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15 May 2004, 09:52
EO1
First semi inlet
I'm getting ready to do my first semi inlet. Its a large ring 98. Does anyone have any tips, suggestions, or techniques?
16 May 2004, 01:21
irv

Buy a set of the long inletting guide screws, and take your time.
Good Luck!
16 May 2004, 03:10
RayO
Inlet the trigger guard first,make sure your tools are sharp.If you have a loose mauser receiver,use it first.Once its inletted,switch to your barreled receiver and inlet the barrel.
16 May 2004, 03:40
jeffeosso
EO,
welcome to the forum...

my advice? for what it's worth
1: have your wife hide the dremel tool from you.. you will be tempted to use it... DONT

2: go very very slow

3: use a barrel bedding tool.. this will make your life FAR easier
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=6796&title=BARREL+BEDDING+TOOL

or

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=6797&title=BARREL+BEDDER+JR

4: you did put up the dremel, right?

Jeffe
16 May 2004, 05:05
tiggertate
Purchase copies of "Professional Stockmaking" by David Westerbrook and/or "Stockmaking" by Alvin Linden. There are others as well but if funds are short I would get Westerbrook's first. Read it cover to cover two or three times before you start. And do what Jeffe said... toss the dremel. About the only thing it will work with are the three little sintered carbide burrs (cone, ball and cylinder) but you have to have a reversible foot pedal to follow the grain or you're repositioning more than you're working.
16 May 2004, 05:06
ASS_CLOWN
Good advise so far. The dremel works best to tweak the glass bedding if required.

The only thing I would stress is take material out SLOWLY. It is easier to remove than it is to replace.

Take your time, go slow, and most important, have fun!

ASS_CLOWN
16 May 2004, 16:42
Wstrnhuntr
Get yourself some inletting black if you havent already, it will save you a lot of grief. It is amazing when you really do get close just how big a difference a sliver removed from just the right place can make, and how ugly a seemingly small scrape from the wrong place can make your work look.

The advice to do the bottom metal first is correct and the pins are absoloutly essential. The closer you get, the slower you need to go.