Hey All
One hundred fifty posts and almost two years later, I think it is time to start another thread on the build. The old one is getting a bit lengthy to get through IMO.
You will remember at the very beginning of the build I stated the project would involve, fitting, jointing, stock work etc. My plan in general has been to bring the stripped receiver up to the point of needing barrels. The project should be completed to the point of having the receiver permanently fitted and glassed to the stock, the trigger assembly assembled and fitted, the top snap and the locking mechanism fitted and working, the stock worked down to 1/16 inch oversized on all external dimensions, with the butt plate and grip cap fitted, and given a temporary protective finish.
We are short of that goal a bit at post #150 but we are gaining on it. The stock is fitted and drilled for the stainless steel pillars. The top snap and locking mechanism are new made, or restored, and fitted to the frame, although the stock is not yet inlet for them. The butt plate and grip cap are not fitted, nor is the outside of the stock profiled.
Picking up here where we left off from part A, we are currently doing a bit of judicious fitting on the triggers, pending getting them looking right and pinned in place.
Pictures #1 and #2 we see the front and rear triggers respectively with a good amount of TIG weld added on pending a bit of finishing here at home.
Picture #3 is the front trigger caught in the jaws of my "inside vise" with the bulk of the TIG filed off. This is a pretty relaxing way to spend a wintery day at home, with new snow falling and not much opportunity to do much else.
Picture #4 when the bulk of the TIG is filed off, the trigger blades are gotten flat and even again by vising a double cut file, and drawing the triggers along the file, in effect a jointing operation. A smooth file is substituted for the double cut when the profile gets close, stopping when the trigger blades will just enter the slots in the trigger plate.
Picture #5 when the blades are smoothed enough to enter the plate, the triggers are once again clamped in the vise aligned, with the aluminum spacers between them, and the outside profiles are filed together.
Picture #6 this is where I stopped for the evening, the back trigger is ever so slightly too thick to slide into place easily, and the lobes on front are cleaning up, but not quite filed to finish profile yet.
Picture #7 this is an original set of LC Smith triggers from a FWT, recently offered online, although this set fits the three position safety. You can see as the fitting process has continued the triggers I have modified are beginning to take shape much like the originals--as they should.
One hundred fifty posts and almost two years later, I think it is time to start another thread on the build. The old one is getting a bit lengthy to get through IMO.
You will remember at the very beginning of the build I stated the project would involve, fitting, jointing, stock work etc. My plan in general has been to bring the stripped receiver up to the point of needing barrels. The project should be completed to the point of having the receiver permanently fitted and glassed to the stock, the trigger assembly assembled and fitted, the top snap and the locking mechanism fitted and working, the stock worked down to 1/16 inch oversized on all external dimensions, with the butt plate and grip cap fitted, and given a temporary protective finish.
We are short of that goal a bit at post #150 but we are gaining on it. The stock is fitted and drilled for the stainless steel pillars. The top snap and locking mechanism are new made, or restored, and fitted to the frame, although the stock is not yet inlet for them. The butt plate and grip cap are not fitted, nor is the outside of the stock profiled.
Picking up here where we left off from part A, we are currently doing a bit of judicious fitting on the triggers, pending getting them looking right and pinned in place.
Pictures #1 and #2 we see the front and rear triggers respectively with a good amount of TIG weld added on pending a bit of finishing here at home.
Picture #3 is the front trigger caught in the jaws of my "inside vise" with the bulk of the TIG filed off. This is a pretty relaxing way to spend a wintery day at home, with new snow falling and not much opportunity to do much else.
Picture #4 when the bulk of the TIG is filed off, the trigger blades are gotten flat and even again by vising a double cut file, and drawing the triggers along the file, in effect a jointing operation. A smooth file is substituted for the double cut when the profile gets close, stopping when the trigger blades will just enter the slots in the trigger plate.
Picture #5 when the blades are smoothed enough to enter the plate, the triggers are once again clamped in the vise aligned, with the aluminum spacers between them, and the outside profiles are filed together.
Picture #6 this is where I stopped for the evening, the back trigger is ever so slightly too thick to slide into place easily, and the lobes on front are cleaning up, but not quite filed to finish profile yet.
Picture #7 this is an original set of LC Smith triggers from a FWT, recently offered online, although this set fits the three position safety. You can see as the fitting process has continued the triggers I have modified are beginning to take shape much like the originals--as they should.