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Offline Bug

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Barrel channel cutter?
« on: October 11, 2004, 01:23:42 PM »
How do you guys cut the barrel channel for an octagon barrel? I've tried every way I can think of, on my table saw, without any luck. I know they're tapered, but if I could just get it cut straight, it would be better than nothing. Is there a router bit? What?
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« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2004, 02:06:42 PM »
maybe if you routed it out round and then used glass bedding to fill it in you'd have something!
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« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2004, 01:52:13 PM »
An octagon barrel has 60 degree angles and from what I can recall, an End Mill is needed. That is quite a project for the "Do it yourselfer" and a milling machine would be my tool of choice. I would contact a machine shop and let them do it........in a few hours!
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« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2004, 03:32:04 PM »
Man, you crack me up!  :-D  :-D  :-D I can just see me walking in to one of our redneck, small-town machine shops with a piece of oak burl, or black walnut, and trying to explain what I wanted. If they even listened, much less agreed to do it, I'd be very surprised. One thing though, I'd probably wind up with the most expensive forearm, on a 10" barrel, in Texas :shock: ... Nah, prolly not! :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2004, 12:09:58 AM »
I wasn't intending to crack you up but before I made my router jig, I was getting my round barrel channels cut in a machine shop for $30 and then making the Contender forearms from the cut lengths. They sandwiched my wood in oak blocks and used a Bridgeport Horizontal Milling machine. I watched him do a 10 minute set up and another 45 seconds to make the pass. I didn't know you lived in small a red neck town. I can't imagine what that's like.
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« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2004, 03:39:39 PM »
Easiest way I've found is to get a cove bit, I believe 3/4" and set it in a router table, 7/16" up and the needed distance from the fence and go to it. You can relieve the sides of the channel with a dowel and sandpaper. Its been a little while since I made a forearm, so my measurements may be a little off.  Pat
oh,oh! Mayhave opened my mouth too soon-my info is for round, non tapering bbls..
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