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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Picture Gallery » Operation Desert Storm Goto page Previous  1, 2    View previous topic :: View next topic    Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:10 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: It took me 6 hours to make that buttplate for the 760 Sure, but at least you have something to show for those 6 hours. Compare that to 6 hours drinking, or 6 hours playing cards, or 6 hours making polite conversation with the in-laws.... And, if you're like me - those 6 hours don't come close to the time I spent mulling it over in my head. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:37 pm ZipSnipe Veteran Member Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 327 Well said Slavia!!!!! Bravo !!!!!   Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:01 am Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND [quote="Slavia"] Quote: @Alstone - I would go to an automotive supply store and ask. It looks like "Protectacoat" and "Speedliner" are at least two brands sold in your area. Speedliner needs to be applied by Speedliner using there spray systems, so that’s out. Protectacoat has gone bust. Dupli-colour can be obtained over here but it is imported from the States, cost is £47.50 or $75.00 per can so I think that’s out also. My best bet is to lay the parts I need coating down in the road when their tarring the surface, then sprinkle some sand on top. Al _________________   Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:13 am Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. Wow that's really expensive for the bedliner spray Al. I thought they would have it available everywhere since it's so popular now. Over here it's about $12 a can. One can goes a long way. I just did my 1389 pump arm which was green and the grips on the 2240 I just got. I would keep checking local auto parts stores to see if they might have a different brand perhaps.   Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:14 am Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. Slavia wrote: Quote: It took me 6 hours to make that buttplate for the 760 Sure, but at least you have something to show for those 6 hours. Compare that to 6 hours drinking, or 6 hours playing cards, or 6 hours making polite conversation with the in-laws.... And, if you're like me - those 6 hours don't come close to the time I spent mulling it over in my head.   Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:31 am ZipSnipe Veteran Member Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 327 Yeah the dupli color here at Autozone is about $10 and at Home Depot they have the Rustoleum bedliner spray for about $8   Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:43 am Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. ZipSnipe wrote: Yeah the dupli color here at Autozone is about $10 and at Home Depot they have the Rustoleum bedliner spray for about $8 I think the Dupli Color has more texture than the Rustolium one. I had both in my hands and liked the Dupli Color one better.   Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:59 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: Dupli Color has more texture than the Rustolium Which brings another point to mind - you have to shake the stuff really well so the texturing comes out evenly. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:03 am Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. Slavia wrote: Quote: Dupli Color has more texture than the Rustolium Which brings another point to mind - you have to shake the stuff really well so the texturing comes out evenly. Good point Slav. Also clean the nozzle every now and then to prevent spitting. Oh and don't do it inside the house!   Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:52 am Mark5043 Silver Status Member Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 1379 Great Job on that 760 Ern!It's the nicest I've seen so far... _________________   Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:53 pm SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario Wicked job Ernesto:thumbup: Slavia wrote: Quote: Cutting 1/8" thick aluminum with a Dremel sucks! It does indeed. A saber saw isn't much use either. If you clamp the aluminum in a vise close enough to the cut that it doesn't flap around, then there isn't enough room to maneuver. I usually use a hacksaw. If the adjacent stock is to be refinished then I dress it down with a belt sander. If I want to preserve the stock finish I lay on a single layer of masking tape and hand file until I start scuffing the tape. A trick I picked up in the shipyards. Clamp the aluminum between scraps of masonite. I use double sided tape here and there to keep things together while switching clamps around (keep it out of the cut line line). Then install a coarse blade in the jigsaw and have att'er. The cut will be very clean and you can fly through it without clogging the blade. _________________ Sean   Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:40 am Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. Mark5043 wrote: Great Job on that 760 Ern!It's the nicest I've seen so far... Thanks mark!   Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:41 am Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. SMP wrote: Wicked job Ernesto:thumbup: Slavia wrote: Quote: Cutting 1/8" thick aluminum with a Dremel sucks! It does indeed. A saber saw isn't much use either. If you clamp the aluminum in a vise close enough to the cut that it doesn't flap around, then there isn't enough room to maneuver. I usually use a hacksaw. If the adjacent stock is to be refinished then I dress it down with a belt sander. If I want to preserve the stock finish I lay on a single layer of masking tape and hand file until I start scuffing the tape. A trick I picked up in the shipyards. Clamp the aluminum between scraps of masonite. I use double sided tape here and there to keep things together while switching clamps around (keep it out of the cut line line). Then install a coarse blade in the jigsaw and have att'er. The cut will be very clean and you can fly through it without clogging the blade. Good tip SMP! I needed this info about two weeks ago! It took me about 45 minutes to cut each piece of aluminun with the Dremel but it worked.   Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:53 pm ZipSnipe Veteran Member Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 327 actually a bandsaw works the best for cutting sheet aluminum other than sheet metal sheer. I use my wood cutting bandsaw and switch a metal cutting blade on it. If I am doing thick stuff , I will use coolant.   Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:52 pm SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario Even with your bandsaw you should try the masonite trick. Boatyards are cutting thousands of feet everyday. 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