I have taken a big step. I have hired my first employee to help me do gunsmithing and Cerakote work and it is one of INGO’s own members: Stymie12000.
INGO members, you have been very good to me…. Sometimes too good as I have been spending a lot of my waking hours working on many of your guns and not to mention more than a few of your cars.
A while back I put out a feeler for someone to help with the Cerakote work , Stymie (Matt) had spare time and he volunteered. That was a few months ago and I have been teaching him more machine work than anything else since then.
Anyway making a long story short the arrangement has worked out so well he has now become my first employee.
Thanks to everyone on here that has entrusted me with your projects and I hope you will continue to do so. I am curious where this will lead.
Here is some of the first week’s work that I would have been struggling to get done by myself. In addition to the pics below we have completed some other small repair jobs on various pistols also.
Matt did the lions share of the work below with my assistance where needed.
Some Saiga AK work. Doing a combo gas block and shorten barrel, pin and weld a brake. Along with complete Cerakote refinish.
Parts being added
DSCN0003 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0004 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Since this was going to get a pin and weld brake on it I did not need to press the barrel out to indicate everything to the bore like I would for suppressor
DSCN0010 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
A video of sizing the barrel for threads using a mill
[video]https://www.flickr.com/photos/146955223@N04/40960471081/in/album-72157691700888532/[/video]
Adding threads
DSCN0015 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Adding Brake
DSCN0019 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Pinned new combo block and strip old finish and Add cerakote
DSCN0021 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
20180321_040530 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
20180321_040535 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Completed
20180321_110416 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Threading a Ruger American for Supressor
DSCN0038 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0042 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0054 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0055 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Some Glock Slide Work. Did 2 slides that same
DSCN0036 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0035 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0032 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0027 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Unusual 1911 GI serrations on the top. Actually I like the effect. Customer request.
DSCN0070 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0069 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0068 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Threading a Mossberg 308 for supressor
DSCN0074 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0081 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Two Toning a Sig P220 Elite 10mm for Jamil
DSCN0024 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0060 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0061 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
With Matt's help maybe I can get some sleep now
INGO members, you have been very good to me…. Sometimes too good as I have been spending a lot of my waking hours working on many of your guns and not to mention more than a few of your cars.
A while back I put out a feeler for someone to help with the Cerakote work , Stymie (Matt) had spare time and he volunteered. That was a few months ago and I have been teaching him more machine work than anything else since then.
Anyway making a long story short the arrangement has worked out so well he has now become my first employee.
Thanks to everyone on here that has entrusted me with your projects and I hope you will continue to do so. I am curious where this will lead.
Here is some of the first week’s work that I would have been struggling to get done by myself. In addition to the pics below we have completed some other small repair jobs on various pistols also.
Matt did the lions share of the work below with my assistance where needed.
Some Saiga AK work. Doing a combo gas block and shorten barrel, pin and weld a brake. Along with complete Cerakote refinish.
Parts being added
DSCN0003 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0004 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Since this was going to get a pin and weld brake on it I did not need to press the barrel out to indicate everything to the bore like I would for suppressor
DSCN0010 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
A video of sizing the barrel for threads using a mill
[video]https://www.flickr.com/photos/146955223@N04/40960471081/in/album-72157691700888532/[/video]
Adding threads
DSCN0015 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Adding Brake
DSCN0019 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Pinned new combo block and strip old finish and Add cerakote
DSCN0021 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
20180321_040530 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
20180321_040535 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Completed
20180321_110416 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Threading a Ruger American for Supressor
DSCN0038 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0042 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0054 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0055 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Some Glock Slide Work. Did 2 slides that same
DSCN0036 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0035 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0032 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0027 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Unusual 1911 GI serrations on the top. Actually I like the effect. Customer request.
DSCN0070 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0069 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0068 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Threading a Mossberg 308 for supressor
DSCN0074 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0081 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
Two Toning a Sig P220 Elite 10mm for Jamil
DSCN0024 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0060 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
DSCN0061 by Allen Moore, on Flickr
With Matt's help maybe I can get some sleep now