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Post by Junior on Dec 10, 2015 21:51:00 GMT -7
Just picked up a older 1911 60% "deluxe" frame. Thinking I am gonna slowly turn it into a 4" commander. Should be a fun project.
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Post by Bullshop on Dec 11, 2015 7:05:07 GMT -7
Does this mean I get the Remington?
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Post by Junior on Dec 11, 2015 8:05:33 GMT -7
It's gonna be awhile until this one is done. It's kind of a interesting frame with that trigger guard and finger groove. I might mill the finger groove off, since it's angler for a right hand shooter.
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urny
Bullet Head
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Post by urny on Dec 11, 2015 11:14:24 GMT -7
Any idea who made the frame?
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Post by Junior on Dec 11, 2015 11:57:39 GMT -7
Tannery I believe back in the early 2000's. Or possibly caspian
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Post by Junior on Dec 11, 2015 21:53:27 GMT -7
Got started on this one tonight. I took my Remington apart so I could take measurements off the frame and this is gonna take a little more then my old raker file to get into shape. The frame is about 1/4" taller then it needs to be, and at least 1/8" too wide. I'll keep updating this thread as I work on it.
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Post by Junior on Dec 13, 2015 13:35:40 GMT -7
I started in on some of the cutting yesterday. This is gonna be a long project. I took some photos with our camera to show just how much over sized and far from finished it is compared to a completed 1911 frame. Here are some photos to show how much I took off just the front part of the frame, the rear of the frame where the rails go is even higher, plus the frame being too thick, and the grip frame being too long.
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Post by Bullshop on Dec 13, 2015 14:20:33 GMT -7
You will soon be filing in your sleep.
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Post by Junior on Dec 13, 2015 14:50:28 GMT -7
I could use a good set of files, and am probably gonna have to get a set before this is over. The only file I have is a raker file, which works good, but I used it on brass awhile back, and ai can not for the life of me get the brass out of the teeth, so it is a very slow project. I wish I had a overhead mill.
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tom
Bullet Hole
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Post by tom on Dec 13, 2015 14:58:38 GMT -7
Doing this by hand will be a pita. The smiths on Khyber pass do it that way. I remember seeing files with a safe side(no teeth) maybe a good purchase.
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Post by Junior on Dec 13, 2015 16:27:14 GMT -7
Raker files have no teeth on the sides.
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Post by Bullshop on Dec 13, 2015 18:50:31 GMT -7
"" I wish I had a overhead mill."" We have one available for use but the distance between us is a problem. You may end up making a trip yet. Give fair warning and I am sure your Mom will make the dinner of your choice. You know we can squeeze you and your Missus in somewhere but remember sleeping here is like sleeping in a large litter of puppies.
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Post by Junior on Dec 13, 2015 19:06:58 GMT -7
Do you have cutters and all that?
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Post by Bullshop on Dec 13, 2015 19:55:48 GMT -7
I do have a fair selection of milling bits.
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Post by Junior on Dec 13, 2015 20:52:56 GMT -7
There are a few special cutters I need, but if I can get my hands on them, I may come use that mill to get this thing a little closer then it is.
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Post by goodsteel on Jan 20, 2016 14:04:19 GMT -7
To clean the brass out of your file, it's just like scrubbing lead out of your barrel. First, soak it in Kroil for a day or so. Then, take a piece of 30-06 brass and pinch the neck flat in your vice. Then take short, powerful strokes with the direction of the teeth (just like scrubbing lead out of your barrel) and push the "pins" out of the teeth. You can get that baby right back to where it needs to be in just a minute or two. If your file is dull, then send it to Boggs tool in California to be sharpened (yes, he sharpens your files). Boggs is cheap, and he's really darn good at what he does, and the files you get back will cut better and smoother than anything you'll ever get from the store.
As to how the file got loaded in the first place: Dont do that no mo.
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