Do it yourself Stock making thread

[snert]

I have decided that there is NO WAY I am posting any photos of my 40X stock adapted to a huge HART 2000 then down to a BAT SV.

My dad used to say "Caulk and paint make a carpenter what he Ain't". I can't seem to rhyme Marine Tex....

 

[snert]

AND I just discovered that I set the rear tang pillar too low...failed to account for comb vs clean look thru the scope. Dammit.

Any hints on getting a pillar out (Marine-tex) without destroying it??

 

[Silo1616]

AND I just discovered that I set the rear tang pillar too low...failed to account for comb vs clean look thru the scope. Dammit.

Any hints on getting a pillar out (Marine-tex) without destroying it??

Heat

 

[snert]

heat gun or propane torch?? I have the torch!

 

[Skedaddle Shooter]

I have decided that there is NO WAY I am posting any photos of my 40X stock adapted to a huge HART 2000 then down to a BAT SV.

My dad used to say "Caulk and paint make a carpenter what he Ain't". I can't seem to rhyme Marine Tex....

We would never let our carpenters chalk a joint. That way they new everyone on the job would see their work while waiting for the painter to show up. Including me. Everything always seemed to turn out tight

 

[Silo1616]

heat gun or propane torch?? I have the torch!

I wouldn't recommend direct use of either. You want the heat in the pillar without damaging the wood/foam/plastic. I've had luck setting up for a plunge cut with a dull endmill, the cut didn't get very far before the heat broke the epoxy bond and the pillar pushed thru.

 

[snert]

Thanks...

 

[Twdmar]

AND I just discovered that I set the rear tang pillar too low...failed to account for comb vs clean look thru the scope. Dammit.

Any hints on getting a pillar out (Marine-tex) without destroying it??

Put a soldering iron in the pillars so it sits at an angle and the tip sits against the inside of the pillars. After a few minutes you should be able to push it out but you'll need new epoxy.

 

[snert]

Put a soldering iron in the pillars so it sits at an angle and the tip sits against the inside of the pillars. After a few minutes you should be able to push it out but you'll need new epoxy.

Thank you. Ill give that a try.

 

[hogpatrol]

Dale! Are you back or are you sitting in a tent on the Serengeti?

Sitting in O.R. Tambo Joburg trying to get my mind right for fourteen hours of sitting in a metal tube at 40,000 feet.

 

[joshb]

Sitting in O.R. Tambo Joburg trying to get my mind right for fourteen hours of sitting in a metal tube at 40,000 feet.

Buy lots of chocolate! Always makes a long flight better!

 

[joshb]

Prepping some blanks for the winter in Texas. Planning another black Tiger Maple, a Mesquite that’s going to have some extensive turquoise fill and a 40XBR copy.

 

[hogpatrol]

I can't wait to see what that piece of storm damage (with the blue tape on it) looks like when finished but we will need a running report on that project. I mean if you get time.

 

[joshb]

I can't wait to see what that piece of storm damage (with the blue tape on it) looks like when finished but we will need a running report on that project. I mean if you get time.
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I’ve been pondering that one. Blue turquoise or a deep blood red? I’d have to find some red rocks.

 

[Rat Rifle]

I’ve been pondering that one. Blue turquoise or a deep blood red? I’d have to find some red rocks.

Maybe Gold Dust?

 

[joshb]

Maybe Gold Dust?

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[hogpatrol]

Red acrylic that is used in pen making might look good.

Acrylic Pen Blanks

We offer a large selection of acrylic blanks in eye-catching patterns and colors that turn and finish well. For finishing acrylic pens, we offer 20/20 Plasti-Polish® and MicroMesh™ abrasives for a glass-like finish.

www.woodturnerscatalog.com

 

[joshb]

Red acrylic that is used in pen making might look good.

Acrylic Pen Blanks

We offer a large selection of acrylic blanks in eye-catching patterns and colors that turn and finish well. For finishing acrylic pens, we offer 20/20 Plasti-Polish® and MicroMesh™ abrasives for a glass-like finish.

www.woodturnerscatalog.com

Close to the slow cure epoxy I use. Google “River tables” . Check out Naknecker’s gun adds and look at his coffee table. Same thing in black.

 

[Bc'z]

Josh I see a yellow to orange fade in your epoxy for the mesquite then some copper and vintage amber for the wood

 

[joshb]

Josh I see a yellow to orange fade in your epoxy for the mesquite then some copper and vintage amber for the wood

I’ve got to figure something “gorgeous” out. I just read the Bulletin. Nothing I’ve done has ever made the bulletin. I’ll keep trying!