Well after doing a lot of research I had decided to replace the bolt handle on my 700.
After seeing a few pictures of threaded handles that broke at the joint & oversized knob
I decided to contacted Dan Armstrong of http://www.accu-tig.com/
After a few phone conversations my bolt was off to Dan.
Dan took the time to explain to me everything involved in the process.
Total time took about 1 week to get the bolt back in my hands, at a total price of $95.00.
What follows is a pictorial review with an explanation of each image.
This is the bolt as it arrived to me, the handle I chose is the
CNC'd straight handle with the ball knob, made of 4130 steel.
I chose this handle, because the knob was round which I think would be easier to manipulate from a variety of positions and
the knob is permanent, which is one less part to come loose.
This photo also shows the lack of heat discoloration from the welding process.
Here is a close up of the welding around the rear of the knob, along with the polished camming surface for easer bolt lift.
The weld goes around 3 sides of the handle, very strong.
The only thing I had to do was refinish the bolt, so I began by masking off anything I did not want sandblasted.
Here is the bolt head with the lugs masked off, we don't want any dimensional changes to occur here.
I also masked off the camming surface and filled the bolt with blue shop towels to prevent sand from entering the bolt.
and to keep the camming surface smooth.
After blasting, the bolt is de-greased and heated with a hairdryer to allow better adhesion of the finish.
A close up of the bolt handle welding & the polished camming surface after blasting.
The product I like to use for refinishing is Norrells Moly Resin http://www.johnnorrellarms.com/
it is an excellent & easy product to use.
This is the bolt fresh out of the oven & fully cured.
I refinished the camming surface, because it will help prevent rust, but Moly Resin is a Moly coating, so it will allow smoother bolt lift as well.
In closing I would highly recommend you give Dan a serious look when you are contemplating an oversized bolt knob,
it costs just about as much to have a handle threaded by other companies as it does for Dan to weld on a machined steel handle.
Thanks ROUGH
After seeing a few pictures of threaded handles that broke at the joint & oversized knob
I decided to contacted Dan Armstrong of http://www.accu-tig.com/
After a few phone conversations my bolt was off to Dan.
Dan took the time to explain to me everything involved in the process.
Total time took about 1 week to get the bolt back in my hands, at a total price of $95.00.
What follows is a pictorial review with an explanation of each image.
This is the bolt as it arrived to me, the handle I chose is the
CNC'd straight handle with the ball knob, made of 4130 steel.
I chose this handle, because the knob was round which I think would be easier to manipulate from a variety of positions and
the knob is permanent, which is one less part to come loose.
This photo also shows the lack of heat discoloration from the welding process.
Here is a close up of the welding around the rear of the knob, along with the polished camming surface for easer bolt lift.
The weld goes around 3 sides of the handle, very strong.
The only thing I had to do was refinish the bolt, so I began by masking off anything I did not want sandblasted.
Here is the bolt head with the lugs masked off, we don't want any dimensional changes to occur here.
I also masked off the camming surface and filled the bolt with blue shop towels to prevent sand from entering the bolt.
and to keep the camming surface smooth.
After blasting, the bolt is de-greased and heated with a hairdryer to allow better adhesion of the finish.
A close up of the bolt handle welding & the polished camming surface after blasting.
The product I like to use for refinishing is Norrells Moly Resin http://www.johnnorrellarms.com/
it is an excellent & easy product to use.
This is the bolt fresh out of the oven & fully cured.
I refinished the camming surface, because it will help prevent rust, but Moly Resin is a Moly coating, so it will allow smoother bolt lift as well.
In closing I would highly recommend you give Dan a serious look when you are contemplating an oversized bolt knob,
it costs just about as much to have a handle threaded by other companies as it does for Dan to weld on a machined steel handle.
Thanks ROUGH
