mram10
Don't need a full kit, just need a rod that is slightly less than 30mm to lap rings. Thx
I use wooden dowels for lapping scope rings. Use some care to find one straight enough. You can get an 8 foot long 1 1/8" dowel at your local Home Depot for around eleven bucks. That's 28.6mm in diameter.
Surely there is a 2 foot section somewhere along the length which you can use. Dope it up with valve grinding compound in various grits and you're good to go.
Surely there is a 2 foot section somewhere along the length which you can use. Dope it up with valve grinding compound in various grits and you're good to go.
B Nettesheim
Gold $$ Contributor
I bet the wooden dowel measures really round!!!
Ledd Slinger
Silver $$ Contributor
You're joking right?
No ............ wooden tools have been used for centuries for this sort of work and still are. Lapping scope rings isn't rocket surgery.
Ledd Slinger
Silver $$ Contributor
Wheeler Engineering is about the most affordable you will find and they are very good quality. Should be able to find just the 30mm set on ebay or amazon. I would recommend getting the entire Wheeler kit. Comes with the torque wrench, 1" and 30mm rods, dovetail ring alignment tools, threadlocker, lapping bar handle, multi tip screwdriver, lapping compound and instructions. It's everything you'll ever need and you'll never be left wishing you had another piece of the kit later on when dealing with a different scope.
Weaver makes a 30mm only kit as well, but i havent used it so can't attest to its quality.
There are also some custom lapping rods you can find if you search around on the internet.
Definitely want steel. Please don't use wood
Ledd Slinger
Silver $$ Contributor
It's a waste of time if the rings aren't lapped in alignment with each other. Might even make matters worse. No way on God's green earth would a wooden dowel be able to accomplish that task correctly
Your ignorance is showing.
Ledd Slinger
Silver $$ Contributor
I would love to compare the runout on concentricity of your wooden dowel vs my steel lapping rod. The dowel probably gets lapped into a more concentric piece of wood by the scope rings more than the other way around.
But to each his own I guess. Use what you will. At least you're not using it on my scope rings so I can't really complain
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Just go to your friendly NAPA store and get some plastic gauge . Two strips on the each ring and slightly tighten . It will show .001
It works for checking head space also .
Larry
It works for checking head space also .
Larry
mram10
Wheeler sounds like it. Thx guys. Curious about the wooden dowel....
Instead of doing anything wouldn't it be be easier to check it first . Green is what I use . Larry
mram10
Great idea Larry. You posted while I was posting, so I didn't see it until now.
I always check before I fix . E bay has it also . Larry
If all you need is the rod, Mcmaster.com has 30mm, 6061 alum., 1' long for $38.00. https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-aluminum-rods/=19ftq5i
Also have steel for less, but alum. or brass is preferred for lapping.
RWO
Also have steel for less, but alum. or brass is preferred for lapping.
RWO
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