I recently acquired a 14x40 lathe to use for hobby precision rifle gunsmithing. I am very green having cut my first chips just a few days ago.
If you had to choose would you get a taper attachment or a DRO for a gunsmithing lathe? Which one is more useful?
I originally planned to get a taper attachment so I could contour barrels with it. But my research tells me that most everyone says it's a pain to contour barrels; better off to just buy a contoured barrel.
It has occurred to me that having a DRO might be more useful (maybe much more so) than a taper attachment.
Your thoughts?
Thanks,
BP
If you had to choose would you get a taper attachment or a DRO for a gunsmithing lathe? Which one is more useful?
I originally planned to get a taper attachment so I could contour barrels with it. But my research tells me that most everyone says it's a pain to contour barrels; better off to just buy a contoured barrel.
It has occurred to me that having a DRO might be more useful (maybe much more so) than a taper attachment.
Your thoughts?
Thanks,
BP