Gonzo Long Barreled P08 Project

sheepherder · 11-23-2015, 07:46 PM

Back to working on the long-barrel Luger again.

Getting the parts ready to be shipped off to be blued. Toggle and rear sight are now done; nothing left for me to work on except forearm.

(86) Cutting the Patridge-style notch in the Mauser rear sight leaf.
(87) Milling off some of the rifle graduations
(88) Making a fixture to hole the forearm so I can file/sand it
(89) Milling a slot in the forearm for the brass inlay to fasten the forearm

I don't have any woodworking tools to speak of, and I don't have a bench or 'pony' to clamp work to, so I have to make up some kind of fixture to hold the forearm while I file/sand it. I made one out of aluminum bar, need to fasten the ends somehow.

(90) Milling a piece of brass for the forearm inlay
(91) Inlay fitted to the forearm slot
(92) Inlay milled down and drilled & counterbored for the attaching screws
(93) Milling the 'coves' in the forearm, using a 1/2" ball end mill

(94) Milling the other 'cove'
(95) Milling right side flat, in a elliptical shape
(96) How that flat looks
(97) Test fit on frame

11-23-2015, 07:46 PM	#27
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,198 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Back to working on the long-barrel Luger again. Getting the parts ready to be shipped off to be blued. Toggle and rear sight are now done; nothing left for me to work on except forearm. (86) Cutting the Patridge-style notch in the Mauser rear sight leaf. (87) Milling off some of the rifle graduations (88) Making a fixture to hole the forearm so I can file/sand it (89) Milling a slot in the forearm for the brass inlay to fasten the forearm I don't have any woodworking tools to speak of, and I don't have a bench or 'pony' to clamp work to, so I have to make up some kind of fixture to hold the forearm while I file/sand it. I made one out of aluminum bar, need to fasten the ends somehow. (90) Milling a piece of brass for the forearm inlay (91) Inlay fitted to the forearm slot (92) Inlay milled down and drilled & counterbored for the attaching screws (93) Milling the 'coves' in the forearm, using a 1/2" ball end mill (94) Milling the other 'cove' (95) Milling right side flat, in a elliptical shape (96) How that flat looks (97) Test fit on frame __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter... Last edited by sheepherder; 04-07-2016 at 09:15 AM.