kingsax26
45 Cal.
i will be starting a kibler kit soon. it is going to be my first " in depth build" other than a GPR kit. I will ahve help for the first rifle but I am already planning on building more...any reccomendations on a vise...and chisels
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starting a kibler kit
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Phil Coffins
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Check out the thread “new builder”. Get the only a few very good chisels and stones. Sharping is key to good work! I would start with 1/8”, 1/4”, flat and a 3/8” gouge. Then buy only what you need. Sets rarely have what you will need and can be lesser quality for the money.
Get the gun makers vise from Woodcraft. For chisels get Pfeil, also from Woodcraft. Not cheap, but worth the money. Chisels are useless without good sharpening stones. DMT is good for that. Good rule of thumb is to pay top dollar for any hand tool that cuts anything.
You can make a very simple Moxon style vise that can be attached to your bench. I added leather panel strips to the face of the panels to hold my rifle.
Indeed, on my basic vice, I made wooden inserts that straddle the main, square column within the jaws, and these are lined with thick leather.
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I needed to show a copy of my Moxon Vise, but I hate showing my messy work area. While perhaps best for working with boards for preparation in cabinet work, I found it to be very useful in holding gun stocks, barrels or the entire assembly. I did find that I needed some provisions to insert blocks to prevent the jaws from racking and not holding properly. Often these are boards approximately the width of the stock and they rest on supports that are placed on the wire staples on the bottom of the vise.
Start a conversation that includes your email address so I can send a copy of the plans.
Start a conversation that includes your email address so I can send a copy of the plans.
Another option for a vice is making one out of a wooden clamp. I believe Zonie posted a picture of the one he made in another thread awhile back.
Yes, I made a couple of clamps using wooden clamps.
That said, I built my first 10 rifles using only a "Workmate" vise/table and it worked fine. It also allowed me to clamp a small vise to it to hold small parts while I worked on them.
I mention this because all too often I see people on the forum who want to build a rifle and they all seem to have the idea that they are going to need to buy all sorts of fancy equipment in order to do it. Although it's nice to have some of these fancy things, they really aren't necessary. Just a good stout table, a metal vise and some basic tools like an electric drill, good files and good chisels are all a person really needs.
That said, I built my first 10 rifles using only a "Workmate" vise/table and it worked fine. It also allowed me to clamp a small vise to it to hold small parts while I worked on them.
I mention this because all too often I see people on the forum who want to build a rifle and they all seem to have the idea that they are going to need to buy all sorts of fancy equipment in order to do it. Although it's nice to have some of these fancy things, they really aren't necessary. Just a good stout table, a metal vise and some basic tools like an electric drill, good files and good chisels are all a person really needs.
