Needed Metal Cut for Mount... Update, Mount is Here!
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Flyer... a bit of friendly advice...
Chill out, declare some kind of victory and don't take things further. Find another thread to enjoy while you grow a reputation here.
You are now in a thread with a bunch of brothers who have been friends for nearly a decade in one form or another. We'll take care of each other. And anything or anyone that impinges on that... in the smallest way will very, very quickly become a pretty hilarious chain of Interwebs roadkill.
Lots of dynamics on SH. One of them is that people who have taken care of each other for a long time... will keep doing so. In a very ruthless manner.
Have a great day, Welcome to SH.
Cheers,
Sirhr
Chill out, declare some kind of victory and don't take things further. Find another thread to enjoy while you grow a reputation here.
You are now in a thread with a bunch of brothers who have been friends for nearly a decade in one form or another. We'll take care of each other. And anything or anyone that impinges on that... in the smallest way will very, very quickly become a pretty hilarious chain of Interwebs roadkill.
Lots of dynamics on SH. One of them is that people who have taken care of each other for a long time... will keep doing so. In a very ruthless manner.
Have a great day, Welcome to SH.
Cheers,
Sirhr
Oh man, I so appreciate that! No hurry and I'm positive I can take care of you on the IPA --WA is HUGE on IPA, it's practically the only thing they have at any of the beer aisles. I'll grab several from around here you may not be able to get out there. I can think of a few really good ones right now.
I should be able to get this done by the end of the week.... send me a PM with shipping address.
Cheers brother!
Sirhr
Cheers brother!
Sirhr
I looked for the tubing already, it was my first idea. Well, channel was. But I couldn't find anything even close, 1.5" was about it IIRC. Maybe some super specialty place may have it, but I couldn't find it.
If you are OK with Stainless, I have some 4" square and can mill it out of Stainless.
Cheers,
Sirhr
Yeah, that's fine if it's not too heavy. That'd probably be preferable. That LRF is pretty heavy.
I saw 3.5" 1/4 wall aluminum square tube but it was by the 20' stick.
It's out there.
Some times eBay has drop like that.
But if your LRF is as heavy as you say it is, a gimbal like I'm planning would allow it to pivot close to the C.G. and you might be able to flip one of them so they mount top and bottom with the gimbal holding it in between (no box required but maybe an angle for your IR illuminator mount).
It's out there.
Some times eBay has drop like that.
But if your LRF is as heavy as you say it is, a gimbal like I'm planning would allow it to pivot close to the C.G. and you might be able to flip one of them so they mount top and bottom with the gimbal holding it in between (no box required but maybe an angle for your IR illuminator mount).
Jokes are rarely fair to everyone. just saying, you got played a little and fell hook, line and sinker for it.
It's being made from SS now and I think he'll make it sufficient to support this Mk5. It is a beast. That's why I plan on those support posts too. But it has to be the dimensions it is for everything to work out, for the eyepieces to be more or less lined up, for room to work the power dial, space for a short rail and hopefully it'll balance more or less on that five inch section. The size keeps it compact so it makes for a good field unit, and honestly? It's the best I can do right now, can't swing the Spotter 60 but oh I want one, and the Leupold I was gonna have to save for, well, I got the USO for $1000 less than a used Mk4 and it has the same reticle as two rifles I plan to use it with, which is nice. But there were absolutely no mounts made for it and it's even hard finding a flip cap to fit the OBJ, let alone an ARD. So if I was going to use it like I planned, I was gonna need something like the above. It's a lot better than the "dual camera mount" that is an 8" bar that fits on a tripod head and mounts the two devices side by side, although that was a cheap solution. Didn't allow for a rail either. So this stacked setup will be a lot better.
Now to find a low tripod I can use in the prone. One that won't break the bank, aluminum instead of carbon fiber.
But in a setup like this, I need to know, what head is better? A video head with a handle to adjust, or the ball mount where I have to carefully move it around on the ball? Or one of the pistol grip heads? What works best in the field?
As a fellow-USO snob... I approve your choice.
My Spotter is a vintage Unertl... and I have an ex-army that has followed me everywhere. But I would love a USO spotter. They've been my go-to guys since the days of DOC76251 "Mu;;ins" here on SH. Another legend here on SH.
