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Rick W. · 09-03-2018, 11:06 AM

I have a deep appreciation for guys that use what they got for a specific task. Makes me think of old time farmers making a living in the fields.

Not everyone is made of money for specialized tooling. I have even more admiration for those that use what they have, with results just as nice as those with more stuff.

The key ingredient is in the user oneself. We all know that a 100K lathe with a new operator can mess up the first pass of threads. We also have the garage lathe guys with 100 year old lathes with 50 thousandths or more backlash cut threads with the best of them. So all kinda comes down to pure environment. I have tried over the years not to kick another guy's dog...........still trying.

I learned early on, that these springs require some hand strength and vocabulary restrictions. I won't tell you how I changed out my first mainspring, but we all get smarter and make some new assists.

I kinda like the holding fixture and the modified(heated/bent) awl. Being able to hold things..........stable..........sure does help. I have changed all my shooting Luger springs to the Wolff 38#, I think I am good to go for life with either 30 or 9mm caliber or nice wildcat.

09-03-2018, 11:06 AM	#8
Rick W. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 339 Thanks: 81 Thanked 359 Times in 198 Posts	I have a deep appreciation for guys that use what they got for a specific task. Makes me think of old time farmers making a living in the fields. Not everyone is made of money for specialized tooling. I have even more admiration for those that use what they have, with results just as nice as those with more stuff. The key ingredient is in the user oneself. We all know that a 100K lathe with a new operator can mess up the first pass of threads. We also have the garage lathe guys with 100 year old lathes with 50 thousandths or more backlash cut threads with the best of them. So all kinda comes down to pure environment. I have tried over the years not to kick another guy's dog...........still trying. I learned early on, that these springs require some hand strength and vocabulary restrictions. I won't tell you how I changed out my first mainspring, but we all get smarter and make some new assists. I kinda like the holding fixture and the modified(heated/bent) awl. Being able to hold things..........stable..........sure does help. I have changed all my shooting Luger springs to the Wolff 38#, I think I am good to go for life with either 30 or 9mm caliber or nice wildcat.