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Charlie

Here is the Trigger Spring. I cut this baby out of a "Band Saw Blade" useing Tin Snips. The hole was drilled with a Carbide Drill. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/PC260025.jpg Here are some Lever Springs. These were milled out of O-1 Tool Steel. I hardened them w...

Charlie

Remember that Cartridge Pusher I told you I had built again but prettier? Here it is. I bored a piece of Aluminum Bronze on the Lathe, then turned both ends leaving a flange where the Thumb Tab wants to be. I then took it to the Mill and brought to the condition shown. I used a 3/4" end mill to...

Charlie

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Charlie

Thank you AW, you yourself are a tuff, talented no BS kind of man. I enjoy watching you build the things you do, and am honored you find my stuff worth looking at, and get inspiration from. When you get the fit and finish on those miniatures correct, you will be able to build full size stuff equal t...

Charlie

Well hello Old Friend,

About these pictures, I have to load em in "Photobucket" and downsize em before posting here.

I kind of like this place - you know about the other drama.

I hope you will show these Guys what you can do sometime, they are in for a treat.

Merry Christmas to ye.

Charlie

Bump.

Look up in the stickies for up-dates ~ ( 40 Caliber Volcanic Rifle )

Charlie

Remember That block of Aluminum that we broached that hole in? Well, here it is shown from the Bottom Side. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/BottomFrame.jpg Here is the Stock tangs showing the Hammer Spring installed. This Spring is adjustable for tension from the outside. ...

Charlie

Thanks Guys, glad you enjoy this. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/PC210016.jpg Here is the Trigger, it is cut from 1/4" O-1 Tool Steel. I used my little CNC Milling Machine to cut this baby out. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/PC210018.jpg H...

Charlie

Kentucky was a wild and violent place after the Civi War. This lasted well into the 1900's.

seeing that old picture sort of took me home.

Kentucky was where I was born.

Charlie

Bunp,

Look up in the "stickies" for this Volcanic Rifle build

Charlie

http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/BroachGrinding.jpg OK, This is a right angle grinding disk. I made the arbor for it on my lathe. Here I am useing my Milling Machine to do the grinding. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/Broach.jpg This is what my B...

Charlie

soon 2 retire wrote:Charlie,

Is that a square piece of hss that you use as a broach by pulling down on the bridgeport handle?

Bob in NE Indiana

Yes. Just wait I will show ye how I ground it. I need some time to locate the pictures.

Charlie

http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/RuffMortice.jpg The most difficult thing about making this Frame is that square hole up front where the Cartridge Elevator rides. Here I am drilling out the bulk of the metal in preperation to broach this hole manually. I will use the quill...

Charlie

http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/ToggleLinks.jpg These are my Toggle Links and Pins. The links are cut from O-1 Tool Steel and hardened. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/ToggleBolt.jpg Here is a Toggle Bolt Assembly useing those Links. This is a m...

Charlie

Hey Guys,
Hobie made this project a sticky.
Look for updates there.

(40 Caliber Volcanic Rifle) ^

Charlie

http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/post-3-91369-P9190018.jpg Here are all the parts that make up the Barrel Assembly. It is Finished, I have milled the Slot and made all the required Parts. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/post-3-91470-P9190013.jpg ...

Charlie

Hobie,
Thank you man.
You will see something unique and beautiful happen here, I promise you.

Charlie

arjunky wrote:Anything new Charlie?
Your follower's are in need of a fix.

Byron

I have been somewhat discoraged about posting, as this thread got buried as far as 7 or 8 pages back, actually I thought it was dead.

Sence you took the trouble to bump it back, I will show you some pretty stuff.

Watch for it.

Charlie

Hey Guys, thanks for the nice compliments and expressions of appreciation.
This encourages me to continue.
After all, I would not do this if nobody was interested.

Go back and read where I explained how my Magazine Block works, I think you will like it.

Later,

Charlie

Charlie

Here is the Magazine Block removed from the Barrel. I got some stuff to talk about here concerning that Left Hand Thread, I will go in to it tomorrow. There is a protruding tab under the Barrel that is pushed toward the Action by a long spring. this Spring pushes the Cartridges back into the Action ...

