maple Grove, MN, USA
By hand as the previous poster said.
Looks a lot like a guitar makers shop.
Petergun
Aluminum
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- Mar 27, 2007
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- Belgrade, MT USA
I am having trouble getting on the accuratereloading web site. it will not allow me to send him an email. I don't have his phone # either
Hope some one can be of help.
Hope some one can be of help.
ulav8r
Cast Iron
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- Feb 21, 2003
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- Russellville
2 PM's sent