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YC GUNSMITHING FACILITIES
Tooling available in the shop include:

Mills: Five large Bridgeport mills with digital readout. One has a 48 inch table with power feed and rotary table. This mill is especially configured for fluting barrels, octagon barrels and quarter ribs.

Lathes: South Bend and Emco-Maier (Austrian)

Heat Treat Ovens: Three. All especially manufactured by Corbin to provide more exact control of the specific oven temperature.

Precision Grinders: Surface, tool post, cutter and radial.

Optical Comparator: For greatly magnifying small parts to illustrate their relationships and condition.

Stock Duplicators (2): From selecting the stock blank, configuring the master (form, figure, drop, cast, pitch, pull and cant), to shaping, inletting, checkering and finishing. You are taught ALL the aspects of stock making by a professional.

Engraving: Work stations for five Gravermeisters and a Gravermax, Engraving is taught by Rachel Wells, Board member for the Firearms Engravers Guild of America.

Work Benches: Each student has a lockable bench and locker. The bench has a vise, light, electricity and nearby air hose.

Bluing Room: The bluing tanks were especially constructed according to a design by our bluing instructor, From remote lighting and water controls to access, to rinse troughs and work table, this is the best bluing system.

Numerical Control Lab: The NC lab offers several NC lathes and NC mills.

Support: The welding shop is located next to the Gunsmithing shop area. A complete series of welding courses and equipment is available through the program. This includes gas, arc, MIG, TIG and plasma arc.

Advanced Information Technology: All Gunsmithing students take course work which instructs them in computer applications specifically relevant to their program. You will learn:
1) Computer Aided Drawing (CAD)
2) Internet (for research and marketing)
3) Firearms databases

You will be able to use the computer to immediately access sources such as BATF, Patent Office, NRA, Firearms manufacturers, parts, suppliers and other gunsmiths. Courses are available which can assist you in developing your own Web page for advertising your own gunsmithing business if you desire.

Lab Computers: We have several computers in the Gunsmithing lab which are always available to our students. You may use these for your free E-mail (every student gets an E-mail address), research and information processing. Two of the computers have on-line capability as well as firearms data basing, word processing, CAD and ballistics programs installed.

Miscellaneous Tooling: Of course, we have a variety of the usual tooling on hand. Barrel vises, pantograph, Rockwell tester, saws, buffers, grinders, drill presses, torches and firearm specific tooling in the tool room.

Amenities: There is a break area in the shop with table and chairs. Although neither smoking or chewing tobacco is permitted in the class area, a covered outdoor area is provided with table, a barbeque grill and a soda machine.

Yavapai College maintains a Firearms Manufacturing license so that students wishing to manufacture receivers may do so legally. Federal law prohibits you from ever selling an action you build otherwise.

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