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Lever a bit sticky on my BB 357 ...UPDATE
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Re: Lever a bit sticky on my BB 357 ...UPDATE
A little radiusing and polish on hammer helps the bolt slide by!
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Re: Lever a bit sticky on my BB 357 ...UPDATE
I work with wood, very little with metals. I admire those that "really" work it.
Nice job.
Nice job.
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Re: Lever a bit sticky on my BB 357 ...UPDATE
And same to the wood craftsmen!!BrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:57 pmI work with wood, very little with metals. I admire those that "really" work it.
Nice job.
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Re: Lever a bit sticky on my BB 357 ...UPDATE
Not that long ago, woodworkers were also metal workers by necessity. They had to make many of their own tools, such as chisels and gouges, planes, saws, specialized knives, scrapers, even files and rasps. Eventually most of the metal work was split off into specialties, although there are still quite a few craftsmen that do it all, at least for handtools.fortyshooter wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:37 pmAnd same to the wood craftsmen!!BrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:57 pmI work with wood, very little with metals. I admire those that "really" work it.
Nice job.
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Re: Lever a bit sticky on my BB 357 ...UPDATE
I do a little of that, but I really admire those who can turn a block of metal into something, or bang the blanks into knives.GunnyGene wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:47 pmNot that long ago, woodworkers were also metal workers by necessity. They had to make many of their own tools, such as chisels and gouges, planes, saws, specialized knives, scrapers, even files and rasps. Eventually most of the metal work was split off into specialties, although there are still quite a few craftsmen that do it all, at least for handtools.fortyshooter wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:37 pmAnd same to the wood craftsmen!!BrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:57 pmI work with wood, very little with metals. I admire those that "really" work it.
Nice job.
A friend and mentor passed recently, who was an accomplished gunsmith, competitive shooter and recognized Officer. Cancer took him way too young.
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You can tell a lot about the character of a man...
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Re: Lever a bit sticky on my BB 357 ...UPDATE
BrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:55 pmI do a little of that, but I really admire those who can turn a block of metal into something, or bang the blanks into knives.GunnyGene wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:47 pmNot that long ago, woodworkers were also metal workers by necessity. They had to make many of their own tools, such as chisels and gouges, planes, saws, specialized knives, scrapers, even files and rasps. Eventually most of the metal work was split off into specialties, although there are still quite a few craftsmen that do it all, at least for handtools.
A friend and mentor passed recently, who was an accomplished gunsmith, competitive shooter and decorated Former Officer. Cancer took him way too young.
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You can tell a lot about the character of a man...
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
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Re: Lever a bit sticky on my BB 357 ...UPDATE
In the days before CNC machining got cranked up...in Die and plastic injection mold making many times we would have to make up custom shaped cutters with various angles blending into a radius. That was somewhat of an art itself doing some setups by hand or in special cutter grinders.
Now the engineer/dreamer just punches it all into the computer and the 3D printer goes to work! Not many of us old time Toolmakers around.
Now the engineer/dreamer just punches it all into the computer and the 3D printer goes to work! Not many of us old time Toolmakers around.
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Re: Lever a bit sticky on my BB 357 ...UPDATE
Old time tool makers are of a generation of those with practical mechanical abilities. They could understand and adapt to whatever the task at hand was...and still is. I think they will live on; at least through the end of our lives.
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Re: Lever a bit sticky on my BB 357 ...UPDATE
My condolences to you on the lost friend/mentor.BrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:55 pmI do a little of that, but I really admire those who can turn a block of metal into something, or bang the blanks into knives.GunnyGene wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:47 pmNot that long ago, woodworkers were also metal workers by necessity. They had to make many of their own tools, such as chisels and gouges, planes, saws, specialized knives, scrapers, even files and rasps. Eventually most of the metal work was split off into specialties, although there are still quite a few craftsmen that do it all, at least for handtools.
A friend and mentor passed recently, who was an accomplished gunsmith, competitive shooter and recognized Officer. Cancer took him way too young.
We are losing a lot of the true craftsmen.
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Re: Lever a bit sticky on my BB 357 ...UPDATE
Taking what you have and letting your mind shape it up to something cool and functional!markiver54 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:10 pmOld time tool makers are of a generation of those with practical mechanical abilities. They could understand and adapt to whatever the task at hand was...and still is. I think they will live on; at least through the end of our lives.
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