Thread: Show us your DIY gunsmithing jobs

Angle grinder and cut off wheel to rough it out, true up on bench grinder. Run a die down it. Takes less time then chucking up without a jig.

Originally Posted by Walker

Angle grinder and cut off wheel to rough it out, true up on bench grinder. Run a die down it. Takes less time then chucking up without a jig.

Not sure how you "true up" on a bench grinder

The savage bolt head comes off the bolt body. I tried holding it in a 4-jaw but it was too much of a ball-ache. just ended up gripping part of the ball in a 3-jaw and indicating the stem. Turned back as far as I could toward the jaws, and then cut it off with a hacksaw. Getting the die to bite into the stainless was the biggest issue.

I'd only look at making a jig if I had to do more than one, or if all else failed

Originally Posted by ebf

Not sure how you "true up" on a bench grinder

you could probably do a reasonable job- enough to get the die to work at least. Its not like its holding the space shuttle together.
Especially if you cut it a little long and gave it some decent lead, then dress it back later.
Had to do some high class bodgy jobs in the past and not on firearms, where you have to do something like this on bits you cant remove.
I may not be on the same page as Walker though