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Offline Ian Pratt

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Re: Black Snake Gun
« Reply #50 on: April 08, 2022, 02:22:54 PM »
Quote from: B.Barker on April 08, 2022, 03:37:39 AM
Ian, where did you get your graver bit from?

A friend who was getting out of the business gave me a couple boxes full of assorted tools and there were a few gravers and die sinker chisels in there. I have shaped and reground some of them for special purposes, this one flat and with a wider cutting edge like a cape chisel so you can cut a slot wiithout the shank getting trapped
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Re: Black Snake Gun
« Reply #51 on: April 08, 2022, 02:44:20 PM »
Great work Ian! I love your gun. Thanks for the tutorial on the thimble process. That poor drillbit never saw that coming either!
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Re: Black Snake Gun
« Reply #52 on: April 09, 2022, 04:45:26 AM »
Quote from: rsherman on April 08, 2022, 02:44:20 PM
That poor drillbit never saw that coming either!

Now it knows why all the other drill bits were hiding in the big red box
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Offline B.Barker

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Re: Black Snake Gun
« Reply #53 on: April 09, 2022, 06:13:35 AM »
I bought some die sinkers years ago and can't remember where I got them. I could use a couple more but haven't found any yet.
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Re: Black Snake Gun
« Reply #54 on: April 09, 2022, 04:02:17 PM »
Really like your sideplate. Thanks for the tutorial on how to make your pipes. Neat Gun!
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Re: Black Snake Gun
« Reply #55 on: December 26, 2023, 06:48:39 AM »
Nice.

I have a somewhat simpler block and a punch I use to make the ribs on the ends of octagonal pipes.

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Offline D. Taylor Sapergia

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Re: Black Snake Gun
« Reply #56 on: December 26, 2023, 07:58:28 AM »
I bought die sinkers chisels about 43 years ago that came from Brownell's...they likely still carry them.  They were the only chisels I had for engraving around the first hundred rifles off my bench.  Then I discovered Glensteel from GRS!  But when it comes to removing lots of stock in a hurry, the die sinkers chisels do the job best.
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Re: Black Snake Gun
« Reply #57 on: December 26, 2023, 04:12:06 PM »
Quote from: D. Taylor Sapergia on December 26, 2023, 07:58:28 AM
I bought die sinkers chisels about 43 years ago that came from Brownell's...they likely still carry them.  They were the only chisels I had for engraving around the first hundred rifles off my bench.  Then I discovered Glensteel from GRS!  But when it comes to removing lots of stock in a hurry, the die sinkers chisels do the job best.

Hi Taylor,
I am afraid folks will have trouble finding them.  Brownell's no longer carries them and I searched for other sources for a friend and could not find any. I believe the occupation of die sinker is essentially extinct. The closest I could find are jeweler's chasing chisels but they are not the same as those chisels sold by Brownells.  I am really glad I bought my set 40 years. 

 


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