New Magazine tool fixture... progress report!

[G.T.]

Hello to all! Stopped by my machinests shop yesterday, to see how we are doing on our newly designed fixture for some serious P.08 magazine repair.... I was quite pleased with what I observed! Here is a brief description of what is to be... The tool dimensions are: 5/8's of an inch thick, by 3" wide by 8" long... there is a relief slot cut down the center to locate the mag. shell, with equally (removable) spaced 1/4" dowel pins, to aid in keeping the mag. shell in the slot, and on the fixture when you really get serious about tapping on the shell! There are two provisions, or recesses adjacent to the slot that are used for removing or reinstalling the follower button, depending on which end of the fixture you use.. there are radius reliefs off each end to aid in locating the mag. shell and bottom for removal of the retaining pin on the standard sheetmetal type mag.... on the flip side... the plan is to cut the center slot(s) for work on extruded fxo type mag. shells... mostly for driving out the center retaining rivit.. and tapping out dents. After we are thru machining and grinding, we are going to have them case hardened to .003" or .004" to make them more resistant to denting from errent hammer blows! If you already have the mandrel, this will make a great complimentary tool for total mag. repair flexibility! Of course, I told my machineist that we could open up the tolerances a bit to get them done quicker, and again, he told me this is not possible! He only does things one way, perfect! These are neat... probably one or two more weeks, maybe sooner! I still have to wring out the prototype and make any necessary changes..( my drawings arn't always as good as his machining!!) Sometimes because of me, I get a perfectly machined mistake... boy does that make him angry! Best to all! till...later....GT
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