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    Gunsmithing Need some quick lathe advice

    Re: Need some quick lathe advice To measure wear take a piece of drill rod maybe 18" and chuck in 3 jaw, mount dial test indicator in tool post and run carriage back and forth from head stock to tail stock. Machine does not have to be running. With a good straight piece of drill rod you do...
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    Gunsmithing Cerakote air vs oven

    Re: Cerakote air vs oven I've used air cure on scope and oven cure on gun and could not tell difference in sheen or tone.
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    Gunsmithing shipping instructions found on Smiths site?

    Is this right, or am I missing something? "Shipping Instructions Despite what many shipping places will tell you, it is legal for you to ship your gun by UPS to a gunsmith for alterations or repair. However, the rifle must be shipped from a UPS office. You may also ship long guns through the...
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    Gunsmithing Repair gouges before Cerakote

    Re: Repair gouges before Cerakote Jim, I see a guy standing on a 2 foot pipe wrench with the action held raw in a 40lb vise clamp. However, I agreed to help before I saw the work. So I will do my best. As to skog's suggestion, anyone know what the law is about accidental obliteration of...
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    Gunsmithing Repair gouges before Cerakote

    Re: Repair gouges before Cerakote sorry for no posting pics and tools at disposal. I have an atlas 12, steady rest, tool post grinder, ect. Would epoxied area blend well under cerakote, after sanding, stoning and blasting? That seems to be the only option around the serial numbers.
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    Gunsmithing Repair gouges before Cerakote

    I got a riffle in for Cerakote with major gouges on barrel and reciever. Owner said some smith removed barrel with pipe wrench or something. Hard to believe. Even worse, gouges are over serial numbers. Other that removing high spots, is there anything that can be done short of welding? How...
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    Gunsmithing Hardening a Scratchbuilt Riflestock.

    Re: Hardening a Scratchbuilt Riflestock. Table top epoxy is very hard and several coats could help. HomeDepot or Lowes has it. Repainting with c-series cerakote is only slightly more difficult than spray cans. They sell metallic colors. Using ordinary paint on wood must have primer, then...
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    Gunsmithing Mixing Cerakote H-series Colors?

    Re: Mixing Cerakote H-series Colors? Hired Gun, I was out of line. I apologize. Last week I attempted a desert camo on a rem 710 stock. I used Flat Dark Earth and Federal Brown. While it looks good, the Fed Brown seems too red in tone next to FDE. I thought a "monotone" desert cam would...
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    Gunsmithing Mixing Cerakote H-series Colors?

    Re: Mixing Cerakote H-series Colors? Ernie, Thanks for taking the time to get out the <span style="font-weight: bold">correct</span> information. A lot of what I have learned over the past year came from your posts. Your Tomahawk CQTC looks so nice I had to by that <span style="font-style...
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    Gunsmithing Mixing Cerakote H-series Colors?

    Getting ready to darken up FDE H-series. I assume it will work. Anyone had any luck mixing H-series? I would call, but NIC is closed today.
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    Gunsmithing Lazer etchings and Cerakote

    Factory Markings, I say make them deep or leave them out. I just coated a LCP and the markings on the slide can barely be seen. To me, that's worse than not at all.
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