I got your back Stryker!
Cheers,
Sirhr
My Spotter is a vintage Unertl... and I have an ex-army that has followed me everywhere. But I would love a USO spotter. They've been my go-to guys since the days of DOC76251 "Mu;;ins" here on SH. Another legend here on SH.
I got your back Stryker!
Cheers,
Sirhr
Carbide bit....
I'm making Civil War Cannon Carriages for entertainment and fun... a spotting scope mount is like making things out of Play-Dough!
Follow in Vintage Thread...
Cheers,
Sirhr
Wow man, that's crazy!
I like USO, I have the TPAL models with GAP reticles in 3.2-17x and 5-25x and some tree reticle in a 1-8x MR-8 I believe it's called. Turns out the only scope that really fits my requirements for my Grendel is their B-10 and I could use their new 1-4x or 1-6x too. I don't wanna end up with nothing up USO scopes but it's working out that way it seems. They are tanks and they do work very well. On top of that, they sent me an email telling me I get big discounts for ordering through them. They ain't making it easy for me to get another brand.
I like USO, I have the TPAL models with GAP reticles in 3.2-17x and 5-25x and some tree reticle in a 1-8x MR-8 I believe it's called. Turns out the only scope that really fits my requirements for my Grendel is their B-10 and I could use their new 1-4x or 1-6x too. I don't wanna end up with nothing up USO scopes but it's working out that way it seems. They are tanks and they do work very well. On top of that, they sent me an email telling me I get big discounts for ordering through them. They ain't making it easy for me to get another brand.
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My TRG runs a 5 -25 and my gas gun runs the 3-17. Then I have a 3 - 17 on my .14 Eich. All GAPs' And a 1.5 - 6 on my Colt, custom reticle designed by Doc. And another older USO one with a donut on another AR. All courtesy Doc. No better scopes, imho... But others will differ.
Cheers, Sirhr
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Ha! I have the 5-25 on a DTA HTI in .50BMG and the 3.2-17 is on the SR25! I like 'em too, mounts were hard to find until I stumbled on Badger and haven't looked back.
I'll take two, for now. Nom Nom Nom. LMFAO. Now then, I'm obviously late to the party due to being busy as fuck because my fucking friends who are late to the "get your load figured out for hunting party", again. Fuckers. And speaking of Fuckers, just who is this "Flapper" guy anyhow? Bueller?
Gettin’ all spooled up for a “poparockcal” repeat episode ? (I hope
)(I have never had so much fun wasting one continuous block of time as that epic Saturday afternoon about 6'ish weeks ago.....
)
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WOW. Look Betty, you're gonna find out in short order what others have tried to tell you, if you're still here. This isn't the place to beg for attention, because you'll get it, then you'll get it. We're a forgiving bunch of meat heads and have been together for a long long time on here and in the real world. We'd love to have ya come and play, and then again, we love to use people up that refuse to "get it", and then we discard them. Don't be discarded, it sucks. There's a whole pile of'm in the back room.
Oh I get that already. I'm pulling back, but not out.
We'll see If it's gonna be door #1 or door #2. I'm waiting...........How long has it been now since the last shit show? Fucking with @sirhrmechanic ? Really? Good choice. I got mad respect for the guys that saunter into the Gulag, pick out one of the biggest, baddest sumbitches in there and smack'm right in the mouth. I always volunteer for the Hospital run..
Oh I get that already. I'm pulling back, but not out.
He'd really appreciate it if you kept on changing your mind, about four or five times a minute.
So since it's 30 degrees cooler in the workshop at Schloss Nitrocellulose than it is in on the grounds... I went rummaging through my pile of junk
Came up with a nice 3 x 3 piece of 1/8" wall thickness stainless steel tube... Had some welding scars on one side... but that's the side I'll cut off! 1/8th would be too light, IMHO for aluminum. But in SS, this will be more than strong enough. 1/4" wall Stainless would be a barbell!
Nice to have a big water-cooled bandsaw! 8" slab... no problem. True the end first, then cut a bar.
Cut the shape out with the plasma cutter and left some extra to remove on the mill. Sorry, no pictures of plasma cutting. Just stare at the sun for a couple of moments and you'll get the idea. Sucked that I was wearing shorts today (did I mention it's hot out and I had not planned to be in the shop? Shop now smells like burning hair.) Then on to the mill....
