Gunsmithing tools...

Parke1 · April 23, 2002, 09:21 PM

I basically know everything I need, but I'm curious to see how people respond to this to see if I'm overlooking anything.

If you had no tools, and you were about to go out to head off to the local hardware/tool shop, what would be on your list if your intention was to outfit a basic gunsmithing shop?

Include everything, even the basics like screwdrivers, etc.

This thread will, of course lead to nothing but evil as far as my bank account goes...

-Parke1

falconer · April 24, 2002, 03:06 PM

Knowing you? I'd say a vise, a really really big dremel, and an even bigger blowtorch.

Parke1 · April 24, 2002, 03:09 PM

Well I know the first thing that would go into your shop, Tom...

A 55 gallon drum of Loctite to dip all of your actions in.

-Parke1

Christopher II · April 24, 2002, 03:38 PM

Ah, so you two know each other...

- A really sturdy Corian-topped workbench with a Wilson vise.
- A set of Brownell's replaceable-head pin punches, with starters.
- A hammer. Another hammer, with a non-marring face.
- A nice set of hollow-ground screwdrivers.
- A Dremel tool and a bunch of wheels and heads.
- A small clamp-on vice.
- Ceramic stones.
- A magnetic sticky-probe for chasing small parts under the bench.

- Chris

blades67 · April 25, 2002, 01:53 AM

The first thing I'd get would be a Brownell's catalog.

MarineTech · April 25, 2002, 10:09 AM

Blade has solid advice. Get the Brownells catalog. The have good starter sets for reasonable prices that you can ad to later.

April 23, 2002, 09:21 PM	#1
Parke1 Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2000 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio Posts: 136	Gunsmithing tools... I basically know everything I need, but I'm curious to see how people respond to this to see if I'm overlooking anything. If you had no tools, and you were about to go out to head off to the local hardware/tool shop, what would be on your list if your intention was to outfit a basic gunsmithing shop? Include everything, even the basics like screwdrivers, etc. This thread will, of course lead to nothing but evil as far as my bank account goes... -Parke1 __________________ NRA Life Member

April 24, 2002, 03:09 PM	#3
Parke1 Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2000 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio Posts: 136	Well I know the first thing that would go into your shop, Tom... A 55 gallon drum of Loctite to dip all of your actions in. -Parke1 __________________ NRA Life Member

April 24, 2002, 03:38 PM	#4
Christopher II Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 1999 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 2,349	Ah, so you two know each other... - A really sturdy Corian-topped workbench with a Wilson vise. - A set of Brownell's replaceable-head pin punches, with starters. - A hammer. Another hammer, with a non-marring face. - A nice set of hollow-ground screwdrivers. - A Dremel tool and a bunch of wheels and heads. - A small clamp-on vice. - Ceramic stones. - A magnetic sticky-probe for chasing small parts under the bench. - Chris __________________ "There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him." – Robert Heinlein "Contrary to popular belief, your vote does not matter, and you cannot make a difference." - Bob Murphy, "Picking Neither of Two Evils" My PGP Public Key

April 25, 2002, 01:53 AM	#5
blades67 Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 1999 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 6,014	The first thing I'd get would be a Brownell's catalog. __________________ Guns cause crime like spoons cause Rosie O'Donnell to be fat! I hunt, therefore I am.

April 25, 2002, 10:09 AM	#6
MarineTech Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2002 Location: Southern Maine US Posts: 299	Blade has solid advice. Get the Brownells catalog. The have good starter sets for reasonable prices that you can ad to later. __________________ Morituri Nolumus Mori - We who are about to die, don't want to. -

April 24, 2002, 03:06 PM	#2
falconer Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2000 Location: somewhere Posts: 546	Knowing you? I'd say a vise, a really really big dremel, and an even bigger blowtorch.