As of today, the barrel fitting is done, the slide is fit to the frame, the extractor and firing pin stop are fit, and the trigger has been fit but not yet installed. Starting to take shape!
1911 Project
Re: 1911 Project
The barrel was fit by grinding the barrel hood and lower lugs.
The firing pin stop was re-ground to fit quite snugly and the slide stop needed a bit of milling as well, but forgot to get an image of that.
As of today, the barrel fitting is done, the slide is fit to the frame, the extractor and firing pin stop are fit, and the trigger has been fit but not yet installed. Starting to take shape!
As of today, the barrel fitting is done, the slide is fit to the frame, the extractor and firing pin stop are fit, and the trigger has been fit but not yet installed. Starting to take shape!
Glenn
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Re: 1911 Project
The finished extractor fit.
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Glenn
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Re: 1911 Project
Back to pistol #1. It has about 3K rounds through it and is awesome, so it's time to have it finished with black IonBond now that I can shoot pistol #2 to get some rounds through it.
Stripped everything down and bead blasted to rounded areas on the frame and then set it up on the surface grinder and ground the flat sides with the magazine catch in place so it blends nicely with the side of the frame.
The slide will get the same treatment and then it's off to be processed and just hope that they don't scratch or mar it handling it...
It looks a bit hazy due to the coolant film/mist on itm but it's actually quite nice. I am purposely not wiping it off in fear of marking it. It will be sprayed with preservative and wrapped in VCI paper without being touched.
Stripped everything down and bead blasted to rounded areas on the frame and then set it up on the surface grinder and ground the flat sides with the magazine catch in place so it blends nicely with the side of the frame.
The slide will get the same treatment and then it's off to be processed and just hope that they don't scratch or mar it handling it...
It looks a bit hazy due to the coolant film/mist on itm but it's actually quite nice. I am purposely not wiping it off in fear of marking it. It will be sprayed with preservative and wrapped in VCI paper without being touched.
Glenn
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Re: 1911 Project
Ground the slide tonight and now ready to ship.
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Glenn
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Re: 1911 Project
Nice work Glenn!
All you need now is a nice fiber laser to add embellishments!
All you need now is a nice fiber laser to add embellishments!
Vision is not seeing things as they are, but as they will be.
Re: 1911 Project
Back from the Ionbond finishing process. This stuff is nice! It has some lubricity to it and is extremely hard.
I probably should have tossed the grip panels in the ultrasonic for a little clean up...
RSG, you might look in to this stuff, although it isn't inexpensive.
I probably should have tossed the grip panels in the ultrasonic for a little clean up...
RSG, you might look in to this stuff, although it isn't inexpensive.
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Glenn
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Re: 1911 Project
That is gorgeous! Nice work.
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