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Offline yip

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toe plate and side plate
« on: July 16, 2013, 08:20:48 PM »
 just how thick should these pieces be? .080 or bigger?
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Offline B.Habermehl

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Re: toe plate and side plate
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2013, 10:28:53 PM »
Early guns with beveled edges on the side plate need about 1/8 in.thick side plates. Your toe plate should be between .040 and .062. Late guns with flush fitting side plates can be thinner. Hope this helps. BJH
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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: toe plate and side plate
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2013, 11:44:06 PM »
anywhere between 3/32 to 1/8 is sturdy. Thinner than that, it's hard to inlet without bending.

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Re: toe plate and side plate
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2013, 12:13:01 AM »
hmmmm makes sense
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Re: toe plate and side plate
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2013, 12:46:02 AM »
Most toe plates I have seen and made are thinner, about .06 down to .04.
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Re: toe plate and side plate
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2013, 01:45:36 AM »
On my guns, that answer is that "it depends".    As a general rule. I make the side plate .125" (.0625" bevel) on 18th century guns and .090" (.032" bevel)  on 19th century guns.   The toe plates, if there is one,  are usually .0625", but the ones that are used as pressure plates for the patchbox release are .032" or thinner.   
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Re: toe plate and side plate
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2013, 05:25:46 AM »
Good answer, Mark. I forgot about pressure plate releases.
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Offline yip

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Re: toe plate and side plate
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2013, 01:55:32 PM »
 thanks fellas, now were do you guys get your sheet brass? I know T.OT.W. has it
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Re: toe plate and side plate
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2013, 02:50:49 PM »
McMaster-Carr, Dixon's ML shop, Log Cabin Shop.
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Offline David Rase

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Re: toe plate and side plate
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2013, 05:06:31 PM »
Online Metals   http://www.onlinemetals.com/   They deal in small quantities and have great stuff.
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Offline flehto

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Re: toe plate and side plate
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2013, 04:24:49 PM »
The brass sideplates are .125 thick w/ the bevel over half the thickness. On LRs the toeplate is .062 thick brass, but on Hawken rifles it's steel and 1/8" thick.  Have a question...what 1/8" thick  brass sheet dims do you buy" Have been buying from TOW and the "sheets" yield a lot of waste because of the sideplate dims....Fred
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