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Front strap checkering jig.
Get true diamonds on front strap.
You may have.
1911 back strap 25 lpi.
1911 front strap 25 lpi.
The horizontal jig will need supports to hold the shelf up but they are very easy to remove.
He has specs on the page for round stock that you can purchase to practice on that is roughly the same size as a 1911 front strap.
To clean up and sharpen the diamonds and probably some sort of jig to help you make straight lines and a good.
1911 back strap 20 lpi.
Produces accurate beautiful hand cut checkering in any lpi spacing.
First check the thickness of the metal on the front strap of the frame.
I lay a 1 2 steel rod in the inside of the frame measure with calipers and then subtract 0 50 from this measurement.
Length frame and provides repeatable indexing for vertical and horizontal cuts plus the initial undercut.
Clamps to any single stack govt.
Checkering front strap checkering front strap.
4 perimeters 3 4 layers top and bottom 30 fill or more.
Government or commander models.
Print this to be sturdy.
The new jig is larger and has a wider guide area.
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.
Then i tie wrap the top of the strap as high as i can get it without it starting up the curve of the trigger guard.
The strap might look straight but you may find it is far from it.
Sets up 60 or 90 diamonds.
The front strap needs to be trued before starting the job.
I don t bother to take off the plunger tube or grip bushings.
I updated my 1911 checkering jig.
Either side of the checkering guide head since the sides are at a 90 angle to the front strap.
Professional quality fixture helps you produce straight accurate front strap frame checkering on your very first try.
Here is a layout of what i consider to be the tools skills and a sequential process of checkering a 1911 front strap.
There are high and low spots that can be smoothed out.
Long enough to allow a good long contour following stroke on the checkering file.
To start with the frame has to be stripped down to nothing.
By oddjob april 23 2006 in general.
I understand this is not mandatory with every checkering job but it was highly recommended to me so that is what i did.
Clamps over the frame of a 1911 auto to provide a solid guide for getting the front strap checkering lines started correctly.
1911 front strap 20 lpi 125 00.
I have also added a jig to help with the vertical lines too.
The stl files are oriented for the best 1911 fitting print.
This will help me make the stop line for the checkering.
I used a smooth 8in file to do this.
Checkering the front strap of a 1911.
