Homemade ply wood stock

[Releb]

I was just going to copy the blaster but I thought that apart from being a but rude (and illegal / immoral etc)

You're not exactly ripping off their design commercially.

I'm sure they'll survive one person taking some inspiration for a personal project

[Techc]

Looking good

Interested to see after the next cuts.

[Kipper]

For anyone who hasn't seen this.

Just bang your action on a bit of 2 by 4. http://tacticalmatches.com/forum/ubbthr ... #Post14542

Good for 1,000 yard shooting

[horter]

Not even any action screws, just duct tape.

Love it

[DaleH]

Progress slowly being made.

Laminated three lots of ply together to get the required thickness and did a little more shaping. I will get the sanding disk on the angle grinder once I have inlet the stock and really take to it to get the shaper right.

As I am planning to shape away a large portion of the but area of the stock, I glued in some aluminium flat bar in a cut out in the centre section of ply. Unfortunately in my enthusiasm I didn't take any photos...

Once the shape is finished and since the stock will be painted (in the daughters favorite shade of pink) I will go over the timber with a body filler and sand it back to a finish suitable for painting.

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[MeccaOz]

It's great to see the stages in this project. Was the love heart yours or your daughters design ?

[DaleH]

I suggested it and she thought it was a great idea.

She also wants me to develop a range of ammo that "shoots sparkles" out of the barrel - the love heart will do for now I think.

[lole]

The heart is kind of cool

[DaleH]

Hopefully some more work on it this week and a couple of more photos to follow.

[Warrigul]

I suggested it and she thought it was a great idea.

She also wants me to develop a range of ammo that "shoots sparkles" out of the barrel - the love heart will do for now I think.

One for the girls, a mates wife used to load pink confetti into random shotshells in his bag(with the shot as well) looked good.

That was also how they found out who was knocking club ammo off.

[MeccaOz]

One for the girls, a mates wife used to load pink confetti into random shotshells in his bag(with the shot as well) looked good.

That was also how they found out who was knocking club ammo off.

Laffin, Love it !

[Prios]

One for the girls, a mates wife used to load pink confetti into random shotshells in his bag(with the shot as well) looked good.

His "wife" huh.

Suuure.

He's allowed to admit he likes pink confetti

[DaleH]

Just a quick update. Got to do some more work on the weekend (too wet and windy to be out shooting). I marked up the stock and completed the rough inletting utilising hand drill, router and dremel. Items of note:
1. Masking tape used on top of stock for marking out as it made it easier for me to see the lines - huge improvement over my past attempt
2. I would kill for a drill press - makes getting the holes for the action pillar and magazine and trigger relief much more accurate

The first photo is the marked up stock and the second is after the rough inletting. Once I am happy with the inletting I will use a flap disk for shaping and then I will be into the plastic filler to provide a nice surface for painting. More photos and info to follow when I am at that stage

[DaleH]

Quick update. Finished shaping the stock this weekend - coming along nicely.

As I am going to paint the stock, I will be puttying up the holes and voids in the ply but if you were after a timber finish (or using it on something other than a 22), it would be best to go for a higher quality ply to start with so there is less change of voids within the plys and the higher quality ply would be easier to get a good smooth sanded finish on (I spoke to my mate who makes surfboards and he said the marine ply is ideal for the board fins so is probably a good starting point for a quality stock). Anyway - latest picture follows

[horter]

What colour is she going to be?

[petemacsydney]

nice job Dale!
very impressive!

[DaleH]

Bright shiny pink with sparkles and rainbow or unicorn decals......

What else could I do, it is for my 12 year old daughter

[Lorgar]

Bright shiny pink with sparkles

That's my dogs collar so I can't criticize

[DaleH]

Pillar bedded it last night and will do some final shaping and putty in advance of sanding and sealing before the paint. I am making a base plate and trigger guard out of Aluminium and will paint these to match the rifle. Probably 2 weeks work left in it - all going well.

I will post further photos as it progresses towards the end of the build.

Total cost to date:
Ply wood - $0 - left over from home project
Wood glue - $5
Bedding pillar - $12 - half of a kit from Atlas works I used on another project
Paint and putty - $18 - Super cheap auto have spray on auto body putty suitable for use on wood
Therapy and daughter "warm fuzzy" - priceless!

[becks]

I will post further photos as it progresses towards the end of the build.

You know the rule.

Pics or it didn't happen

[DaleH]

Fair call. Photos of pillar bedding due tomorrow.

[DaleH]

Following is a photo of the pillar bedding including the resin bedding of the hold down screw for the lithgow.
Aluminium pillar was from Atlas works in Perth and the bedding compound is Devcon steel epoxy.

The barrel / action was coated with neutral nugget shoe polish to stop the epoxy sticking to the barrel. PVC tape and plasticine was used to dam up the epoxy in certain areas. The overflow was trimmed using a dremel tool.

Next on the list is to make the bottom metal (trigger guard and magazine surround) and then putty the stock in preparation for sanding. For the bottom metal I am using aluminium extrusions and for the puttying, I will be using spray on automotive putty. This will make it easier to get the final shape and produce a smooth surface on the cheap plywood base.

[chacka]

One for the girls, a mates wife used to load pink confetti into random shotshells in his bag(with the shot as well) looked good.

That was also how they found out who was knocking club ammo off.

LMFAO.

I bet that gave the ^$%&&$ a shock when it fired in front of all the other club members.

Love to hear talking his way out of that

[becks]

Fair call. Photos of pillar bedding due tomorrow.

Cool. Now we believe you

Joking.

Looks good mate.

[lole]

It's coming along nicely Dale.

Good work.

[DaleH]

Spray putty sealed and bogged ready for final sanding before painting.

Making the bottom metal from aluminium and trigger guard will be integrated into the stock.
Photos following are:
- bogged ready to sand
- Bottom metal (will be painted to match stock)
- spray putty / undercoated stock

[ailar]

Looks pro Dale.

[Lyam]

Really coming along, nice work mate.

[petemacsydney]

cant wait to see it with a lick of paint on it!!

[DaleH]

Thanks for the feedback guys - much appreciated.

More sanding and undercoating this weekend once i have made the trigger guard- will post more on Monday.

This is what the raw stock looks like with the action / barrel in place.