Uses for popsicle sticks
Many of us shooters keep a bag of popsicle / hobby sticks available on our workbenches & have discovered many uses for them. However, i have discovered a use that i would like to share with my fellow forum members:
1. After installing the extractor in a 1911 slide, use edge of the stick to align the firing pin stop notch with the slide. This will make insertion of the firing pin stop very easy.
2. When installing the thumb safety on a 1911 pistol, insert the stick behind the safety, depress the safety plunger pin, & press the safety into place.
3. When polishing the slide / frame rails on a 1911 pistol, wrap the abrasive paper around the stick. The thickness of the stick is perfect for this purpose.
4. When polishing the disconnector notch on a 1911 slide, the round end of the stick covered with fine abrasive paper will get the job done nicely.
I encourage the members of this forum to post their personal discoveries for additional uses of this handy piece of wood.
Guru1911
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