I guess this is a question / topic primarily for folks that cutomise their rifle bolts.
I recently bought this little tool from Brownells USA ( The gunsmiths ) to see if I could make it work on my stainless pens.
It works but no matter what I try, I struggle to get consistant results.
I've tried the Cratex rods on their own, with WD40, with a mix of WD40 and very fine valve grinding paste and just the paste. Aaargh!!!
I know the secret is to make sure you use the same pressure for the same amount of time so I made the spring loaded carrier for the tool to take care of the pressure, and counted to ten with a metronome for each step.
One of the things that worries me is the illogical action.
You grind /polish a full circle, then move the tool to make the next overlapping circle. The first circle was on perfectly polished stainless, but the next circle now has to cut through half of the first one just to get rid of the scratches and then gring it's own circle. If you continue with this sequence, then each grind has to be progressively deeper till you can actually feel the grind with your fingernail. Not nice.
There is a Youtube vid or two but they don't really show a lot.
Any clever tricks or advise will be welcome please :biggrin:
This little pen looks ok-ish in natural light but under bright lights it looks like I ground it on a bench grinder:redface:
Edit in; I just added the close up shot that shows the different scratch pattern on each circle. I need them all the same. :redface:
I recently bought this little tool from Brownells USA ( The gunsmiths ) to see if I could make it work on my stainless pens.
It works but no matter what I try, I struggle to get consistant results.
I've tried the Cratex rods on their own, with WD40, with a mix of WD40 and very fine valve grinding paste and just the paste. Aaargh!!!
I know the secret is to make sure you use the same pressure for the same amount of time so I made the spring loaded carrier for the tool to take care of the pressure, and counted to ten with a metronome for each step.
One of the things that worries me is the illogical action.
You grind /polish a full circle, then move the tool to make the next overlapping circle. The first circle was on perfectly polished stainless, but the next circle now has to cut through half of the first one just to get rid of the scratches and then gring it's own circle. If you continue with this sequence, then each grind has to be progressively deeper till you can actually feel the grind with your fingernail. Not nice.
There is a Youtube vid or two but they don't really show a lot.
Any clever tricks or advise will be welcome please :biggrin:
This little pen looks ok-ish in natural light but under bright lights it looks like I ground it on a bench grinder:redface:
Edit in; I just added the close up shot that shows the different scratch pattern on each circle. I need them all the same. :redface:
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