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Excellent, thanks for posting.
One question,I note you have drifted the pegs from right to left,but the last one has been done from left to right.
I always thought they had to go one way,however I have found most of the British boxlocks I have taken apart did not seem to have any taper on the pins so I'm guesing its not critical?
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I too had picked up somewhere that pins should go in and out of the left side. In fact, I've made pins with taper on purpose to tighten in the frame as they went in.
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I too had picked up somewhere that pins should go in and out of the left side. In fact, I've made pins with taper on purpose to tighten in the frame as they went in. This(left to right) seems to have become the "standard" over the years but I have no idea how and when it evolved. Jim
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Right in , left out . Easy way to remember .As long as you remember which is left and right when the gun is upside down and back to front in the vice .
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Actualy you will find that with most boxlocks it dose not realy matter .
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[quote=gunman]Right in , left out ..../quote]  Gunman, Did your statement mean "in TO the right, out TO the left"??? Otherwise, I don't follow why that would make sense mechanically. Can you explain?
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Gunman. Good speech with the left, right and upside down thing. I never cease to amaze myself with my own stupidity when working on things downside up. My favourite has to be fitting triggers, turning the plate the right way around then wondering how the hell I've managed to put the front trigger on the left... Again.
It gets me every time. It's getting to the point where I'm gonna have to write instructions on the workshop wall.
I suppose there's a lot of truth in the saying...
The man that never made a mistake finishes work at 5 everyday !
Rust never sleeps !
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torch? did someone say torch?
just the thought makes me salivate...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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torch? did someone say torch?
just the thought makes me salivate... As in drool maybe? But unfortunately, not enough spit to extinguish the old neutral flame of 60000 F at the cone- and God only knows how many guns you have warped and damaged with your "Flammengraffer Gunsmithy" process- you should sell that torch set and the tanks and regulators and retire-
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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Just checked out the vintageguns website. Read the article 'not just another boring boxlock' ... Fantastic piece of work. How do you find time to learn and write all this stuff, never mind work , eat and sleep too ?
Bloody marvellous. Keep up the good work.
Last edited by El Garro; 07/19/12 01:25 PM.
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