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 Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:33 am |
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| bluefalconholland |
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Making a front sight.
Today I started to make a front sight for my air pistol the Tungsten LP3. It is a new design. I thought let’s show how it is made. Starting with a massif block of steel. After milling the final touch is to sand and polish the steel till it is really shiny. This is for what I do it: making beautiful things...well…guns are!  I took some pictures of the progress.
Robert.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:09 am |
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| bluefalconholland |
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Today I did mount the front side on the barrel: it fits perfectly! yesss.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:03 am |
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| SMP |
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That is seriously beautiful work.
I love the colour of your "bluing" I'm guessing that's nickel electroplating?
What is the rod for at the bottom of the sight? Cocking rod? |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:09 am |
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| Slavia |
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| This is for what I do it: making beautiful things |
That's a fact - beautiful work. |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:20 pm |
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| bluefalconholland |
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| SMP wrote: |
That is seriously beautiful work.
I love the colour of your "bluing" I'm guessing that's nickel electroplating?
What is the rod for at the bottom of the sight? Cocking rod? |
To blue the steel I heat it up to 600 degrees Celsius and cool it down in a special oil. The gasses in the flame do color the steel into blue. I do not know the name of the oil in English but it gives the intense color to the material and protects the steel against oxidation . It’s the traditional way of bluing steel.
The rod at the bottom of the sight is a part of the cocking system that keeps the spring under tension. |
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