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Offline 3 swans

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Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« on: September 30, 2019, 09:36:50 PM »
Some place on the site I remember someone make these tools. Anybody know who or have a design for one. Thanks.

Offline Justin Urbantas

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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2019, 10:42:19 PM »
Dave Rase makes some

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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2019, 11:26:38 PM »
David Rase's is the best I've seen or used.

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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2019, 12:07:37 AM »
Make one.  I’ve used two pieces of wood ( first time pieces of plywood) and cut out shape, basically screwing them together.  If you do a search in metalworking section of this site, I believe there’s two variations you can copy.  Sometimes making the jigs and tools you need can give you experience to do other work on your rifle.
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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2019, 01:29:28 AM »
David Rase's is the best I've seen or used.

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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2019, 04:28:14 AM »
There is a post I made A While back under shop made tools .There is some pictures of one I did hope this helps . Take A Look. Thanks Rod.

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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2019, 07:41:24 AM »


This is what mine looks like, I made it out of wood and brass.

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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2019, 03:42:22 PM »
David Rase's is the best I've seen or used.

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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2019, 04:37:13 PM »
David Rase's is the best I've seen or used.

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That is because I don't have any for sale and don't want to make any more at this time.  I may make another batch later this year.  If you would like to build one on your own, here is how I make them. 
 
The backbone for this jig is a 5/8" piece of solid square stock 12" long.  I measured all the guards I had on hand and none were longer than 11".  Next I made a couple of arms 5" long out of 3/8" x 1 1/4" flat bar.  There is a 33/64" hole on one end of each bar and a 3/8" hole on the other.  These are bolted to the 5/8" piece of square stock.  The two 1/2" diameter rods are 4" long and 5" long.  They each have been split for 1 1/4" down the length to accommodate clamping of the triggerguard tenons.  I used 6-32 socket head cap screws to draw the cutoff pieces of the rod together.

As you can see, the triggerguard is free to rotate 360 degrees  with no interferences.   If the piece is too high in your vise you can loosen the 3/8" bolts and lower the arms to obtain a more comfortable filing position.


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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2019, 04:51:00 PM »
David Rase's is the best I've seen or used.

Jeff
Anything you get from Rase is first class!!
You'll notice he hasn't responded yet....
That is because I don't have any for sale and don't want to make any more at this time.  I may make another batch later this year.   
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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2019, 05:43:51 PM »
Log Cabin Shop sells them and they are a great multi-use tool although expensive for a modified piece of aluminum. Ive used mine not only for holding and filing trigger guards but also for filing/polishing AND engraving top jaws and hammers for my locks.




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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2019, 05:51:03 PM »


This is what mine looks like, I made it out of wood and brass.

That’s what I’m talkin about right there....

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Re: Who makes a trigger guard holding tool for cleanup ?
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2019, 06:50:25 PM »
I had some chunks of 3/16" brass plate from a saw mill, and made a guard jig that works well.  Here's some images...
















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