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Re: chopping a barrel down
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:32 am
by 1066
ballkeeper wrote:how about glue it on ,mind id bugger thatup yo
A good two part epoxy would work ok I think but the foresight would need to be on some sort of base or ramp to give a decent area for bonding. File off the bluing to give it something to key to.
Re: chopping a barrel down
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:34 am
by ovenpaa
Yes, soft solder would work as well, solder does not take to blue so it is easy to keep neat :)
Re: chopping a barrel down
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:40 am
by dromia
With these jobs it isn't the sticking on that is the difficulty it is getting the damned things aligned correctly and keeping them there 'till the adhering is done that is the challenge.
Re: chopping a barrel down
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 4:59 pm
by ballkeeper
got to think of something easy ,
Re: chopping a barrel down
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:43 pm
by ballkeeper
here the latist
Re: chopping a barrel down
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:45 am
by Dark Skies
Simple blade foresight made of about 1.5 mm mild steel silver soldered into place (lowest melting point rod) - you could hold it in position with a small g clamp (they come as small as 25 mm)
Re: chopping a barrel down
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:14 am
by ovenpaa
Looking good Chris, keep the pictures coming
Re: chopping a barrel down
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:39 am
by ballkeeper
tried crowning it seems ok ?,
never solder/braze anything so poss looking to dovetail the front site?or sticking bit of brass rod on an file to shape/down
my diy skills arent, prob shouldnt have started this project,but hey ho,
Re: chopping a barrel down
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 7:16 pm
by Dark Skies
Why not make up a foresight and take the lot down to a gunsmith to solder on?
It's a doddle to do
Re: chopping a barrel down
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 7:34 pm
by ballkeeper
gonna see a m8 tommrow at the club see what he can do,
here tonights photos
