TraderVic
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I'm contemplating building a kit, likely a Jim Kibler rifle. For a novice such as myself, what tools and vise(s) do you recommend ?
nice workshop.Everything you see in pic #1....
For a Kibler you don't need much really. An exacto knife or a few small chisels. Either a flat 1/8", 3/16", or 1/4" for Kibler. A few others for other kits. Pfeil is best quality but expensive. A Mill Bastard file for cleaning up the furniture. For other kits a minimum of a 10" #49/#50 Cabinet maker's rasp or similar. Sandpaper. Probably don't need a vise for a Kibler either but the 'Gunmaker's vise', or like mine, which is the same except for the color, handle, and gearing, a 'guitar maker's vise', is excellent for holding any shape. Which is handy. Taps and Dies for most kits. Not Kibler.
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i don't have your tooling but we both drink that same coffee! i keep that much on hand.Everything you see in pic #1..
Zonie I would pick up swiss army knives at garage sales being so cheap I would regrind the componets for a specific use.I built my first Pecatonica River "kits" with a few chisels (1/8", 1/4" and 1/2"), a few good flat files, a set of drill bits plus a few special size "tap drills" for the threads, a #8-32, #10-32 and a 1/4-28 tap and tap driver handle, an electric drill and a Black & Decker Workmate bench (plus a lot of sandpaper and wood sanding blocks), a dial vernier caliper, a couple of screw drivers and a pair of ViseGrip locking pliers and they came out fine.
The moral of my story is, a person doesn't need to have a ton of expensive tools to get the job done. Yes, some of those other tools are nice to have but they aren't absolutely necessary.
"Everything" lol, that was brutal!Everything you see in pic #1....
For a Kibler you don't need much really. An exacto knife or a few small chisels. Either a flat 1/8", 3/16", or 1/4" for Kibler. A few others for other kits. Pfeil is best quality but expensive. A Mill Bastard file for cleaning up the furniture. For other kits a minimum of a 10" #49/#50 Cabinet maker's rasp or similar. Sandpaper. Probably don't need a vise for a Kibler either but the 'Gunmaker's vise', or like mine, which is the same except for the color, handle, and gearing, a 'guitar maker's vise', is excellent for holding any shape. Which is handy. Taps and Dies for most kits. Not Kibler.
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Definitely. Good lighting is a must. I have two overhead lights above my bench plus two tabletop desk lamps which I maneuver into position over whatever area I'm working on. Lighting is a big one.Don’t forget a good light so you can see what you are doing!
I am having a heck of a time locating a good articulated shop light like the one in the picture. Anyone have an idea where I can get one?Don’t forget a good light so you can see what you are doing!
I am having a heck of a time locating a good articulated shop light like the one in the picture. Anyone have an idea where I can get one?
Everything you see in pic #1....
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