First go at jewelling

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First go at jewelling

Post by Mark TAC » 22 Apr 2014, 3:07 pm

Fairly happy :)

Engine turning brushes from Brownells and fine valve grinding paste used, = about $20.

Instructions I found said to bring brush down for 15sec in each place, and maybe I was applying too much pressure with the drill press but I found it was WAY too much at 15sec - shallow divots and minor burn marks (purpling). So I only did about 7-8sec at the end, (as a result the best jewelling is on the underside where it will never be seen hahaha)

But on the whole, happy :)

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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by Fozzy » 22 Apr 2014, 3:21 pm

Looks Awesome!
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Post by chilliman » 22 Apr 2014, 5:22 pm

Dude - That is nice! 8-)
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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by Mark TAC » 22 Apr 2014, 5:24 pm

Thanks mate - but it isn't really lol that's the good side, other has a couple not quite right places, but in the gun nobody will ever see. The kind of thing that you know is there when you did it....

Forgot the link to the instructions I used: http://www272.pair.com/stevewag/jb/jb.html

Note the sizes are for full length Mauser bolt, I had to use smaller bolt at one end and larger at the other for my Sako L461 bolt above.

I think the tubing over the brush is essential (I used RC car silicone fuel hose, tight as blazes)

I also didn't "polish" the bolt to a mirror as some say to. I rubbed it back to 1500 grade wet n dry (used wet of course) and that is the first pic. To my mind "polish is up to 2000grade and then machine buffing with a compound but I think it is unnecessary, 1500 was fine enough.
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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by Lyam » 22 Apr 2014, 6:56 pm

Looks good to me.

How does it cycle now? Smoother action?
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Post by Techc » 22 Apr 2014, 6:57 pm

Why did you have to post instructions! Now I'm going to have to try and do it :lol:
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Post by Jessie » 22 Apr 2014, 6:58 pm

Don't sell yourself short. Looks good.

Same as Lyam's question, how does it cycle now?
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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by Mark TAC » 22 Apr 2014, 7:28 pm

Hard to tell as I am doing up a rifle that I got cheap and have hardly shot, so I'm not familiar with the cycling, so I think it is a little better but hard to say.

I did it more as it will be a pretty rifle, nice walnut etc. And want to do everything myself.

(Thanks to clever person who turned my pics around :) )
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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by Aster » 22 Apr 2014, 10:03 pm

Mark TAC wrote:Thanks to clever person who turned my pics around :)


;)
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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by Blackened » 22 Apr 2014, 10:03 pm

Don't lie Aster. It was me.
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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by Aster » 22 Apr 2014, 10:04 pm

Shut up. All you ever do is dish out warnings and ban people. :P
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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by Blackened » 22 Apr 2014, 10:05 pm

I keep telling you guys you're too soft...
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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by Boatman » 22 Apr 2014, 10:05 pm

MOD FIGHT!

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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by Hercl » 22 Apr 2014, 10:06 pm

For a first effort that looks killer.

Good job mate.
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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by r_j_t1982 » 30 May 2014, 6:23 pm

Love it mate. I've been tempted to give my Rem a go but the whole 'polish to mirror finish' starting point scared me most.
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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by rob » 31 May 2014, 12:58 pm

Very nice.
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Re: First go at jewelling

Post by Triang » 02 Jun 2014, 2:41 pm

r_j_t1982 wrote:the whole 'polish to mirror finish' starting point scared me most.


Ha ha.

Yeah. I'd get as far as "polish to a 'that looks good to me, s**t, I dunno' finish"

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