Greetings all; I've not noted any great amount of mention of nurbs on the list, and I am wondering how usable it is in doing something like a barrel taper at "different" contours.
I am thinking in terms of a 6.5 Creedmoor, in 30" SS, which I can't get any slimmer than whats called a medium Palma contour, which will likely put old meat in the pot north of 15 lbs since its 13 and change with a 26" sporter weight barrel in it now. What I'd like to do is put the last 20" of it on a diet to see if I can get the weight, and balance back to what I've been used to since the middle '60's. What I have in mind is a 5 or 6 point curve that I can compose to look like what I want, but about 6" long, then scale it in the Z axis to fit the length by extending each anchor point by a scale factor multiplied by that points position on the short modeling plot. I am assuming that stretching the z with a fixed scale, will not distort the x shape to a noticeable degree? Secondarily, since facing it off against the side of a diamond wheel will destroy the factory satin finish, how is the best way to restore that when I've reached the size & weight goals? Thanks for any hints, particularly about shapes that will reduce the muzzle whipping on discharge since thats the vertical stringing on the target, given that its vertical, since bedding errors can throw it in any direction. Many thanks for answers from the experts here. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
