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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: AMartin on September 13, 2019, 06:07:20 PM

Title: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: AMartin on September 13, 2019, 06:07:20 PM

The other day , getting ready to file another pair of sight for the rifle I'm building , I thought hey .. I tired of trying to hold onto the front sight without smashing and leaving vise marks ...
I know you can buy a holding jig from Knob mt. but I didn't like the screws idea ...
So I took a stick of hard maple and made a (clothes pin) then filed a dovetail into the top and when squished into the vise jaws there is zero slippage ...

Thought I would share ..
Allen


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Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: sqrldog on September 13, 2019, 06:14:46 PM

Thank Allen nifty little sight clamp.

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: Bob McBride on September 13, 2019, 06:15:00 PM

I’m heading to the shop to make one of those right now...

Thanks!

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: jerrywh on September 13, 2019, 07:29:24 PM

Cool idea Allen.

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: BOB HILL on September 13, 2019, 07:49:26 PM

Thanks for the idea, Allen.
Bob

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: Rolf on September 13, 2019, 07:52:15 PM

Great idea!! simpel and effectiv.

Best regards
Rolf

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: Daryl on September 13, 2019, 07:57:39 PM

Wonderful device, Allen.

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: Don Stith on September 13, 2019, 09:28:35 PM

I always suspected you were brilliant.  Now I know for sure
Don

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: longcruise on September 13, 2019, 10:04:51 PM

Great adaptation.  I'll be making one of those for sure.

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: smart dog on September 14, 2019, 12:20:54 AM

Hi,
Thank you for sharing that Allen.  I made two today, one for sights and a larger one for wooden patchbox lids.

dave

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: TommyG on September 14, 2019, 03:36:46 AM

Great idea.  Simple but effective for a "hard to hold" part.

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: Greg Pennell on September 14, 2019, 04:30:15 AM

Now that is just plain slick. One of those forehead-smacking, why-didn’t-I-think-of-that moments...

Greg

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: Justin Urbantas on September 14, 2019, 05:04:28 AM

I love handy tricks like this. Well done!

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: mountainman on September 14, 2019, 05:36:56 AM

That's a pretty cool idea you came up with!

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: msellers on September 14, 2019, 05:58:38 AM

You had better patent this. Hate to see it be like the wheel barrow and be centuries later for it to be taken by someone who wants to charge a premium for this to us all.
Mike

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: Curtis on September 14, 2019, 06:33:21 AM

Awesome simplicity!  I love it.  Great idea.

Curtis

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: elk killer on September 14, 2019, 12:20:03 PM

Great idea, always fun to make a tool

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: Tim Crosby on September 14, 2019, 02:53:19 PM

 Way Kool!

   Tim

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: 45-110 on September 14, 2019, 04:06:56 PM

make the same thing out of metal, then you can solder in it for sight modifications.
kw

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: David Rase on September 14, 2019, 06:14:16 PM

Quote from: Curtis on September 14, 2019, 06:33:21 AM

Awesome simplicity!  I love it.  Great idea.

Curtis

I bet you could cut and file one out of a rail road spike.  ;D

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: B.Barker on September 15, 2019, 01:50:54 AM

Never would have thought wood would hold something that small in tiny dovetails. I'll have to make one now.

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: vanu on September 15, 2019, 02:44:51 AM

Ha ha!! Totally agree with others that is an awesome & simple solution to a real PITA operation!

Bruce

Title: Re: front sight holding gizzy
Post by: Ed Wenger on September 17, 2019, 05:47:36 AM

Nice!!!  Thanks, Allen


         Ed