Soldering question....

[robtattoo]

I'm getting ready, this weekend, to solder a front sight ramp & barrel band to my 9.3x62 project.
I have all the bluing stripped, marked my centerline & have all prep work done.

In my head, I was going to tin the inside of the band & underside of the sight, then install them as illustrated in the Midway USA tutorial.
However, I'm starting to probably overthink things. Should I be tinning the barrel as well as the parts & if I do, do I then have to add more flux between the 2 tinned pieces to be soldered.

Sight
Flux
Solder
Flux
Barrel

Or.

Sight
Flux
Solder
Flux (?)
Solder
Flux
Barrel

 

[Jeff505]

When soldering steel always tin both surfaces. flux always first to clean surface before tinning. Flux on both tinned surfaces again before joining. Too much heat can cause flux to burn. good Luck.

 

[robtattoo]

When soldering steel always tin both surfaces. flux always first to clean surface before tinning. Flux on both tinned surfaces again before joining. Too much heat can cause flux to burn. good Luck.

Thank you Jeff. The Midway video isn't particularly comprehensive.

 

[robtattoo]

@Jeff505
I took your advice & got everything soldered up today. Nerve wracking, but I took my time & it went much easier than I expected.
I'm just sitting out in Oxpho blue now. I'm on my 4th application & I should have her all finished & ready for the stock this evening.

 

[Jeff505]

Well done. Looking forward to seeing the finished produc.

 

[robtattoo]

Blued. I know it's not perfect, but I'm really not concerned with looks (to a point) this is a pure budget build.

 

[robtattoo]

Just seeing how it feels in the hand.
I still have the terror of pillar & glass bedding to deal with!

 

[Josh P]

Before long, you'll be doing mine for me for kicks.

 

[robtattoo]

Well done. Looking forward to seeing the finished produc.

In all its utilitarian, ugly glory!

I need to get a load worked up, then I'll organize installing a front sight.

 

[robtattoo]

Dammit!
I tripped & accidentally stripped it all down & started slimming & refinishing the stock. This is a rabbit hole i had not intended to explore.

Again.

 

[Josh P]

Front sling swivel next, or a few more wet sanding sessions?

 

[Nhoro]

How did your bedding job go- i found that although stressful, meticulous prep is the main skill.i used ordinary polish over everything and masking tape over areas that needed clearance/ didnt matter for acuracy. But it is still a relief when the two parts seperate

 

[robtattoo]

How did your bedding job go- i found that although stressful, meticulous prep is the main skill.i used ordinary polish over everything and masking tape over areas that needed clearance/ didnt matter for acuracy. But it is still a relief when the two parts seperate

As a first attempt goes, i don't think it came out too badly! I have a couple of small voids, paranoia erring me on the side of top little, over to much, but they're in non stressed areas. Action/chamber to stick fit, though, is great! I did have a couple of butt-puckering moments, but then i remembered that I'm an idiot & the bottom metal has a third screw ‍
As soon as i removed that, it popped out with a couple of small whacks with the old rawhide 'corrector'

 

[Nhoro]

As a first attempt goes, i don't think it came out too badly! I have a couple of small voids, paranoia erring me on the side of top little, over to much, but they're in non stressed areas. Action/chamber to stick fit, though, is great! I did have a couple of butt-puckering moments, but then i remembered that I'm an idiot & the bottom metal has a third screw ‍
As soon as i removed that, it popped out with a couple of small whacks with the old rawhide 'corrector'

amazing how you forget a.few little details when you are busy. I also suffer from lots of little jobs that accidentally become much bigger.

 

[robtattoo]

amazing how you forget a.few little details when you are busy. I also suffer from lots of little jobs that accidentally become much bigger.

I did lose a tiny sliver on the back left side, but i epoxied it back & did some blending with epoxy & wood dust. Now it's sanded in, you wouldn't know unless i told you.

 

[robtattoo]

Lots of sanding, whittling & 6 coats of Tru-oil later.....

Sliver repair......

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Just seeing how it feels in the hand.
I still have the terror of pillar & glass bedding to deal with!
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@robtattoo
Just remember to apply enough release agent to ALL metal parts that may come into contact with the bedding agent. If you don't you run the risk of gluing the two together.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

amazing how you forget a.few little details when you are busy. I also suffer from lots of little jobs that accidentally become much bigger.

@Nhoro
It's amazing how long those 5 minute jobs actually take, 2 hours later and still going but we tell ourselves and others it should only take 5 maybe 10 minutes.
Bob

 

[crs]

Looking good!
Did you mention the caliber?

 

[robtattoo]

Looking good!
Did you mention the caliber?

9.3x62.
I'm going to put some light-ish load together tomorrow to get a rough zero & barrel break in, plus some for load testing & i should be hitting the range on Wednesday.

I have to say, i am NOT looking forward to shooting this from a bench! My 9x57 Mauser with 250s at 2100fps is bad enough. I'm just going to assume this will hurt like hell with 286s at (hopefully) 2400!