I recently ordered an HF 8x14 (its on backorder and won't be here until mid-may, fyi for anyone else wanting to order one)... I'll be getting a 4 jaw chuck and an array of tools soon...
My first project is going to be an air gun, very similar to a paint ball gun just different ammo that me and some friends are casting..
What I'm trying to figure out is how practical would it be to bore out a 0.75" diameter hole 3.75" deep in a 1" x 2" block of aluminum (this'll become the upper receiver)... Not only that but I'd then have to flip it over and bore out another 0.75" diameter hole, 0.75" deep, then a 0.5" hole through the rest of the remaining stock.
The stock will probably measure 1"x2"x6" and will all be hanging off the end of a 4" 4-jaw chuck... I'm a little worried about how rigid this arrangement is going to be...
This is the boring bar I decided to
get just for reference.