"Slipping" safety lever

Ron Smith · 07-09-2007, 10:28 PM

Philip,

I have several times in the past, clamped them firmly in a vice, padded with a piece of leather.

With about 2/3 of the lever sticking above the vice jaws. I then take a light plastic mallet and lightly tap them allowing the mallet to bounce or spring back. One tap at a time and try it for fit. This has worked every time for me. It will bend them just enough to create tension.

Let me stress that I do not recommend it for anyone else. It takes a certain touch to do it and I would never do it with anyone else's safety. All I can say is that it has been successful several times and I have never broken one...yet.

It's your decision to make, and I will not assume any responsibility for a failure.

Ron

07-09-2007, 10:28 PM	#2
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Philip, I have several times in the past, clamped them firmly in a vice, padded with a piece of leather. With about 2/3 of the lever sticking above the vice jaws. I then take a light plastic mallet and lightly tap them allowing the mallet to bounce or spring back. One tap at a time and try it for fit. This has worked every time for me. It will bend them just enough to create tension. Let me stress that I do not recommend it for anyone else. It takes a certain touch to do it and I would never do it with anyone else's safety. All I can say is that it has been successful several times and I have never broken one...yet. It's your decision to make, and I will not assume any responsibility for a failure. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...