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Posted: 12/29/2010 9:12:59 PM EDT
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Milled my first part for an Enfield 45 conversion, I made it out of brass as when tend to have a lot of scrap brass & copper laying around the Clock Shop.
My fingers are killing me from filing,fitting, & filing some more, it gave me a whole new respect for those craftsman who did it all by hand back in the day. I milled out the rough shape but did the finish work with rat tail & flat jewelers files. Anyone else use Brass as a medium? |
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What part did you make? Got pics? I would use brass, but aluminum is much cheaper to buy and ship. I have a couple huge chunks of brass saved for a .22 gatling project that has stalled for 10 years. I have a great camera but still have not figured out how to post pictures. The part in question is for spring retention of the Bolt release lever, Enfields have a small lever at the rear of the receiver for removal of the bolt. |
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Once you get your photos on a host, put the url between ' You can upload to a folder you create under your profile, or use the default folder under "Media Files". |
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I love brass. Our usual modus operandi is to make a part, or do a milling or lathe operation we have never done before, in brass before we do it on a gun. This has worked well for us over the years. Makes sense, I think our end Mills are showing there age. I may have to order some new ones from Grizzle |
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