Author Topic: Finishing octagon to round barrels  (Read 1920 times)

billd

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Finishing octagon to round barrels
« on: January 02, 2010, 02:55:18 AM »
Which direction should the round part be polished, parallel to the bore or around the barrel?  I'm only going to 320 grit, not bright, for a fairly smooth brown.

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Bill

Offline John Archer

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Re: Finishing octagon to round barrels
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2010, 04:02:16 AM »
Parallel to the bore...(lengthwise).

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