having trouble

[yip]

  having trouble with the toe plate on a B/C rifle, is there any other way to make a latch other than that on the toe plate that correct?

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

What seems to be the problem yip?

[flehto]

The toeplate is easy to make...it's really just a mushroom headed shaped inlay. When inletting, some space underneath the toeplate  end  is req'd to allow the pushrod to be  pushed against the catch. One screw is  needed to attach. If a BC LR has a Pbox release, a toeplate similar to this one is req'd......along w/ the release mechanism.

Shown is  the  toeplate  and the release inside the Pbox cavity. .....Fred

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Another example...couldn't be much simpler!

[yip]

  boy you guys do some mighty fine work! one foot in forward the other,i'll keep trying!

[flehto]

Locating the "head" of the toeplate  can sometimes be a problem so I drill the pushrod hole first and then center the "mushroom" head over the hole and make the rest of the toeplate......Fred

[yip]

  Fred i guess i did it wrong i got the mushroom i inlayed first

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Yip:  installing the toe plate first might lead to issues with where the pushrod needs to go.  It needs to be far enough forward not to interfere with the lower buttplate screw, is all.

[flehto]

Terry....here's a pic of a BC toeplate surrounded by a brass inlay. thought I'd do something different, but it's not HC. The actual toeplate has a "mushroom" end which is HC.

[yip]

  Fred; believe or not i made a toe plate like the one you posted resently, now to play with the catch.  how long is it?

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Yip:  study the pictures I posted of a Buck'sCo. box in the opened position.  There is no set length for anything here.  I usually made the catch spring first and set it into the end grain of the butt under the buttplate.  When I make the catch and silver solder it to the patchbox lid, I do not cut the notch in it until the spring catch is installed.  Then I black the peg with felt pen, close the lid and see where the catch on the spring has stopped.  Then I cut a very fine nick in the peg and try it again.  I repeat this process until the catch spring holds the lid shut, without any extra travel so there is no slop.

[yip]

 TAYLOR; i'm trying like $#*! to follow you guys, you guys are great and hope to endever  this the best  can

[Dave B]

Here is a diagram of the possible way to do the  push rod to the toe plate.


virtual dice roller

You can just draw a straight line from the center of the mushroom to the spring catch and skip doing the off set push rod. I have done it both ways and they both work fine.

[yip]

  GREAT JOB FELLAS! WHAT I NEED IS THE SIZE OF THE PUSH ROD TO RELEASE THE LID. I'M GOONA TRY THE LAST POST THAT FRED DID.

[Dennis Glazener]

  GREAT JOB FELLAS! WHAT I NEED IS THE SIZE OF THE PUSH ROD TO RELEASE THE LID. I'M GOONA TRY THE LAST POST THAT FRED DID.

I used a 1/4 inch straight round rod with the one toeplate release button that I made several years ago. I think I drilled a 5/16 inch clearance hole for the rod to go through.
Dennis

[flehto]

I use a 1/8"  or 1/16  dia push rod....Fred