New barrel bushing

[Riverpigusmc]

If I'da tried that, my pistol would be a handy club. That's why I let Wilson do the work. I'm envious of folks like you who have the skill and patience..good job

[Old Draftsman]

Tis cool to have the tools isn`t it. Thanks for the pic and the cool lathe idea. I would never thought of that one.

I used my lathe to dress the inside of my EGW bushing for my Gold Cup but ordered the bushing to fit the slide dimension. I also installed an oversize slide stop to eliminate some play and it`s tighter than a disbursing officer the day before payday.

Love the detail drawings in your pics, may I ask your source?

Now, if I only had a mill...

Slim

[RandallZ]

It is nice to have tools, and even nicer to have a rudimentary idea how to use them (and that's really all I have...one of these days I should take a class or two at the local community college). I just don't *not* do things because I've never done them before. There's something seductive about thinking, "How hard can it be?" Gets me into trouble all the time.

Originally Posted by Old Draftsman

Love the detail drawings in your pics, may I ask your source?
Now, if I only had a mill...

Slim

I have collected several sets of drawings and many individual images of detail drawings from across the interwebs for a 60% frame project I'm dabbling with. Here are the three complete blueprint sets I have:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxL...E5NTdjZTdkN2Rk

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxL...E0YTQyYzExMTVk

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxL...ZjNjJlNzRiZThi

As for a mill...here's the cute little serious machine I found. It's a "Benchmaster" made in 1942 in Los Angeles. It's small, but it does real work.

[BadOscar]

That's a nice looking little mill. And thanks for sharing the drawings.

[Old Draftsman]

Thank you Randall, The most complete drawings I have seen since the 60's when I had access to the Technical Library on the sub tender.

Love your mill too, I'm (jealous) trying to justify buying one but... I have an old heavy/accurate drill press I inherited from my father-in-law and a Harbor freight x-y vise I'm using for rough work. It works as long as I'm patient but a real mill, well I may just have to go find one.

I have talked myself into (trying) doing a lot of things that have added to my experience in many things. Had I not tried many of the things I did, I would be a richer un-educatied old fart watching daytime tv in my recliner. THAT would drive me crazy. My lack of knowledge is no obstacle either.

Happy New Year. Shoot safe and may all your shots be in the 10 ring.

/s

[RandallZ]

Originally Posted by Old Draftsman

Love your mill too, I'm (jealous) trying to justify buying one but... I have an old heavy/accurate drill press I inherited from my father-in-law and a Harbor freight x-y vise I'm using for rough work. It works as long as I'm patient but a real mill, well I may just have to go find one.

Those Benchmasters were made between 1942 through the early nineties. There's a bunch of them out there, both horizontal and vertical (the machine is the same, it's only the head that is different, and some have both set-ups). They seem to sell for about $300 when you can find one.

Have a great new year.