Path: ...!feed.opticnetworks.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bob La Londe Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: Re: I "SNAG"ed A Couple Tool Boxes Yesterday Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:10:50 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:10:50 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="fc0d0cb5cc0f566866d7a59deb8c7b10"; logging-data="3456509"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18sX5/5aPfxDJaQcmpKTiAP" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:PeE9WtqQvtURB1TEMVkQXF9kWa4= X-Antivirus-Status: Clean In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US X-Antivirus: AVG (VPS 240621-4, 6/21/2024), Outbound message Bytes: 3238 On 6/20/2024 5:07 AM, Snag wrote: > On 6/19/2024 11:52 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote: >> "Snag"  wrote in message news:v5002h$285td$1@dont-email.me... >> >>    I was mostly looking for ideas on holding it - probably by the barrel >> - while I used some kind of "wrench" - likely to be a chunk of local >> hickory properly shaped for the task - to tighten the frame/barrel a few >> degrees to bring the front blade to center over the barrel . >> Snag >> >> --------------------------------- >> I'm not a gunsmith, but I looked into it and several other skills for >> hints on building scientific instruments and lab experiments when I >> managed a lab and model shop at Mitre. I think what you want is to buy >> or make an "action wrench". >> > >   Just looking at it , The barrel being octagon I can put it in my mill > vise with some padding . Using a wrench on the barrel is almost > certainly going to damage the finish . A nice sized chunk of hickory > with a couple of notches to engage the frame top and bottom straps might > be stout enough to rotate the frame - or maybe not . A mill vise will probably work, but I never have one mounted anywhere other than a mill table. I like the bench vise (very heavy steel bench) for this sort of work because I have it on the corner where I can work all the way around a part. Someday when I have a layout and assembly table that doesn't suffer from HSD (Horizontal Surface Disease) I may mount both a bench vise and a mill vise on the table for different things. A mill vise is better for things like a hydraulic tapping arm if I ever decide I need one. -- Bob La Londe CNC Molds N Stuff -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com