Help with new stock!

[Mauser720]

dhusker -

I have never used a dremel tool to fit a stock iron; however, I have used one on some other projects. My own tool is one of the "old fashioned" ones that runs at top speed all the time. You just plug it in, turn it on, and it is spinning at about 35,000 revolutions per minute. The problem I have with this dremel tool is that unless you really slow it down, you are vulnerable to removing a lot more metal than you wanted or needed to remove. And it can happen so quick that the damage is done before you realize it.

So as a suggestion, always use a dremel tool that has an adjustable rate of revolutions per minute. (rpm) If your dremmel tool does not have such a feature, (in other words it's like the old one I use) there is another way that you can slow the rpm down.

Some electric sewing machines, especially the older ones, will have a floor pedal that operates a rheostat and this is how you control the speed of the sewing machine. You can use one of these sewing machine pedals, and plug your dremel tool into it, and it will allow you to use the foot pedal to either speed up or slow down the rpm of the tool. My own preference is to do this rather than risk removing too much metal all at once because the tool is spinning so fast.

Everyone is correct in telling you to be very patient, and just remove a tiny bit at a time. And John's suggestion to blacken the area with candle suet is also a great idea.

Mauser720 - Ron