Author Topic: front sight holding gizzy (Read 2250 times)

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

sqrldog · « **Reply #1 on:** September 13, 2019, 06:14:46 PM »

Thank Allen nifty little sight clamp.

Bob McBride · « **Reply #2 on:** September 13, 2019, 06:15:00 PM »

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

Thanks!

jerrywh · « **Reply #3 on:** September 13, 2019, 07:29:24 PM »

Cool idea Allen.

BOB HILL · « **Reply #4 on:** September 13, 2019, 07:49:26 PM »

Thanks for the idea, Allen.
Bob

Rolf · « **Reply #5 on:** September 13, 2019, 07:52:15 PM »

Great idea!! simpel and effectiv.

Best regards
Rolf

Daryl · « **Reply #6 on:** September 13, 2019, 07:57:39 PM »

Wonderful device, Allen.

Don Stith · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2019, 09:28:35 PM »

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

longcruise · « **Reply #8 on:** September 13, 2019, 10:04:51 PM »

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

smart dog · « **Reply #9 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

TommyG · « **Reply #10 on:** September 14, 2019, 03:36:46 AM »

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

Greg Pennell · « **Reply #11 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

Justin Urbantas · « **Reply #12 on:** September 14, 2019, 05:04:28 AM »

I love handy tricks like this. Well done!

mountainman · « **Reply #13 on:** September 14, 2019, 05:36:56 AM »

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

msellers · « **Reply #14 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

Curtis · « **Reply #15 on:** September 14, 2019, 06:33:21 AM »

Awesome simplicity! I love it. Great idea.

Curtis

elk killer · « **Reply #16 on:** September 14, 2019, 12:20:03 PM »

Great idea, always fun to make a tool

Tim Crosby · « **Reply #17 on:** September 14, 2019, 02:53:19 PM »

Way Kool!

Tim

45-110 · « **Reply #18 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

David Rase · « **Reply #19 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.

B.Barker · « **Reply #20 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.

vanu · « **Reply #21 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

Ed Wenger · « **Reply #22 on:** September 17, 2019, 05:47:36 AM »

Nice!!! Thanks, Allen

Ed

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