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May 28, 2017, 05:39 PM | #26 |
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And here's my second question
I took the brass down so everything is nice and flat / true -- then worked the grip close to the wood with filing and very little Dremel work Sanded -- hot towel to bring up the fuzzys - lite sanding -- its ready to stain The question ? It fits snugly but not over tight -- is there any reason / benefit to back filling with J-B Weld to close up the inner gaps ? This kit is from the late 1980's -- I ass-u-me the wood is dried out by now
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May 29, 2017, 03:30 PM | #27 |
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Got the pictures put in post # 19.
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May 29, 2017, 06:07 PM | #28 |
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Yep -- I got the slightly smaller arbor threads and the brass in one smaller section is thinner for the hand to slide in
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May 31, 2017, 09:07 AM | #29 |
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One coat Minwax Dark Walnut #2716 / 8 + hour dry / #0000 buff / another coat / dry / #0000 buff / first lite coat of polly
What ever kind of wood this is -- nice grain And my spare showed up Interesting -- when I just looked at this pic -- the pin screws in -- mine is a loose press fit ?
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May 31, 2017, 05:41 PM | #30 |
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At some point I gotta stop trying to polish what isn't there -- I work down one imperfection in the casting - two more pop up
And Its hard to put back wood that wasn't there to begin with --- if it was worth it - I've carve one out from a chunk of Maple After a finale polish / clean up -- "it is what it is" -- Up next -- "Barrel spinning" Maybe the cylinder too -- I cant tell the difference between the ships and scratchs
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June 1, 2017, 05:40 PM | #31 |
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This time I opted for a wood dowel - the slowest I can get my vertical milling machine ( drill press ) is 760 RPM -- way to fast
Two wraps of scotch tape every inch got it tight enough to turn it with the rifling when I pushed it in -- So chucking in a drill motor & a support block for the other end -- I can spin it at about 25 - 30 RPM -- slow enough to count After about 10 minutes & one sheet of #400 G -- The deepest chatter grooves are about 1/2 a needle thickness on my calipers -- just deep enough to see & feel --- When I get it all smoothed out with #800 G -- then a lite buffing with a green scotch brite for painting --
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June 1, 2017, 06:59 PM | #32 |
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As Hershel House said in one of his videos, Kentucky Lathe!
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June 1, 2017, 07:05 PM | #33 |
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Just wait till I tighten the quill on this thing -- or at least find a bearing that fits better
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Cap sucker filled in --
Ready for paint Wedged just enough so the safety clip grabs the outside of the barrel -- back of the barrel filed and polished so theres .10 clearance to the cylinder -- Cylinder cleaned up nicely - just lite scratches - ships show up nicely -- Ready for paint :thumb:
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So thinking ahead a wee-bit to which cylinder might become the safety one --- theres a guy on YouTube who checks for chamber equal-ness by filling each one with powder then measuring the volumes --- the only thing about that I question -- ( even if its only by minute amounts ) -- it could be just a little off ?
So - oiling up the nipple threads - putting a small amount of plumbers putty in the capping holes --- my syringe is measured in ML -- ? Utilizing my Wifey's favorite Tea cup ( pink ) with water -- Filling the syringe up to the 4 line --- each cylinder filled equally too -- two lines above empty -- Still -- if one consistently throws a flyer --- that's my safety chamber -- no nip installed : And I dressed some screws --
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Looks good Rice.
I might have 1 for the goon. I bought a Pietta 1860 steel frame (stripped frame) off gunbroker & a complete brass framed "1851" Pietta Sheriff model 44 from Cabela's last big sale. Finding that either the hand it too long or I have a take off Pietta frame with a short arbor. Could be a reason it was for sale on gunbroker. Something aint right and I quickly gave up on it. Seems my shade tree gunsmithing might need some more work.
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Somethin aint right with this one...
Maybe I should try a couple more hands before giving up. With the barrel off the action works just fine all the clicks are there. Put the barrel on and I find I don't have all the clicks or can't fully cock the hammer back. Edit: Now that I think about it. There's a couple other things I should've tried 1st - was using the 51-44 cylinder on the 60 frame. That might be issue. Should've also tried a 60 cylinder and 60 barrel / wedge on it to see if that would solve it. Now I'm back in Africa... Will have to revisit it in a couple months.
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If the bolt locks in but it won't go into full cock the hand is too long. I have seen one doing that where the hand was the right length but it needed an angle on the tip.
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Now that my initial problem is solved -- just for poops & giggles -- I should try the spare I bought --- ?
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June 9, 2017, 07:33 PM | #43 |
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I wanna keep the Duracoat on the plunger for however long it lasts -- it wont slide easily - so I'll use a 12G brass brush with some Permatex valve lapping compound to open up the channel a wee-bit and replace the nipples with stainless steel ones --
Now I gotta wait to meet up with one of my card carrying license buddy's with the last component to fire this -- legally -- I wanna do another
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So last night after I took the pic -- I noticed this --
Yep -- I missed one bur at a screw hole -- And I just bought my first can of Altoids - ever -- $2. for a snappy little can isn't bad -- is it ?
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You ought to install a cap post:
http://www.theopenrange.net/articles...p_and_ball.pdf
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Its on my improvement list
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Duracoat take 2 --
Scratch in the not fully cured cylinder -- screwed up the paint with the loading rod clasp retaining pin -- couldn't save the paint on the other end -- so I polished where the plunger screws to it And finger prints on the barrel because I'm a moron I always post up the good & not so good
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Rice,
Thinking you need to try some bluing next time around. Spray paint is "just wrong" on a C&B revolver.
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