Floating Reamer Holder.
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:16 pm
Gentlemen....
I have not chambered a barrel before, and am going to cut my teeth cutting Improved chambers in a couple bubba'd 6.5x55's. I have bought a reamer and a GO gauge, and and alignment rod and a set of pilots to align the barrel. I have the required measuring tools and will have no problem setting the barrel back a thread and headspacing.. My question concerns my particular lathe.. There is just about no room to make a spider for the outboard end of the spindle, and it is 27" from the face of the 4 jaw to the outboard end of the spindle. This means that I will be working with the steady rest to do the setting back, threading and chambering. My lathe will take 48" between centers, so I am not short of room. I put the heart of a vernier caliper on the tailstock to make a DRO on that. My question concerns using a Floating Reamer Holder. There is no rush for this work, and I will happily build one. I have read comments both ways considering the use of them. What do you guys think. Do you think in my situation this would benefit me? My goal after I have a bit of confidence chambering is to install new barrels, and contour them to shape. I am not intimidated by the external work at all, I just want to have a good system to confidently cut accurate chambers. Thanks.
I have not chambered a barrel before, and am going to cut my teeth cutting Improved chambers in a couple bubba'd 6.5x55's. I have bought a reamer and a GO gauge, and and alignment rod and a set of pilots to align the barrel. I have the required measuring tools and will have no problem setting the barrel back a thread and headspacing.. My question concerns my particular lathe.. There is just about no room to make a spider for the outboard end of the spindle, and it is 27" from the face of the 4 jaw to the outboard end of the spindle. This means that I will be working with the steady rest to do the setting back, threading and chambering. My lathe will take 48" between centers, so I am not short of room. I put the heart of a vernier caliper on the tailstock to make a DRO on that. My question concerns using a Floating Reamer Holder. There is no rush for this work, and I will happily build one. I have read comments both ways considering the use of them. What do you guys think. Do you think in my situation this would benefit me? My goal after I have a bit of confidence chambering is to install new barrels, and contour them to shape. I am not intimidated by the external work at all, I just want to have a good system to confidently cut accurate chambers. Thanks.