Post by Dragon Man on Nov 20, 2022 13:01:41 GMT
It has been raining here for months, we are having major flooding in several parts of Australia, and it's STILL bloody raining!!!
But it does give us a chance to do some non-Astro projects
My latest project is to restore my Grandfathers old Air Rifle. The poor thing has deteriorated badly, and if it's not saved now it will be completely useless.
So I have spent every day and night over the last 2 weeks doing a complete restoration on it.
Fortunately it was oiled up so much that the interior mechanisms (trigger action, recoil spring, and air pump plunger and seals) were all in perfect condition, so it was down to saving the barrel, loading tube, receiver, and stock which were all in a horrendous condition.
After soaking all metal parts in engine degreaser for a couple of days, then wire brushing all metal, I applied a special liquid that converts rust back into Iron! The rust had eaten into the metal severely, so this stuff was magic.
Sadly the rust had eaten into the metal so deep that it couldn't be re-blued, so I had special spray paint colour-matched to mimic the original Gun barrel Blue.
Meanwhile, while the metal was soaking and being chemical rescued I commenced saving the wooden stock. Boy-O-boy it was a mess!
Anyway, here's a series of photos of the before and after.
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All the parts laid out, with the barrel already started to be stripped of rust.
The destroyed nose area of the stock.
Starting the repair with sawdust filled woodglue and woodfiller.
The repaired nose of the stock.
Receiver and trigger.
Completed Metal repair.
All parts colour matched according to Website Historical data.
Finished.
For those of you that are interested in Guns, this one is a Daisy No.12 Model 29 Air Rifle, manufactured in 1937
But the pellets for it are now unavailable. I did a worldwide search, and asked Gunsmiths, and was told they stopped making this size pellet mid 1960's.
I only have about 30 original pellets for it, so I will retire it now. It does still shoot fantastic, but once these pellets are gone there are no more, so they can be put away with the airgun and become just a memory.
But it does give us a chance to do some non-Astro projects
My latest project is to restore my Grandfathers old Air Rifle. The poor thing has deteriorated badly, and if it's not saved now it will be completely useless.
So I have spent every day and night over the last 2 weeks doing a complete restoration on it.
Fortunately it was oiled up so much that the interior mechanisms (trigger action, recoil spring, and air pump plunger and seals) were all in perfect condition, so it was down to saving the barrel, loading tube, receiver, and stock which were all in a horrendous condition.
After soaking all metal parts in engine degreaser for a couple of days, then wire brushing all metal, I applied a special liquid that converts rust back into Iron! The rust had eaten into the metal severely, so this stuff was magic.
Sadly the rust had eaten into the metal so deep that it couldn't be re-blued, so I had special spray paint colour-matched to mimic the original Gun barrel Blue.
Meanwhile, while the metal was soaking and being chemical rescued I commenced saving the wooden stock. Boy-O-boy it was a mess!
Anyway, here's a series of photos of the before and after.
______________________________
All the parts laid out, with the barrel already started to be stripped of rust.
The destroyed nose area of the stock.
Starting the repair with sawdust filled woodglue and woodfiller.
The repaired nose of the stock.
Receiver and trigger.
Completed Metal repair.
All parts colour matched according to Website Historical data.
Finished.
For those of you that are interested in Guns, this one is a Daisy No.12 Model 29 Air Rifle, manufactured in 1937
But the pellets for it are now unavailable. I did a worldwide search, and asked Gunsmiths, and was told they stopped making this size pellet mid 1960's.
I only have about 30 original pellets for it, so I will retire it now. It does still shoot fantastic, but once these pellets are gone there are no more, so they can be put away with the airgun and become just a memory.