Let us know how it goes, I was alway afraid it would pick up gunkOh, I’ll definitely be using it! Hopefully soon. The grease I put in it is a mixture of beeswax and olive oil and is about the consistency of shoe polish. It’s actually yellow but looks white in the picture.
As soon as I can we’ll find out.Let us know how it goes, I was alway afraid it would pick up gunk
This seems like a valid concern, but for some reason I always wondered how the lube would hold up in the heat.Let us know how it goes, I was alway afraid it would pick up gunk
I used a 1” hole saw. Drilled down about 1/4” then chiseled out the center. Don’t know if this is how it was done back in the 19th century, but it worked for me.I had planned to add one to my SMR but held off as I wasn't sure just how big to make it and just called the project done so I could get to the Finishing. What diameter hole did you do. Your thread has made me want to complete my original plan for this gun. Thanks for posting yours.
Thanks, I've got Forstner bits that give you a flat bottom hole. I will post a picture after do it.I used a 1” hole saw. Drilled down about 1/4” then chiseled out the center. Don’t know if this is how it was done back in the 19th century, but it worked for me. View attachment 349789
I had one. They do pick up dirt. But I just wiped the top off with my finger and that onto my clothes.Let us know how it goes, I was alway afraid it would pick up gunk
I agree it's probably important to use a stiff grease. They probably used tallow of some kind. Something like crisco would probably be a huge mistake.My guess is, that considering it worked back then for folks that were trying to feed their family, that it would still be conducive today. In short, if it were not effective back then, those those poor mountain people certainly would not have used such.
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