My son is a CNC machine programmer and a very experienced machinist. The Bridgeport in question is an old machine his employer had laying around in the back of their factory, no longer in use. It runs. We’re essentially acquiring it for the price of its value in scrap metal. We have a pretty decent sized little shop in the back of our garage, and it will fit perfectly in one of the back corners of that shop. We’ll have to relocate a big air compressor, but otherwise it shouldn’t be a problem.Rafe wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 11:14 amEven used, a Bridgeport can set you back a penny or two. And they're pretty big. Sigh. I'm not the handiest guy on the block, but if I had it to do all over again I'd, 1) be wealthy; 2) buy and build on a nice chunk of property in the Hill Country; and 3) as a hobby, set up my own metal working shop with all...well, many of the bells and whistles. I also can't gunsmith my way out of a Brownell's catalog, but it would sure be fun to have all the tools and learn to actually build components...especially considering parameter number one that I'd be wealthy and not have to work for a living.The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 10:50 pm FWIW, I’m not "transferring" any of mine…not in this climate. I foresee some tragic boating accidents.
Oh, and we’re looking at buying an old but good condition Bridgeport mill, so we can "make stuff" if we want to.
But I'm not transferring anything either. And I'm even a bit poorer now. The ease and speed with which such an abominable and clearly anti-Constitutional bill swept through the House was just another reminder that complacency is not a strategic plan. So I've ordered a few more odds and ends.
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- Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:48 am
- Forum: General Legislative Discussions
- Topic: 2022 assault Weapons Ban
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Re: 2022 assault Weapons Ban
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 10:50 pm
- Forum: General Legislative Discussions
- Topic: 2022 assault Weapons Ban
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FWIW, I’m not "transferring" any of mine…not in this climate. I foresee some tragic boating accidents.Rafe wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 1:42 pmThat's how I read it. A grandfathered "semiautomatic assault weapon"could be transferred only via a licensed FFL, be that a licensed manufacturer, importer, or retail sales establishment. So the transfer would be documented (i.e., gun registration) and could always come attached with the requirement of a tax stamp or some other federal hoop jumping. Nothing in the text prevents additional requirements being placed on the licensee...it just says that transferring a grandfathered item is possible, though only through those licensed channels. One gathers it means you couldn't even bequeath your firearms to your adult child in your will without those items in the estate requiring that sort of licensee transfer.
But don't trust me. Not a lawyer, and only read through the morass once.
Oh, and we’re looking at buying an old but good condition Bridgeport mill, so we can "make stuff" if we want to.
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Legislative Discussions
- Topic: 2022 assault Weapons Ban
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Re: 2022 assault Weapons Ban
Bottom line. I don’t care who passes what…I will not comply. End of story. I heartily invite all members of Congress who voted for this abomination to be the first to line up in any stack outside a gun-owner's front door. I’m all for bringing back tar, feathers, and fence-rails.