long rifle build Lancaster county pt.25 making the patch box hinge

Isaak Haines flintlock long rifle build Lancaster county
In this vid you will see how I made the patch box hinge. It was rather easy but a lot of filing.
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[@nosaltiesandrooshere7488]

👍 = es gibt nichts mehr zu sagen! Alles perfekt!

[@453421abcdefg12345]

That came out very well, did you anneal the brass first ? I find I get a better "tube" when the brass is annealed, and it is work hardened again by the time the knuckles are formed over, I also made a small swage punch to form the hinge shape over by drilling a hole across a 50mm bar, then cutting away half the hole, then when this is knocked down over the hinge knuckle it forms a perfect radius. Best Wishes, Chris B.

[@homemadehistory7537]

Thanks mate, it is annealed brass!! The sheet is rather soft and normaly used to chimm machinery on water level. The tool is a good idea. I will test it next time. And like you can see, I only use dummy screws. Next vid is coming up in a few minutes. :-)

[@453421abcdefg12345]

Homemade History: Yes I see you are using the dummy screws, much better than damaging your good slotted screws, you will like the rounding over swage, it works very well to give a nice even radius.

[@milkapeismilky5464]

With the brass I have not much worked. I will tmy own patch box design attempt. Thank you!

[@sking0369]

I love how you speed up the video during the slower, tedious parts.

[@homemadehistory7537]

:-) Thanks a lot .