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Post by shinester on Aug 15, 2016 20:29:27 GMT 10
Some of us like the lever actions, we joke locally about one particular one being synonymous with prepping and I thought I'd share this cool vid on one of the earliest examples. It's a great channel if you're into older firearms.
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Post by frontsight on Aug 15, 2016 21:53:58 GMT 10
Don't let the Greens see this!!! "Rapid fire antique level action, more rounds than the Alder! ban! ban! ban! Think of our children! Ban!!!!"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 22:02:22 GMT 10
It always amazes me how well made & intricate older guns were. No CNC machining back then
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Post by ziggysdad on Aug 15, 2016 22:10:16 GMT 10
Very interesting - imagine if they'd given up on this...maybe the Winchester never gets invented.
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Post by shinester on Aug 16, 2016 9:14:41 GMT 10
It always amazes me how well made & intricate older guns were. No CNC machining back then Indeed, pretty interesting, had me poke around a bit. What I found was that they did have lathes powered by foot or handwheel such in France in the 1600's, though they had limitations. This is one from 1830 in the US, well before 1851 which was the age of the rifle, so the equipment was there. - sourceThe other recent vid I posted on Steam powered workshop has steam powered lathes and really a CNC machine of course is just a computer operated version. Really skilled people can do magic with files as well and have done so for a long time. So it's all possible, CNC takes out the labor and error costs, it's also something I'd like to own to add to my tools that I used twice a year. Screw cutting thread in 1738.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2016 21:27:40 GMT 10
I always wanted a lathe for my home workshop. Came close a few times but always other priorities. I was trained in machining when I did my apprenticeship back in the 70's and was quite good at it but haven't used one for a long time now. Interesting looking at these pics.The 1830 lathe even has bevel cut gears. Today's technology has made it easier with more accuracy & repeatability but the basics are still there. I think a steam powered workshop would be a valuable asset and a good business in a post apocalyptic world.
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Post by shinester on Aug 17, 2016 3:34:14 GMT 10
It's a skill set that I've been meaning to get around to learning properly also. If you have that equipment and a forge to cast parts you can make up more lathes and set up production lines and be even more efficient than CNC. Build an empire mauhahahahahaha... I mentioned on the other thread that the best way to have a steam powered workshop would be to have a steam engine generate electrical power rather than the belts. I'm also a great advocate and would lean towards for cost and almost no maintenance or fuel of solar. Batteries are the weak link of course, though imagine having to cut and cart timber for steam by hand.
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