Need to shorten an outer barrel and have a 14mm thread machined onto it

[AirsoftAddict]

Basically i want to shorten an outer barrel and have a 14mm thread put on so i can attach a silencer. The pic shows the barrel in question. I want it cut at the beginning of the brown tape and the thread should be about as far as the brown tape covers.

Looking for somebody with a lathes or whether is needed to do this. Ideally somebody in London area or UK.

 

[hwagan]

That's a pretty simple job to be honest; Take it to any old local metalworkers/fabricators, ask them very nicely what it'd cost and they'll more than likely be happy to do it. I can't guess at the cost unfortunately.

[WhiteHawksan]

there's a thread in the projects section, DocV I believe does work like that. He did the same thing on my XM605 and that was beautifully done work.

[bankz5152]

Ive been planning to do the same to my WE L85 to make it more of a 'carbine' though I realised it was easier to chop the barrel down where it sits in the body rather than choping and re-taping.

[renegadecow]

Is that an EBR? Bankz is right, on some models it's easier to cut away at the rear end of the barrel. For an M14/EBR all you need is a hacksaw and a drill. But seeing as how your barrel doesn't have threads to begin with, you'd best contact Doc.

[PureSilver]

Hey - cheers for the PM on Zero In, thought I'd reply here where ZeroOne Stasi aren't looking. Docv400 is the person working on my barrel; this looks to be exactly his sort of thing.