Seeing as a lot of cap and ball revolvers suffer from short arbors..I did some research on how to fix them..I seen where a set screw could be threaded into the arbor chamber? :hmm: ..housing :hmm: /HOLE UNDER THE BARREL :grin: !
Also seen where a metal spacer was fixed to the end of the arbor.
Well I think I got an easy quick fix that takes 0 skill and ends in a perfect fit.
Here it is.
This is what you need
Drill
5/32" drill bit
RELEASE AGENT
JB WELD or Brownells Bedding compound
PAPER TOWELS
Q-TIPS
.006 feeler gauge shim
CLEAN AND DEGREASE ARBOR HOUSING
#1.Remove rammer assembly
#2.Drill 5/32 hole completely through center of arbor housing.
#3.Put release agent on arbor ,and everywhere on outside of barrel that could possibly get over flow compound on it.
#4.Plug 5/32 hole from outside with Q-tip(Use just enough pressure to barely keep Q-tip from falling out)
#5.Mix JBweld,or brownnels bedding compound
#6.Use straw and suck JB WELD OR Bedding compound up straw(Don't be an idiot,,just get enough to fill 1/2" -1" of the bottom of the straw.What ever it takes to fill the gap )
#7.Hold straw end against something and squeeze out air pockets..
#8.Wipe outside of straw clean of any compound.
#9.Carefully put straw into arbor housing.
#10.Squeeze or blow compound into arbor housing.(KEEP BARREL POINTED DOWN )
#11.Take handgun frame with cylinder installed and insert arbor into place ,,(put .006 shim between barrel and cylinder.)Point pistol up!
#12.Push arbor completely into housing ,install wedge.,,,THE EXTRA COMPOUND WILL PUSH THE Q-TIP plug out and all extra compound will be forced out 5/32 hole.(Don't let it run all over gun)
Keep gun pointed up after cleaning off all compound forced out of hole.
I just did two revolvers (one Pietta and one Uberti,,One with JB weld and one with brownells bedding compound.Both guns came out perfect.
Also seen where a metal spacer was fixed to the end of the arbor.
Well I think I got an easy quick fix that takes 0 skill and ends in a perfect fit.
Here it is.
This is what you need
Drill
5/32" drill bit
RELEASE AGENT
JB WELD or Brownells Bedding compound
PAPER TOWELS
Q-TIPS
.006 feeler gauge shim
CLEAN AND DEGREASE ARBOR HOUSING
#1.Remove rammer assembly
#2.Drill 5/32 hole completely through center of arbor housing.
#3.Put release agent on arbor ,and everywhere on outside of barrel that could possibly get over flow compound on it.
#4.Plug 5/32 hole from outside with Q-tip(Use just enough pressure to barely keep Q-tip from falling out)
#5.Mix JBweld,or brownnels bedding compound
#6.Use straw and suck JB WELD OR Bedding compound up straw(Don't be an idiot,,just get enough to fill 1/2" -1" of the bottom of the straw.What ever it takes to fill the gap )
#7.Hold straw end against something and squeeze out air pockets..
#8.Wipe outside of straw clean of any compound.
#9.Carefully put straw into arbor housing.
#10.Squeeze or blow compound into arbor housing.(KEEP BARREL POINTED DOWN )
#11.Take handgun frame with cylinder installed and insert arbor into place ,,(put .006 shim between barrel and cylinder.)Point pistol up!
#12.Push arbor completely into housing ,install wedge.,,,THE EXTRA COMPOUND WILL PUSH THE Q-TIP plug out and all extra compound will be forced out 5/32 hole.(Don't let it run all over gun)
Keep gun pointed up after cleaning off all compound forced out of hole.
I just did two revolvers (one Pietta and one Uberti,,One with JB weld and one with brownells bedding compound.Both guns came out perfect.