Hauskarl

Any thoughts about this machine for bolt welding?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Cate...me=ARC%20WELDER

Yeah, just tried the Swede myself. The Swede has the guide rib, so that would need to be ground off. You could always slot the rear bridge for the guide rib... you'd need a mill for that though.

 

If you could get a Swede bolt at a fair price and grind it off, you wouldn't need to heat treat the bolt. That would be a fair trade-off.

Swedes are longer than 93s and 95s: 5.630" v. 5.550".

I put a 5" 3-jaw chuck on my 7x10 Harbor Freight lathe. This is the one: http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/...?ProductID=2345

You'd be surprised what that little machine will donow! Sure, bigger, heavier, longer lathes are better, but I have worked on both ends of Mauser military and medium sporter barrels this way.