1900 Mainspring

Ron Wood · 05-19-2008, 02:40 PM

John,

At the bottom of the spring it is absolutely no problem. But the top of the spring is a pretty precise fit inside the frame opening, so that extra .005" might be a tight fit. The thickness of sheet of paper is only about .005'" so the extra width may or may not bind, but since you will be working with such a short piece of stock a couple of passes with a draw file would remove that .005 in a heartbeat. A small amount of work considering what effort will go into the whole assembly!

05-19-2008, 02:40 PM	#25
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,123 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	John, At the bottom of the spring it is absolutely no problem. But the top of the spring is a pretty precise fit inside the frame opening, so that extra .005" might be a tight fit. The thickness of sheet of paper is only about .005'" so the extra width may or may not bind, but since you will be working with such a short piece of stock a couple of passes with a draw file would remove that .005 in a heartbeat. A small amount of work considering what effort will go into the whole assembly! __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction