This week was busy at work with some teaching in the evenings and such but I did get in the shop today for a bit. I am doing a few repairs but set my lathe up and tapered some barrels. Three of the barrels are half octagon so I cut them to the large diameter first using a live centre and 3 jaw chuck. Then i put them between centres and offset the tail stock to taper them. I used a steady rest and a piece of hard maple to keep the vibration down while cutting. Next up is set up the milling machine to octagon them.
Antique Rifle Restorations by the Gun Doctor 