Carbide bit made short work of the SS edges, not even any coolant needed. Note the machinist jacks used for fixturing. When the pieces were removed, the edges actually 'sprang' out a lot. Lots of stress in that DOM welded stuff. Put it on arbor press and pushed everything back into shape. Then Zip zip! Finish the edges with a DynaFile and a flap wheel to get things nice and rounded so noone will get cut on edges.
Finished part.... After a quick bead blasting and wire-brushing to get it a nice uniform finish. Had to do a bit of bending as I mentioned above, but it's nice and straight. I was a bit worried about whether it would be rugged enough to hold those big, heavy, tough USO optics. They can be a load, you know! So I decided to do a USO test on it...
In the spirit of U.S. Optics... I parked my Jeep on it. It survived fine, not even a mark. Not on the part or the Jeep.
Finished Fleshlight... er... spotting scope mount with some USO porn in the background.
@Strykervet ... part boxed up and will go out Priority Mail tomorrow! You'll have it by the end of the week, if the 4th does not mess up the mail too bad.
Post some pictures of your finished mount, amigo!
Cheers,
Sirhr
Came up with a nice 3 x 3 piece of 1/8" wall thickness stainless steel tube... Had some welding scars on one side... but that's the side I'll cut off! 1/8th would be too light, IMHO for aluminum. But in SS, this will be more than strong enough. 1/4" wall Stainless would be a barbell!
Nice to have a big water-cooled bandsaw! 8" slab... no problem. True the end first, then cut a bar.
Cut the shape out with the plasma cutter and left some extra to remove on the mill. Sorry, no pictures of plasma cutting. Just stare at the sun for a couple of moments and you'll get the idea. Sucked that I was wearing shorts today (did I mention it's hot out and I had not planned to be in the shop? Shop now smells like burning hair.) Then on to the mill....
Carbide bit made short work of the SS edges, not even any coolant needed. Note the machinist jacks used for fixturing. When the pieces were removed, the edges actually 'sprang' out a lot. Lots of stress in that DOM welded stuff. Put it on arbor press and pushed everything back into shape. Then Zip zip! Finish the edges with a DynaFile and a flap wheel to get things nice and rounded so noone will get cut on edges.
Finished part.... After a quick bead blasting and wire-brushing to get it a nice uniform finish. Had to do a bit of bending as I mentioned above, but it's nice and straight. I was a bit worried about whether it would be rugged enough to hold those big, heavy, tough USO optics. They can be a load, you know! So I decided to do a USO test on it...
In the spirit of U.S. Optics... I parked my Jeep on it. It survived fine, not even a mark. Not on the part or the Jeep.
Finished Fleshlight... er... spotting scope mount with some USO porn in the background.
@Strykervet ... part boxed up and will go out Priority Mail tomorrow! You'll have it by the end of the week, if the 4th does not mess up the mail too bad.
Post some pictures of your finished mount, amigo!
Cheers,
Sirhr
Oh yeah.... time to complete... 70 minutes. Including parking the Jeep on it. And taking pictures. Took me longer to write it up here than to make it.
Easy as pie...
Cheers,
Sirhr
Easy as pie...
Cheers,
Sirhr
The bead blasting is just showing off.
So since it's 30 degrees cooler in the workshop at Schloss Nitrocellulose than it is in on the grounds... I went rummaging through my pile of junk
Came up with a nice 3 x 3 piece of 1/8" wall thickness stainless steel tube... Had some welding scars on one side... but that's the side I'll cut off! 1/8th would be too light, IMHO for aluminum. But in SS, this will be more than strong enough. 1/4" wall Stainless would be a barbell!
Nice to have a big water-cooled bandsaw! 8" slab... no problem. True the end first, then cut a bar.
Cut the shape out with the plasma cutter and left some extra to remove on the mill. Sorry, no pictures of plasma cutting. Just stare at the sun for a couple of moments and you'll get the idea. Sucked that I was wearing shorts today (did I mention it's hot out and I had not planned to be in the shop? Shop now smells like burning hair.) Then on to the mill....
