Do I need an expensive bandsaw to cut barrels to final length? Im just a hobbyist getting into doing my own barrels. Which wont be a whole bunch. So I dont want to go get $1k+ bandsaw for the little use it would get.
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YesYour going to be cutting the edge clean with lathe tooling I assume?
You can cut it with a hack saw or sawzall if you want.
Have you investigated the This old Tony karate chop method?
or an arc welder set on high...I was gonna recommend a plasma cutter
Not a particular reason. Have heard of people using parting tool and bandsaw.A good bandsaw can be a handy tool for several reasons, but I certainly wouldn't buy one just for chopping barrels.
Any reason that you're not just using a parting tool on your lathe to cut the barrel?
Air arc if you want a clean cutI was gonna recommend a plasma cutter
Barrels are not hard to cut....you can do it with a hand hacksaw easily....so the cheapest band saw will do it no problem.Not a particular reason. Have heard of people using parting tool and bandsaw.
I am scheduled to do some training in December with Speedy Gonzalez. So Ill wait and see how he does it and go from there. Just wanting to know in general what people use.
I’ve done a bunch with a hacksaw and the Brownells facing/crowning cutters. They work awesome. View attachment 7749348
I’ve done a bunch with a hacksaw and the Brownells facing/crowning cutters. They work awesome. View attachment 7749348
Yep, same. I've even threaded the barrels I've cut using hand tools. For barrels that don't need to mount suppressors, that also works just fine.
Do I need an expensive bandsaw to cut barrels to final length? Im just a hobbyist getting into doing my own barrels. Which wont be a whole bunch. So I dont want to go get $1k+ bandsaw for the little use it would get.
Me too...but it wasn't the noise that had me buying the band saw, it was the damned abrasive dust- everyfuckingwhere.I used to literally do them with a chop saw
That new Dewalt Jigsaw is pretty impressive!Your going to be cutting the edge clean with lathe tooling I assume?
You can cut it with a hack saw or sawzall if you want.
Have you investigated the This old Tony karate chop method?
Parting tool is not the answer.Not a particular reason. Have heard of people using parting tool and bandsaw.
I am scheduled to do some training in December with Speedy Gonzalez. So Ill wait and see how he does it and go from there. Just wanting to know in general what people use.
Pipe cutterA good bandsaw can be a handy tool for several reasons, but I certainly wouldn't buy one just for chopping barrels.
Any reason that you're not just using a parting tool on your lathe to cut the barrel?
Do I need an expensive bandsaw to cut barrels to final length? Im just a hobbyist getting into doing my own barrels. Which wont be a whole bunch. So I dont want to go get $1k+ bandsaw for the little use it would get.
If its a rifle you want real accuracy from recomend you have a Gunsmith set up in a Lathe, part off the barrel to the correct length and machine a proper crown that is true 90 degrees to the last 4-6" of the bore.[Gritter method] Same method as is used for precise chambering alignment. If it's a test project piece you can certainly band saw it off and use one of the basic crowning tools sold in B'nells. They not super precise but a "good enough" . Have fun with it.Merry ChristmasDo I need an expensive bandsaw to cut barrels to final length? Im just a hobbyist getting into doing my own barrels. Which wont be a whole bunch. So I dont want to go get $1k+ bandsaw for the little use it would get.