of teachable machining issues caught my eye:
1) Will was hammering with a large chisel or punch
with a mushroomed top of potential steel shrapnel.
One of the first safety warnings I got in the machine
shop was always to grind down the overhangs less you
send a piece of steel flying into an eye.
I hope none here are so careless.
2) I was astonished when Will proceeded to hand thread a 'one of a kind'
barrel free hand, clamping it in the vise and eyeballing the
die. Surprise, he plucked the duck and had to have his
real gunsmith circumcise the botched section and start the thread a few
turns. Now friend Will completed the threading. Didn't anyone ever teach him
to hold the barrel in the lathe and press the die with the spindle to get
an accurate alignment?
3) Kris, in rare charming moment, was fixing for his classy Southern Lady grandmother's
birthday, her W. Collath & Sohne Drilling shotgun. He also performed accurate drilling
with the firearm's piece held in a vise
and hand drilled the hole. Ever hear of a drill press?
From the above examples I have sorrowfully concluded that I shall not have
them work on my Rolex Sea Dweller any time soon.
I must admit it was fun to see brave Will tossed out of the helo.
I failed in suppressing the joyous images of some political figures taking his place, without
a chute, of course.
