Lathe work recommendations?

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NorincoKid
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Lathe work recommendations?

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Good morning.

Anyone know of a good place or person doing lathe work in the (preferably) west central FL area?

I have a shortened Mauser I'd like to have the last 1.25" or so of the barrel diameter tuned down to accommodate a front sight base. Probably a super easy job its just a bit too long to fit in some of the smaller hobby lathes I've tried. Thanks
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Look for a hobby lathe that has a pass through in the chuck. You won't be limited to length. I don't know about the new ones, but the old Grizzly/Harbor Freight benchtop lathes had this feature.
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George W wrote: Sat Oct 16, 2021 7:24 am Look for a hobby lathe that has a pass through in the chuck. You won't be limited to length. I don't know about the new ones, but the old Grizzly/Harbor Freight benchtop lathes had this feature.
I tried it on a smaller hobby lathe, the barrel was too thick to pass through unfortunately. Don't remember the brand though.
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Dow Arms, Dade City. Might also try HNR in Inverness.

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weaselfire wrote: Sun Oct 17, 2021 2:44 pm Dow Arms, Dade City. Might also try HNR in Inverness.

Jeff

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Ross is gone HNR isn't doing gunsmith work anymore
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rentprop1 wrote:
weaselfire wrote: Sun Oct 17, 2021 2:44 pm Dow Arms, Dade City. Might also try HNR in Inverness.

Jeff

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Wow. Shows how much I've been paying attention. :)

I'll miss Ross though.

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