Erma conversion kit- long box reproduction

sheepherder · 01-10-2017, 12:38 PM

Don -

One thing I have noticed on that soft pine box for my Nambu that I made, is that after milling/routering out the slots, the box halves will warp. The board I selected was nice & flat and stored inside here for a week or so until I milled it. My board and box was stored in my house, in a controlled climate area. I'm theorizing that the loss of some wood, from one side of the board only [the slots], caused an unbalance that allowed the boards to warp.

It took several weeks, maybe months, to warp. I didn't check it closely and only noticed it when I was getting ready to put my 'artillery Nambu' on GB.

01-10-2017, 12:38 PM	#14
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Don - One thing I have noticed on that soft pine box for my Nambu that I made, is that after milling/routering out the slots, the box halves will warp. The board I selected was nice & flat and stored inside here for a week or so until I milled it. My board and box was stored in my house, in a controlled climate area. I'm theorizing that the loss of some wood, from one side of the board only [the slots], caused an unbalance that allowed the boards to warp. It took several weeks, maybe months, to warp. I didn't check it closely and only noticed it when I was getting ready to put my 'artillery Nambu' on GB. Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...