I totally understand the patience factor Blackie! It’s like making fire with a bow drill. The second you get frustrated or lose your patience, the fire making goes out the window. I’ve done wood, metal, horn and leather work and your advice is Golden! Take your time and little at a time and do the best job. To hold a piece you’ve carefully restored is very rewarding for sure. But to see bad results because you had no patience, get it done yesterday? Well you’ll kick yourself in the butt all the way to next year! Kind Thanks Blackie! You do excellent work! Peace, Abundance and Many Blessings to you and your Family! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Both Spill & Burr I had you could unscrew the barrel with your fingers I ended up silver soldering them in place. That was back in the late 80's or early 90's and I didn't think of lock tight besides silver solder seems more permanent to me.
Could also use a rat tail file in the rounded areas... Home depot has em in a few sizes, lowes ought to as well as Ace Hardware. Just a thought of something to start the round areas with before sand paper. Kinda got the same problem with my barrel on my new model army sheriff... Barrel site is canted left just a whisker...
as i will point out in later videos the spiller and burr has a small chamber and ya cant get much powder in it so shooting loos should be a long way down the road
Hey Blackie, I’ve become a big fan of your Percussion Revolver Series not to mention you’re other videos. I’m relatively new to blackpowder pistols but I shoot every chance I get. I have a brass frame 1851 and plan on making it antique. I was wanting to file the barrel to get rid of the Pietta writing but I don’t know if it would cause problems with the wedge. What do you think?
Sounds good to me. I’d seen you do your Spiller and Burr but didn’t know if you had done your 1851. I feel better about filing it now. I’m kinda anxious about getting started on mine, I’ve noticed since I’ve had mine, shooting it and cleaning it, the bluing ain’t as dark as it was and it’s getting that gun metal gray look. The more I shoot it, the better it looks after I clean it, go figure. I picked up some antique polish for brass from Birchwood Casey and I was wondering if you have used any of it. I seen in one of your videos you talked about antiquing brass, which video was that?
I’m also gonna do what you showed us about filing a notch on the nipples. I appreciate how you make a point to convey to viewers that not everyone has the money to go out and buy Slixshots everytime or buy armorers tools. Your real and genuine on these videos and your not trying to sell merchandise or do sponsor pitches on all your videos. I’m not slamming people who do it, I know that’s how people make money with these videos. The difference is that your main goal with these videos, to me, is to help people by passing on your knowledge of woodcraft and percussion shooting all the while keeping a regular job like most of us. Thanks Blackie.
Hello Blackie, just thought about that barrel problem. Could it work to heat up the frame where the barrel thread ist just below and then trying to loosen the barrel? Could heat break up the locktite?
What? .....admitting defeat?. I thought you were going to lay some heat on it and show us using a c clamp and smoothed out pipe wrench to pull the barrel. I guess discretion is the better part of valor. Oh well ...at least you didn't lock the barrel in a vice and just put a hammer handle through the frame opening. I had a customer bring me one that he had done that way.
I totally understand the patience factor Blackie! It’s like making fire with a bow drill. The second you get frustrated or lose your patience, the fire making goes out the window. I’ve done wood, metal, horn and leather work and your advice is Golden! Take your time and little at a time and do the best job. To hold a piece you’ve carefully restored is very rewarding for sure. But to see bad results because you had no patience, get it done yesterday? Well you’ll kick yourself in the butt all the way to next year! Kind Thanks Blackie! You do excellent work! Peace, Abundance and Many Blessings to you and your Family! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Great advice on taking our time and not being in a hurry.
Hello Blackie, thank you for thinking of the viewers who don't have professional gunsmithing tools. Stay safe.
Both Spill & Burr I had you could unscrew the barrel with your fingers I ended up silver soldering them in place. That was back in the late 80's or early 90's and I didn't think of lock tight besides silver solder seems more permanent to me.
Could also use a rat tail file in the rounded areas... Home depot has em in a few sizes, lowes ought to as well as Ace Hardware. Just a thought of something to start the round areas with before sand paper.
Kinda got the same problem with my barrel on my new model army sheriff... Barrel site is canted left just a whisker...
Great show as always Sir! Thank you!
Very welcome
I've used a propane torch to break free loctite ..usually the loctite will go back to a liquid with some good heat
Gets a little tricky with tempers of the metal if someone goes to far with heat, but heat does work
Would oven be safer and beter heat control?
Blackie, I'd hate to see you shoot that thing loose after all that work you put into it and how good it's starting to look!
as i will point out in later videos the spiller and burr has a small chamber and ya cant get much powder in it so shooting loos should be a long way down the road
Great advice, thank you
My pleasure!
As a tool and die maker, I read that heating locktite joint to around 300 degrees f. Let's you take them apart, and it's worked for me for years.
sounds good but thats a bit much for a barrel..i will just leave it and work around
@@BLACKIETHOMAS I understand your concern.
Love this, any desire to do something similar for a Griswold?
maybe in the future
Guess they use Green Lock Tite on those threads
Interesting project
Hey Blackie, I’ve become a big fan of your Percussion Revolver Series not to mention you’re other videos. I’m relatively new to blackpowder pistols but I shoot every chance I get. I have a brass frame 1851 and plan on making it antique. I was wanting to file the barrel to get rid of the Pietta writing but I don’t know if it would cause problems with the wedge. What do you think?
i have filed mine and it dosen't not effect the wedge the amount removed is slight and it will be fine at least all mine have been
Sounds good to me. I’d seen you do your Spiller and Burr but didn’t know if you had done your 1851. I feel better about filing it now. I’m kinda anxious about getting started on mine, I’ve noticed since I’ve had mine, shooting it and cleaning it, the bluing ain’t as dark as it was and it’s getting that gun metal gray look. The more I shoot it, the better it looks after I clean it, go figure. I picked up some antique polish for brass from Birchwood Casey and I was wondering if you have used any of it. I seen in one of your videos you talked about antiquing brass, which video was that?
I’m also gonna do what you showed us about filing a notch on the nipples. I appreciate how you make a point to convey to viewers that not everyone has the money to go out and buy Slixshots everytime or buy armorers tools. Your real and genuine on these videos and your not trying to sell merchandise or do sponsor pitches on all your videos. I’m not slamming people who do it, I know that’s how people make money with these videos. The difference is that your main goal with these videos, to me, is to help people by passing on your knowledge of woodcraft and percussion shooting all the while keeping a regular job like most of us. Thanks Blackie.
Blue loctite is the bees knees
Easier to break it lose, use it on my action screws lol
I use it all the time. Not only does it work, but with a little flexing of muscles it's also removable.
Hey Blackie I got first comment!
Hello Blackie, just thought about that barrel problem. Could it work to heat up the frame where the barrel thread ist just below and then trying to loosen the barrel? Could heat break up the locktite?
i might could but i think i will just go with the barrel in place its a few extra steps but it will work fine
Gunsmithing advice here.
What? .....admitting defeat?. I thought you were going to lay some heat on it and show us using a c clamp and smoothed out pipe wrench to pull the barrel. I guess discretion is the better part of valor. Oh well ...at least you didn't lock the barrel in a vice and just put a hammer handle through the frame opening. I had a customer bring me one that he had done that way.
Yep i could have done it add a bit of heat and a proper wrench..but the average guy wont have those tools
@@BLACKIETHOMAS proper tools ....pffft. How you gonna Lear to fix broken torn up stuff if you use proper tools? ;)