So I ordered this 2*2*12 turning block of rosewood only to find it doesn't match my pgp's grips too well so I'm calling this a practice run. That being said I was pretty happy with the result of the brass pump rods, they accepted threads easy enough, bent where I wanted them to after quick torching, and making the indent for the bolt's locking screw went well enough with the grinder.
The bad part is that I managed to crack the wood when putting the ez-lok threaded insert into it. I mostly attribute this to how thin the wall between the insert and the cut out in the pump handle is.
Thus, when I make the new pump handle I'm going to make a rod with a longer portion after the 90* bend so that a beefier handle with more meat to put the threads into can be made but still reach the bolt.
Obviously I'll be doing some extra shaping for the final product, which at this rate may just be a piece of boring wood that I stain to match, but we will see.
I'm mostly just sharing for fun, but I always appreciate advice and input. Hopefully my explanations make some sense, but I've never been good at explaining my thoughts and ideas in text.
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The bad part is that I managed to crack the wood when putting the ez-lok threaded insert into it. I mostly attribute this to how thin the wall between the insert and the cut out in the pump handle is.
Thus, when I make the new pump handle I'm going to make a rod with a longer portion after the 90* bend so that a beefier handle with more meat to put the threads into can be made but still reach the bolt.
Obviously I'll be doing some extra shaping for the final product, which at this rate may just be a piece of boring wood that I stain to match, but we will see.
I'm mostly just sharing for fun, but I always appreciate advice and input. Hopefully my explanations make some sense, but I've never been good at explaining my thoughts and ideas in text.
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