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 Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:36 pm |
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| woodhippy |
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Howdy alll. I'm getting my new 1377 Monday, UPS called awhile ago and told me I had to be home to sign for it. Ordered from Pyramid. I am making panes for the sides of the 1399 shoulder stock, and spent some time over the weekend making patterns for the panels. I have a sheet of 1/8" thick polished aluminum to use for this.
As most all you know the shoulder stock has a horizontal contour to it. I laid the shoulder end of the stock on the table with paper underneath and began with the top of the stock rolled on the paper, and made a pattern as I rolled the stock to the bottom. I am using a rubber mallet and the anvil I made from 18" of railroad track with padding to put the stocks contour into the aluminum.
I am gonna try this idea of using one or two real small piano hinges to hinge the top of the right panel, and either finding or making a small latch for the outside of each "corner". If that works out right, once the left panel is attached I'll have a storage area in the stock. I'm gonna use olive drab Duracoat on the finished panels
I'm not sure what good it will do, but here is the patter for the panels on the grid paper. Depending on the material used you may wish to cut them a bit larger to allow for the slight bend of the contour then do final fit and finish.
I hope this can help someone, woodhippy
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| Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:03 pm |
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| Amigo |
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Woodhippy:
Here is an idea to run past - Possible use of magnets at lower corners.
Since your panels are aluminum, add rounded/radiused thin steel pads via JB Weld to the bottom corners just inboard of the alum. panel edge at front and rear. Epoxy a round magnet of necessary length into the lower stock cavity radii.
Result would be a smooth panel exterior with no latches to catch on face, neck or clothing.
One panel could be fixed with small countersunk flat head screws and the other panel hinged and held closed with the magnets - no tools required access.
Just an idea, while you're in the design stage.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:58 am |
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| woodhippy |
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| Right on. All that would show is the dinky screw heads for the piano hinge. I appreciate the info, w.h |
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