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Found a can of Pro Pak in the cabinets. Will have to give it a try. Liquid, not spray, never opened.

Yep, welding on a new one is the best way to go. You obtain a better-looking handle that is well proportioned. There is a recent bolt welding thread over on the AR site, take a look, it is...

Aluminum?????? Hmm. I will take a photo of mine and post. My 4-pound hammers will take a toll on aluminum.

I have a set (steel), but they are going to the grave with me.

Steel bending...

Thanks, I think it is called wipe on and not rub on. Just ordered some from Amazon.

Got a pic of a stock with the Min Wax finish? I would like to try it on a laminated stock.

Here ya go. Hardness testing is important on actions, measured just below the lug seats. My Wilson Rockness tester below with the big BBK Magnum action. 34 on the C scale, a good number.
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Use Brownells silver solder. It melts at less than 500 degrees. I use for soldering sight bases. With a small torch with soft flame. Think it is called Force44.

I have many varieties of silver...

Brass first choice, aluminum second choice, steel third choice.

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Note the card stock "shim". Vise blocks are 4140.

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I use the handy belt grinder. Easy to put a hollow grind on the 'driver.

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I share the original poster's opinion.

Bluing? I learned by building my own equipment from the ground up. Self taught all the way.

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Fun stuff. Photos from some 25 years ago. A 50 cal cartridge putting out about 5500 ft/lbs for a lever gun project. Hundreds of test rounds through the M98 test gun.
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Made these in about 1985. Salts tank is 1/8" thick carbon steel. Other tanks are 316 Stainless Steel, 16 gauge. All joints are TIG welded. Easy job for a sheet metal guy. 6"x6" x 48".
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Made this one some 35 years ago. WWII Federal Dial indicator and a mag base that was originally made for use with K&E Optical Measuring Equipment.

Works great, never had any problems with the...

Those heavy leather work glove you guys use really like a good rubbed in Snow Seal coating. Softens the leather and makes the gloves water resistant. Great for those gloves used when fire wood...

Custom 50 BMG press built by one of my machinist coworkers way back in the 1970's. I do not use it much anymore, sold my last BMG rifle 10 years ago.

I have a set of match BMG reamers by...

Finally found a nice one last year. Been wanting one since 1965. This one has the reducer bushing.

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Rock Chucker now sits under the bench!
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Payment sent today for the sight fixture.

Thanksd!

I made this one to hold the barreled action to align the sights when silver soldering to the barrel. Works great for drilling and tapping when I set up and align the fixture in the vertical mill.
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Link to the ad please.

Yea just got to find it, buried in my 24 x 40 shop.

If the Rockchucker is too light I move to the A2. Then to the BMG press if necessary.

My A2 ram is 2 piece, will take a solid ram extension.

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But I never...

Weller 250 Watt soldering iron. Clean and tin the tip of the iron before heating the screw head..


The slide hammer and the impact driver work well, but you gotta be careful or you will break...

I will have to look through my notes, after all this was in 1998 and 1999. Lot of work opening the loading gate and ejection port. The receiver on the arbor in the small South Bend lathe: truing...

The larger diameter of the .510 case holds more powder. Careful test firing with the Oehler system allows selection of a powder with the correct burning rate to obtain the desired velocity/energy...

Setting up in the mill to machine a groove for the magazine tube

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