Oops

[SpookyESU]

Why today….
I just bent the hydraulic ram on my rifling press. That’s going to be an expensive fix

 

[Mr Fettler]

Please

 

[Ashf9999]

How….? Had the barrel not been drilled?

 

[SpookyESU]

I’ll grab some pics of the old ram and the new one
I didn’t set the stroke stop and turned my back on it, hit the collet holder.
“Something doesn’t sound right”

Yea, that will be what used to be the collet block..

Oh as to “not been drilled” not this time but I have tried to drill a hole with a 63mm sandvik U-Drill without any tips in it

 

[Mr Fettler]

Oh as to “not been drilled” not this time but I have tried to drill a hole with a 63mm sandvik U-Drill without any tips in it

We have a gun drill at work, I'd not seen one before, not your regular drill bits for sure.

 

[Ashf9999]

Oh…The other thing I was hoping for was a 50 cal button going through a .243 barrel. Never mind. Clearly it was an accident. Expensive accident.

 

[SpookyESU]

We have a gun drill at work, I'd not seen one before, not your regular drill bits for sure.

Gun drills are a nightmare, I have a few sets but avoid it when I can.
Weird tip arrangement with the cutting surface over centre and only 1 cutting face.
Till the oil pressure drops and swarf gets in by the two alignment pads and you end up with an expensive ornament

 

[Mr Fettler]

Till the oil pressure drops and swarf gets in by the two alignment pads and you end up with an expensive ornament

The one in work runs the oil at 4500 psi, and it holds 400 litres
Job of the week, last week was removing the oil and filters
and a full clean out - first time for at least 8 years
oh and HAND cranking out 400 litres of oil, I don't know how my arm didn't drop off