Bolt knob jigs

[mscott]

I've posted these on a couple of other forums, so might as well share them here as well. I bought a South Bend lathe a year ago and it's turned into quite an addictive hobby. Now everything I own has a bolt knob and muzzle brake.
First one I tried was for Savage centerfire bolt handles.
bare jig

I turn off the old knob and thread the stub 3/8-24

1 1/2" aluminum blank

all finished

other designs

 

[mscott]

Here's my other jig that happened to work out for Rem. 700 short actions (my lathe isn't big enough to spin long action Rem bolts) and I modified it to work with Savage rimfires.

Rem 700 bolt

Savage MKII

 

[Larryh128]

Nice jig & keep having fun. Silver solder will eliminate machine screws, another hobby for you.

 

[boltfluter]

Nice jig and very nice work. Anybody else have any nice fixtures they care to share. Keep the pictures coming. Paul. 8)

www.boltfluting.com

 

[mscott]

Nice jig and very nice work. Anybody else have any nice fixtures they care to share. Keep the pictures coming. Paul. 8)

www.boltfluting.com

Thanks. The screw is just a preventative measure to make sure the handle stays put. I know of 3 of them that have come off in the last couple of years. Your bolt fluting looks very nice as well.

 

[mscott]

I added a 3/16" shim and the Rem 700 jig works for Win. Model 70 bolts as well.

removeable shim

finished bolt

 

[Nomad47]

Sweet, Mike. If I still have my long range 243 wssm (Win 70) when I get back to Ohio, I think I will have you make the #5 pictured one. But I think I would prefer it a tad shorter and skinnier.