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Wheel lock help
I have played on the blacksmiths forge for over 35 years, and some of the parts can be forged and filed to shape. No matter how you do it, the dog takes a lot of filing. The plans I found on line called for the dog to be brazed up from 3 parts and the geometry in the plans is set up for that...- Adam Hall
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Wheel lock help
Building only with hand tools. The wheel lock predates precision machine tools so it "can be done" You need to be able to drill accurately, make a few concentric features with square corners on a shaft, and a wheel with concentric groves. You also need some basic heat treating capablilty - A...- Adam Hall
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- Forum: Pre-Flintlock
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Wheel lock help
Correct. quenching and hardening is red hot, but the second step - tempering, is in the range of a garage sale toaster oven. The nice thing about them is the timer. Just set the temp and time, and walk away. The first time I met the wife of a friend of mine, we were cleaning his trap door...- Adam Hall
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- Forum: Pre-Flintlock
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Wheel lock help
Lessons learned building the wheel lock per Lauber's book. The prints are suggestions, not hard and fast rules. Expect to deviate from them. Convert the prints back to metric if you can work in metric units. You will find most of the numbers are even mm or simple fractions of a mm. You...- Adam Hall
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- Forum: Pre-Flintlock
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Wheel lock help
The springs intimidated me as well, but that's probably a good reason to choose the wheel lock. Steel selection - almost anything that you can heat treat in a home shop will be superior to what every they used 500 years ago. In those days metallurgy was akin to witchcraft, and the only...- Adam Hall
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Wheel lock help
To those who responded, thank you very much. From what has been presented, the period examples similar to mine were typically not blued, but some earlier and more ornate forms were. I guess it will leave it in the white for now. Regarding the lock - Yes the wheel is rotated clockwise to...- Adam Hall
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- Forum: Pre-Flintlock
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Wheel lock help
That would be appreciated. I would like to do a period correct finish on the metal.- Adam Hall
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Wheel lock help
Last spring I got the idea in my head that I wanted to try a wheel lock. Found Lauber's book on-line and muddled through it. Between that and some recent auction postings to give the basic form I wound up with a reasonable looking pistol. Now its time to make it go boom... However, I am not...- Adam Hall
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Introduction
Greetings, New to the forum. Been shooting front stuffers for close to 40 years. Looking for a community with folks who have common interests.- Adam Hall
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