Guide to Re-Strawing your parts?

Terry Tiell · 07-09-2012, 05:59 PM

OH WOW I just did the trigger, magazine push button and take down lever and they came out great! I tried the oven and it didn't seem to work maybe I didn't wait long enough but what I did was used a cast iron frying pan and filled it with sand I placed the parts in the sand and covered them over and used a small map gas torch to heat the sand. The first time the part came out a blue, black purple color so I repolished and started over this time I got em out just in time and hosed em off with a lite gun oil and let em cool off wrapped in a oil soaked paper towel.

The reason I decided to use the sand was to heat the parts evenly as the sand helps to hold the heat in.

07-09-2012, 05:59 PM	#20
Terry Tiell User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Fascist State of Maryland Posts: 224 Thanks: 55 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts	OH WOW I just did the trigger, magazine push button and take down lever and they came out great! I tried the oven and it didn't seem to work maybe I didn't wait long enough but what I did was used a cast iron frying pan and filled it with sand I placed the parts in the sand and covered them over and used a small map gas torch to heat the sand. The first time the part came out a blue, black purple color so I repolished and started over this time I got em out just in time and hosed em off with a lite gun oil and let em cool off wrapped in a oil soaked paper towel. The reason I decided to use the sand was to heat the parts evenly as the sand helps to hold the heat in. __________________ Trying to redo grand dads Luger the best I can.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Threaded Mode