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I just saw this thread and I did basically the same thing last summer with an old pair of camo pants. Pardon the crappy sewing. I did it all by hand and was going for function, not looks. Also, I never considered making a wedge, but I like the idea.
And here are a couple crappy pictures of the bolt in the rifle. I wish the pitting didn't show up as bad as it does, but oh well. It actually looks like the Cerakote amplified how big the holes look.
The bolt is finally DONE! The pictures below show the bolt after about 30 rounds fired and the bolt being cycled many, many times. Obviously there is some wear on the contact surfaces and from brass rubbing, but I expected that. I can't believe how smoothly it cycles with no grease...
I started working on this project and I thought I'd offer some observations/suggestions. Since quite a few of my targets are small, I decided to go with 1/2" rebar and 3/8" black pipe fittings. I also am using 45" street elbows instead of an elbow and nipple. I've also found that packing...
I really like that Kryptek camo. I had never seen it before. Thanks for the compliments. I guess I should update this thread. After going back and forth about re-doing the Aluma-Hyde, I decided to just bite the bullet and get it Cerakoted. I talked to a local shop that really seemed to...
To be honest, I never even thought about it. Plus, I don't have any idea what thread size the bolt body is. I just use coat hangers for pretty much all of my painting needs, so I just defaulted to that.
I guess it's not meant for me to finish this damn bolt anytime soon. I sanded down the JB Weld on Saturday and re-painted it yesterday afternoon. I followed some advice I'd heard about baking the Aluma-Hyde for 4 hours at 200*. Everything was going well until I tried to get the bolt body out...
Well.... The pin holes got worse the further down I got. So I decided to try to fill in the holes with JB Weld this time. We'll see how it goes after it cures and I can sand it back down.
It has been quite a bit of work so far. It started out as a project to keep me busy and has turned into a little more than I bargained for. Of course, I could have just re-sprayed it and not messed with re-contouring it, but what fun is that?
Started on the contouring tonight. I'm about to break out the dremel to knock down the high spots. I still have some pin holes for now, but maybe they'll be gone by the time I get the contour I want.
Sorry for the long wait, but I finally found some time to work on the bolt again. Most of the Aluma-hyde came off after spraying it down with brake cleaner and wiping it off. There were a few stubborn areas that were mostly cleaned up with a stainless steel brush. As I stated in the quote...
Well that's good to know. If that's the case then I'll probably try to re-finish it with Aluma-hyde again and let it sit out for a few weeks before I put it back in the rifle.
Thanks, everyone. My goal was to show the good and bad that goes along with most DIY projects. As I said before, I'm not happy with the Aluma-hyde. I'm about to go on vacation and I've got a laundry list of projects when I get back, but I plan on working on the bolt some more at some point...