Quote: Glen71 I would counterbore with a 30 degree cutter and peen the screws into the counterbore. Polish everything up and the screw holes literally disappear.
Thanks...I'll try that next time.
I had a M-12 20 gauge that someone swiss cheezed like your 141. I put headless screws in the holes and sunk them below flush. Got a hot shot welder to tig weld the holes with Brownell's 3% nickel rod. After I dressed it down and recut the matting by engraving, the fix was undetectable.
Posts: 813 | Location: Left Coast | Registered: 02 November 2000
Jack recommended auto transmission fluid to be used liberally with all of the polishing stones. Yep, just plain ol' ATF..... Seems to work just fine, too.
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Posts: 488 | Location: TN | Registered: 03 January 2004
I have a related metal-finishing question (my apologies, NorHunter). I have a 98 action that has been surface ground, heat-treated, and appears to have been lightly sand-blasted. I want to stone and hand-polish this action. What grit stone should I start with? Is a 150 too coarse? I'm ready to order stones. Give me some input.
I don't think you would need to start with 150 grit. I would probably start with 320 or 400 unless it was really hammered with a very coarse grit.
Bob,
I wouldn't have bothered with the solder. It is impossible to hide when soldered. I would counterbore with a 30 degree cutter and peen the screws into the counterbore. Polish everything up and the screw holes literally disappear. Thanks for the wood repair coarse. I've never seen it explained in a better fashion. You never know what you will learn on this site. Thanks, again
Posts: 1634 | Location: Washington State | Registered: 29 December 2002
Roger - Thanks for the info. The surfaces are quite smooth and possibly may have only been blasted with glass beads rather than sand. Just a dull, frosted gray. BTW, can you duplicate the DWM left sidewall lettering (1908 Brazilian)? It was a casualty of the surface grinder.
Quote: Glen71 I would counterbore with a 30 degree cutter and peen the screws into the counterbore. Polish everything up and the screw holes literally disappear. Thanks for the wood repair coarse. I've never seen it explained in a better fashion. You never know what you will learn on this site. Thanks, again
Thanks...I'll try that next time.
Posts: 663 | Location: Seabeck WA | Registered: 06 March 2003