Charlie

Breech.

Charlie

Muzzle.

Here is a picture of the original Volcanic muzzle, showing the Locking Key and rotation limiter.

Charlie

Here she is, all soldered together, close-ups to follow.

Charlie

Those Magazine tubes were made from 5/8 OD, X 7/16 ID, AISI ~ 1018 Mechanical tubing. I cut them to length, 5.030 for the Magazine Block, 19.281 for the Barrel. Turned the OD to Ø.562, and we are ready to solder. With some good clamps and holding your mouth just right, you can get a good soldering j...

Charlie

The next thing we need to do is solder the Magazine Tubes underneath the Barrel. I will get pictures and explain how I did it , soon to come.

Later,

Charlie

Charlie

Here is the Magazine Block removed from the Barrel Extension.

Charlie

Here is a close up of the breech end.

Charlie

Photobucket will allow you to resize -- at least that has been my recent experience... Keep takin' pictures. I'm sure a way will open up to post them. I know Buck, that's the way I got the pictures above to show up. After 6 to 8 trys it would finally let them down size. Now it simply don't work for...

Charlie

Hey Guys, I can't continue like this. I have been here over 4 hours today trying to post these pictures. Photobucket won't let me resize my pictures and this sight will not accept the pictures directly from my old camera. I had tried some other photo storage sites and could not make them work for me...

Charlie

I like using a double vice setup when milling long bars like this. This Barrel wants to have a slight taper, so I put a .040 shim under the Muzzle while milling the flats. This is a picture from a previous Barrel, but the Idea is the same. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P...

Charlie

Not much to see here, but this is to become the Magazine Block. It has a drilled and reamed hole through it and that 11/16 -20 Left Hand Thread cut in one end. We will thread this over the Muzzle Extension, and take the assembly to the Milling Machine where they will get their Octogon shape, also a ...

Charlie

Turning the barrel around and once again using the Tail Stock Center, I turned this Muzzle Extension. That is a 11/16 - 20 Left Hand Thread you are looking at here, the extension is .624 Dia.

Charlie

Useing a Center in the Tail Stock, I single pointed this Thread. It is 11/16 - 20 UN X .875 Lg.

Charlie

OK, let's get started. This is a basic Barrel Blank by Douglas. It is 1.300 O.D., I will put it between Centers and turn it end to end, 1.25 and then cut off each end to have a barrel 25.09 Lg. (the rifleing is not perfect at the very ends is the reason you cut off both ends.) http://i1021.photobuck...

Charlie

In all my research, I have found this book to be the most informative.

That's a Beautiful 20" Volcanic on the cover.

Charlie

Charlie, I find this really interesting. I am curious about your background, machinist by trade? Self-taught? And will you please tell what kind of lathe and mill do you use? Bob in NE Indiana I am a Mechanical Engineer and Machine Designer. I was a Machinist a long time ago. I have a "Bridgep...

Charlie

That picture was taken by a well known Gunsmith named "John Taylor", he had this gun in his shop doing some restoration. Yes, that would have been a great help, but I didn't have it at the time, so I did the best I could. About the Cartridge that I'm shooting, http://i1021.photobucket.com/...

Charlie

Like many here, it seemed like I heard of a project like this before with a 40 caliber round. I dug through the archives and found a thread posted by Old Ironsights about a Homebuilt Volcanic http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16783&view=previous The round was a modified ...

Charlie

What a Sweet Little Rifle! Trim, Slender, Beautifully proportioned, Sexy Little Action, fun to look at, and fun to play with. Not only that, this is where it all began, "Lever Guns" that is. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/Gun.jpg Below is a 21" Barrel Carbi...

Charlie

You Guys wanna watch Old Charlie build this Baby?

Charlie

You got Pictures?

I can hit a large coffee mug at 50 yards.

Charlie

http://s1021.photobucket.com/albums/af3 ... d_fire.flv

Charlie

http://s1021.photobucket.com/albums/af3 ... oading.flv

Charlie

And see if I can post a picture.

Charlie

Yes, I wanna see pictures.

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