Gun show inspections - Page 3

cirelaw · 06-25-2013, 04:58 PM

Whats worse is when the tiny screw in your glasses pops out!! Thank God they sell a small repair set with tiny screws and mini screw driver!!~~Eric

lugerholsterrepair · 06-25-2013, 05:01 PM

if a tiny component flew out during disassembly, it's simply impossible to find it any more.

Truer words were never spoken! I lost a sear spring plunger off a Luger last year and also a takedown lever spring off my 1936 Krieghoff. Both are somewhere in this leather shop..I saw the direction they went but after hours of searching they have yet to show up!

Ron Wood · 06-25-2013, 06:52 PM

I have a powerful "magnet on a stick" that I bought at a hardware store. I used it when our house was being built to pick up the stray nails so that I wasn't constantly getting my tires repaired. Run that puppy around the shop floor or a pile rug and you will be amazed at what you can turn up.

alanint · 06-25-2013, 07:48 PM

I also have one of those magnets. If you routinely disassemble delicate items, it is cheap to build a "disassembly box".
You can use a cheap, cardboard box, line it with white paper or white paint, an old, white or cream colored towel on the bottom, a hole in the top for a work lamp to stick through and a slot and two holes for your viewing port and arm entries. Anything flying off your project will not have far to go in this environment.

sheepherder · 06-25-2013, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanint

I also have one of those magnets. If you routinely disassemble delicate items, it is cheap to build a "disassembly box".

It's a lot easier to go in your bedroom, stick your head, arms, & pistol under the sheet and take it apart...

alvin · 06-25-2013, 08:25 PM

Another time was assembling a cone hammer's lock work, it's very hard to push the main spring down and insert the coupling into the frame. Since the spring was so stiff and I had been holding it down too long but still could not insert that stupid coupling, my hand started shaking. The spring, spring caps, and the coupling all flied out. I even heard the sound when they dropped on the floor. Soon, I found the spring and one cap, but I could not find the other cap and coupling. There were a few big cardboard boxes holding various kinds of small junk items on the floor, I was not sure whether they went there. Since it's not an option to give up, I spent the whole night without sleeping searching. Finally found them.

06-25-2013, 05:01 PM	#42
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	if a tiny component flew out during disassembly, it's simply impossible to find it any more. Truer words were never spoken! I lost a sear spring plunger off a Luger last year and also a takedown lever spring off my 1936 Krieghoff. Both are somewhere in this leather shop..I saw the direction they went but after hours of searching they have yet to show up! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

06-25-2013, 06:52 PM	#43
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	I have a powerful "magnet on a stick" that I bought at a hardware store. I used it when our house was being built to pick up the stray nails so that I wasn't constantly getting my tires repaired. Run that puppy around the shop floor or a pile rug and you will be amazed at what you can turn up. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

06-25-2013, 04:58 PM	#41
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Whats worse is when the tiny screw in your glasses pops out!! Thank God they sell a small repair set with tiny screws and mini screw driver!!~~Eric

06-25-2013, 07:48 PM	#44
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	I also have one of those magnets. If you routinely disassemble delicate items, it is cheap to build a "disassembly box". You can use a cheap, cardboard box, line it with white paper or white paint, an old, white or cream colored towel on the bottom, a hole in the top for a work lamp to stick through and a slot and two holes for your viewing port and arm entries. Anything flying off your project will not have far to go in this environment.

06-25-2013, 08:25 PM	#46
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Another time was assembling a cone hammer's lock work, it's very hard to push the main spring down and insert the coupling into the frame. Since the spring was so stiff and I had been holding it down too long but still could not insert that stupid coupling, my hand started shaking. The spring, spring caps, and the coupling all flied out. I even heard the sound when they dropped on the floor. Soon, I found the spring and one cap, but I could not find the other cap and coupling. There were a few big cardboard boxes holding various kinds of small junk items on the floor, I was not sure whether they went there. Since it's not an option to give up, I spent the whole night without sleeping searching. Finally found them.