Government or commander models.
Front strap checkering guide.
1911 back strap 25 lpi.
Print this to be sturdy.
1911 back strap 20 lpi.
First check the thickness of the metal on the front strap of the frame.
Sets up 60 or 90 diamonds.
This power custom checkering guide will allow you to file exactly vertical on the front strap even as you rotate the frame and fixture in the vice.
The checkering guide is being attached.
May be used for 60 degree or 90 degree checkering.
If you wish to actually checker the front strap the 60 angle on the front of the guide s head will position the master lines properly for well proportioned diamonds.
Clamps over the frame of a 1911 auto to provide a solid guide for getting the front strap checkering lines started correctly.
You may have.
My method has evolved over long term use.
Allows you to checker the front strap or mainspring housing on your 1911.
Get true diamonds on front strap.
Do not attempt to actually checker with the guide in place.
The horizontal jig will need supports to hold the shelf up but they are very easy to remove.
It just so happens that the brownell s guide and file that i am using allow this first stroke to have the lines centered on the front strap.
Next you can see the guiding edge of the checkering guide in place to guide the first vertical file strokes.
Long enough to allow a good long contour following stroke on the checkering file.
I am sure there are other ways of doing this that also produce excellent results.
1911 front strap 25 lpi.
1911 back strap metal msh only.
The new jig is larger and has a wider guide area.
Ruger sr 1911 checkering front strap and undercut trigger guard duration.
Here is a layout of what i consider to be the tools skills and a sequential process of checkering a 1911 front strap.
1911 checkering guide by power custom grand masters randall power grand master power custom.
The purpose of the.
The stl files are oriented for the best 1911 fitting print.
I have also added a jig to help with the vertical lines too.
I updated my 1911 checkering jig.
Wolf 83 13 884.
They don t have to be perfectly centered just in the center of the strap to start and then working to the edges the finer the checkering that you do the less critical it is that the first cuts are.
Can be used with or without the frame support system.
1911 front strap 20 lpi 125 00.