Post by farwest on Sept 19, 2018 15:00:55 GMT -5
Back again to seek help in an area where I have no knowledge. This Time I need some help on tapping threads in a hole. Now during my life I have tapped and threaded many times always with quite satisfactory results. This project I have planned requires expertise I do not have. Before I describe what I want to do a word of caution to the "purists", this involves creating a hole in a beautiful 1962 frame. I have already anticipated what I think might be the the first answer on most minds, DON'T!
Q: How does one tap threads so the end result causes the screw or in this case the Inglis style lanyard ring, to mate with the frame at precisely the point where the ring's threaded screw is at the correct orientation in relation to the frame and grip panel? As you all know, the Inglis Bakelite grip panels differ from the FN ones whereby the cutout on the Inglis grip panel almost appears to have been an afterthought with its borderless, abrupt edge compared to the FN where there is a nicely bordered edge in that area. I did own an Inglis (2T1579) many years ago but never paid any thought to how that lanyard ring was tight just where it needed to be so once the grip panels had been re-installed everything lined up perfectly. At the moment it just seems like magic to me. I viewed a "Hickock45" video a few days back where Greg pointed out the precise alignment of screw slots on a premium priced SAA as he described some of the detail that brought this revolver close to $3,000. and wondered just how that was accomplished. Any thoughts?
