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Offline Daryl

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Re: New .36 cal Rifle....Another brass patchbox part
« Reply #100 on: November 18, 2024, 09:51:56 PM »
OVER THE TOP, Dave, over the top. WOW!
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Re: New .36 cal Rifle....All the patch box parts are made....next is to inlet it
« Reply #101 on: November 21, 2024, 10:42:49 PM »
Finished the assembly of the door / hinge / finial of the patch box.  Finished shaping the finial after cutting it out.  Then burnt off the pattern and annealed the brass.  By hand bending and the use of a small rubber hammer, I contoured the finial roughly to the stock shape.  Filed the second half of the hinge to fit the curve of the finial plate and then hard soldered the hinge half in place.  With all the parts made, I can start the inletting of the box......always fun !











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Re: New .36 cal Rifle....Some inletting started
« Reply #102 on: November 25, 2024, 07:37:28 AM »
Always tedious to inlet complicated brass patch box parts....but a little at a time it gradually gets done.  Door and finial in....side plated are next....then the latch assembly.

   





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Re: New .36 cal Rifle....Patchbox in...not finished, but in...
« Reply #103 on: December 01, 2024, 11:37:50 PM »

Always tedious work.....at least for me.....




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Re: New .36 cal Rifle....Patchbox in...not finished, but in...
« Reply #104 on: December 03, 2024, 10:26:55 PM »
Dave - do you do all of the engraving on the gun or off?
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Re: New .36 cal Rifle....Patchbox in...not finished, but in...
« Reply #105 on: December 04, 2024, 08:08:41 PM »
P.W.,

I always engrave the box off the gun.....along with anything else I can.  The thin brass parts will need to be well supported to keep from deforming them so I usually attach them to wood blocks with "cold cure" dental acrylic or just super glue them to well fitted hardwood blocks.  Either will release quickly with a little heat.  Like these photos from Reply 113 on a past topic of mine.....https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=61759.100



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