Noveske Rifle Works Tour (Video)

00Buck said:
I expected a super clean, brightly lit, shop type set up. So clean and squared away that you can eat off the floor. Instead it looks like you can crank out the guns in the garage beside your house.
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You have not seen Colt Canada's shop - stuff are placed everywhere and crowded.

I have been to shops where you can eat off the floor - like Husky's Injection.
 
zxcvbn said:
... Each machine is process specific meaning high QC and of course higher cost. The headspace guages were very tight tolerance. The SS barrels are all hardness tested and individually marked.

I thought it was impressive. I wonder how second tier AR manufacturers' shops would "appear"? Thanks for the video.
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Exactly his barrels are hardness tested before & after manufacturing. They're also serialized so they can keep track of them for QC purposes... :eek:

.. and yeah one machine per job is pretty impressive to say the least.


I wonder if they are machining their new lowers and switchblocks in-house...


BTW guess what just showed up at my door!!! :dancingbanana:
 
00Buck said:
I expected a super clean, brightly lit, shop type set up. So clean and squared away that you can eat off the floor. Instead it looks like you can crank out the guns in the garage beside your house.
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Are you kidding me? That shop is brightly lit and super clean! You've clearly never been in a machine shop before. Most look like dungeons with machines stuffed anywhere they fit. Also, why couldn't you build guns in your garage?

50calshooter said:
... and yeah one machine per job is pretty impressive to say the least.
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Not when you use cheap machines.

That CNC lathe is far from a premium machine, good for profiling barrels and not much else. Doesn't even have a tool changer, basically a manual lathe with CNC controls. The knee mill he drills the gas hole with is JET brand, also one of the economy brands. I'm not saying this is a bad thing. It all works great for what they are using them for.
 
Armedsask said:
Are you kidding me? That shop is brightly lit and super clean! You've clearly never been in a machine shop before. Most look like dungeons with machines stuffed anywhere they fit. Also, why couldn't you build guns in your garage?


Not when you use cheap machines.

That CNC lathe is far from a premium machine, good for profiling barrels and not much else. Doesn't even have a tool changer, basically a manual lathe with CNC controls. The knee mill he drills the gas hole with is JET brand, also one of the economy brands. I'm not saying this is a bad thing. It all works great for what they are using them for.
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Sheesh you are a tough customer :cool:

My humble impression i.e. through personal handling :D and more qualified persons than I was that they reek of quality and most importantly shoot well!

Perhpas it's the case whereby the jobs performed by those lesser tools don't require super precision?

Regardless, good observations and thanks for the insight.
 
I never said they weren't good tools or not capable of the task.

I was a bit surprised by the machines they use though. You always figure a successful company like that has fancier machines.
 
Armedsask said:
I never said they weren't good tools or not capable of the task.

I was a bit surprised by the machines they use though. You always figure a successful company like that has fancier machines.
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Or the financial means inwhich to afford them. I believe that to be the rationale behind expecting to see a wide open shop that was impeccably clean, organized, and spotless. It's an assumption based on the "allure" of paying all that money for a premium brand.

You just naturally assumed that everything is manufactured on better quality of machinery, hence your surprise at the machines they are using.

Honestly, I think your perceptions of the company were no different in terms of your expectations.
 
(not speaking of Noveske here) There are some real hillbillies out there making some absolutely amazing firearms with some really outdated machines. It's all about how they get there, not what they use to do it.
 
Armedsask said:
That CNC lathe is far from a premium machine, good for profiling barrels and not much else. Doesn't even have a tool changer, basically a manual lathe with CNC controls. The knee mill he drills the gas hole with is JET brand, also one of the economy brands. I'm not saying this is a bad thing. It all works great for what they are using them for.
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I was not referring to the type of equipment but rather the fact that they use one machine for each step. Is that common practice? In any event that's impressive and surely would assist in the QC.
 
Why will you buy a gucci machine if you can use a machine that provides all the functionalities needed?

Capability not used is wasted investment.
 
North Eastern Arms said:
(not speaking of Noveske here) There are some real hillbillies out there making some absolutely amazing firearms with some really outdated machines. It's all about how they get there, not what they use to do it.
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Yep, it ain't the tool it's the Man, dedication to craftsmanship and all that....Hmmm, you wouldn't have any personal knowledge of these hillbillies now would you? :evil:
 
50calshooter said:
I was not referring to the type of equipment but rather the fact that they use one machine for each step. Is that common practice? In any event that's impressive and surely would assist in the QC.
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I guess it depends on the shop. If you have a repeating task then it makes sense to keep a dedicated machine. However, I do think there is a tad bit of BS in their statement. They likely set the mill up as they run batches of barrels, not keeping it setup for that all the time.

I also just want to clarify that I was not knocking their choice of machines. I'm actually looking at a JET machine myself.
 
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