Carbide bit made short work of the SS edges, not even any coolant needed. Note the machinist jacks used for fixturing. When the pieces were removed, the edges actually 'sprang' out a lot. Lots of stress in that DOM welded stuff. Put it on arbor press and pushed everything back into shape. Then Zip zip! Finish the edges with a DynaFile and a flap wheel to get things nice and rounded so noone will get cut on edges.
Finished part.... After a quick bead blasting and wire-brushing to get it a nice uniform finish. Had to do a bit of bending as I mentioned above, but it's nice and straight. I was a bit worried about whether it would be rugged enough to hold those big, heavy, tough USO optics. They can be a load, you know! So I decided to do a USO test on it...
In the spirit of U.S. Optics... I parked my Jeep on it. It survived fine, not even a mark. Not on the part or the Jeep.
Finished Fleshlight... er... spotting scope mount with some USO porn in the background.
@Strykervet ... part boxed up and will go out Priority Mail tomorrow! You'll have it by the end of the week, if the 4th does not mess up the mail too bad.
Post some pictures of your finished mount, amigo!
Cheers,
Sirhr
Wow! That's CUSTOM !.....that 'ain't store bought ! Exceptionally nice !
(How long did it take to get the Jeep off of it ?........
)Damn Nice Job @sirhrmechanic . Does the Hide Rule or what?
So where's the dipshit at? He get the Boondocker in the ass already? Crap !
So where's the dipshit at? He get the Boondocker in the ass already? Crap !
You done good, @sirhrmechanic. I tip my hat to ya.
Now, @1J04 regarding those 'bases' you're going to implement on YOUR fleshlight holder/adapter/thingy for your thingy, I'm guessing you are going to want them "high-tech/low-drag" see-through-scope mounts. I dunno if they offer them for a 3/4" tube, though. (You'll have to put one of your pictures of them up here, I only saw them once at a gun-show as a door prize) HA.
Bazinga!
Now, @1J04 regarding those 'bases' you're going to implement on YOUR fleshlight holder/adapter/thingy for your thingy, I'm guessing you are going to want them "high-tech/low-drag" see-through-scope mounts. I dunno if they offer them for a 3/4" tube, though.
(You'll have to put one of your pictures of them up here, I only saw them once at a gun-show as a door prize) HA.Bazinga!
You done good, @sirhrmechanic. I tip my hat to ya.
Now, @1J04 regarding those 'bases' you're going to implement on YOUR fleshlight holder/adapter/thingy for your thingy, I'm guessing you are going to want them "high-tech/low-drag" see-through-scope mounts. I dunno if they offer them for a 3/4" tube, though.
Bazinga!
You wanna swift kick to the shin? Hmmm? Cuz I'll do it.
That's what I wrote in response to oneshot86 when he said making this was "elementary".
As you can see from the final product, I was pretty damn close to the method Sir used.
I'm pretty sure I don't have a problem with him, to use a basketball term, game recognizes game.
While I don't do as much of that stuff these days, I know what I'm talking about. If Sir had quoted that part with the shop rates you typically find around here, I'm guessing that's $120 or more because a good estimator always pads the time and materials a bit to cover their ass when something goes wrong. In lower cost areas it might be less but not too much. A lot of shops wouldn't touch that job with a 10' pole because they are looking for gigs to last them months instead of hours.
If anyone should have a beef with me it's oneshot86 because I called him out for being a fool.
But it was labia face that called me out with some flagpole shit.
As for where I've been, I've been busy reloading.
What flappy doesn't get is that he's got about a half-dozen of us "eager for discourse." My flagpole meme wasn't personal at all.
Oneshot a fool because he said it's a stupid easy task?! Makes you a fool for not recognizing the simplicity in the task. Sirh even showed the elementary level easy at which it could be completed. With some professional finishing touches even.
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@flyer
One thing I can tell you, Oneshot isn't even remotely a fool.
I know him personally and he's about as far from a fool as it gets.
Now if you're talking about actin a fool, yep that's right up his alley. He's good at that too and it makes for some good fun.
You're really itching for an on line ass whipping, aren't you?
One thing I can tell you, Oneshot isn't even remotely a fool.
I know him personally and he's about as far from a fool as it gets.
Now if you're talking about actin a fool, yep that's right up his alley. He's good at that too and it makes for some good fun.
You're really itching for an on line ass whipping, aren't you?
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