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Post by epanzella on Apr 23, 2015 9:42:47 GMT -5
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Post by encore50a on Apr 23, 2015 9:51:09 GMT -5
I had to search it but.......... Are these the photos you intended to post?
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Post by epanzella on Apr 23, 2015 9:56:49 GMT -5
I'm trying to post 3 pics. I had the first 2 posting OK but when I added the third, the first 2 turned to jibberish. I can't believe the hassle that pic posting is on this site. No matter what I do I can't post more than one at a time and the others get screwed up. Thx for the help.
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Post by edge on Apr 23, 2015 10:15:40 GMT -5
The biggest problem with pictures is the order that you do things.
ALWAYS copy the link before you click on the picture frame on the bar above your post.
Then when you paste the link in the popup box make sure you do not have TWO ( http:// )'s at the beginning.
IF you click on the picture frame FIRST you will get the popup box with a highlighted ( http:// ), but then when you go to copy your link and come back the (http://) will no longer be highlighted and you end up with two and that destroys the link.
edge.
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Post by cowhunter on Apr 23, 2015 11:52:38 GMT -5
That thing does a beautiful job of knurling!
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Post by airborneike on Apr 23, 2015 12:12:58 GMT -5
ED,
Nice work and well thought out
Mike
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Post by al53 on Apr 23, 2015 12:34:00 GMT -5
It does put a nice knurl on it..but looks like it also takes alot of the jacket material off also by looking at the wheels...will this cause the bullet to be more frag prone...
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Post by rambler on Apr 23, 2015 13:45:08 GMT -5
That's some serious knurling now!!
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Post by epanzella on Apr 23, 2015 14:51:36 GMT -5
It does put a nice knurl on it..but looks like it also takes alot of the jacket material off also by looking at the wheels...will this cause the bullet to be more frag prone... That copper on the wheels was from early testing to see how deep a knurle I could get. Now that the tool is dialed in and the wheels cleaned, there no more copper pickup. |
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Post by mrbuck on Apr 23, 2015 15:44:20 GMT -5
The pictures are just fine and the knurling looks great !
Chris
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Post by dannoboone on Apr 23, 2015 16:56:25 GMT -5
Looks like a great setup, but I'm not quite seeing how you get the tension on the knurling wheels. Is that at the other end in the photo of the tool? Where did you find knurling wheels that length? All I could ever find were those which are 3/8" in length. They work, but don't knurl the full length of most bullets. Again, great looking setup.....mine looks like the guy in my avatar made it!  |
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Post by epanzella on Apr 23, 2015 17:39:03 GMT -5
Looks like a great setup, but I'm not quite seeing how you get the tension on the knurling wheels. Is that at the other end in the photo of the tool? Where did you find knurling wheels that length? All I could ever find were those which are 3/8" in length. They work, but don't knurl the full length of most bullets. Again, great looking setup.....mine looks like the guy in my avatar made it! The far end of the knurler in the picture has only the hinge. The near end has all the controls. The big knob to the right is on a threaded shaft which pulls the wheels together onto the bullet. The small knob sticking out to the left is a stop so that the results are repeatable. You just insert the bullet between the wheels, turn the big knob until the stop bottoms out, and then step on the foot pedal. All the threads are 20 TPI so each complete turn represents .050 inches. The wheels are made from 3/4 inch O1 tool steel. I knurled them on my lathe with a standard knurling tool then drilled, reamed and heat treated them. I went the same route as you trying to find factory wheel but none were wide enough. |
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Post by AJ on Apr 23, 2015 20:52:47 GMT -5
Nice tool. It looks like the bullets are over knurled though. Is there any way to only get one revolution of the bullet in the tool? That should be the most repeatable. Perhaps a long handled lever instead of the drill press? Don't get me wrong, I am not ragging on your tool, just thinking out loud.
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Post by cuda on Apr 24, 2015 10:47:47 GMT -5
How much do you increase the size? Looks good and what speed do you run it at or do you hand turn?
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Post by epanzella on Apr 24, 2015 13:15:44 GMT -5
How much do you increase the size? Looks good and what speed do you run it at or do you hand turn? I plan on making a hand crank to allow me to knurl bullets at the range as needed but it's not done yet. As far as size gain, the tool gives me a lot of leeway. Light wheel engagement and a quick tap on the foot pedal gives me a light knurl that's almost invisible. More wheel engagement and longer knurling time produce a coarser knurl. Depending on the settings I can produce bullets in any size between .501 and .505 inches. My 45 McSavage loads pretty good with smooth XTP's right out of the box so I won't know what size bullets I need until I shoot some. Between wind, rain, and work, it's tuff to get out. Hope to get a day next week. |
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