Hammer bent
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Mr. O,
I am not used to talking percussion, cuz I shoot flint. :rotf: Just kidding, I shoot em both.
You need to heat the hammer. Remove the hammer and clamp in a vice using a thin piece of lead for protection against marring. Heat the hammer to a dull red and then tweek it to your liking. You can try to cold bend, but I prefer a little help with the heat as the metal is much much softer.
Flintlocks Forever,
Lar :thumbsup:
I am not used to talking percussion, cuz I shoot flint. :rotf: Just kidding, I shoot em both.
You need to heat the hammer. Remove the hammer and clamp in a vice using a thin piece of lead for protection against marring. Heat the hammer to a dull red and then tweek it to your liking. You can try to cold bend, but I prefer a little help with the heat as the metal is much much softer.
Flintlocks Forever,
Lar :thumbsup:
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Set it in a leather padded vise and bend it back with a padded crescent wrench. I have used the circle opening opposite of the jaws.
Heating might be a good idea depending upon how much this was bent and how well you are set to heat the part.
I have cold bent, but I try to do this only once -- at most twice.
Plan your work carefully and think it through many times before doing and then do it once.
CS
Heating might be a good idea depending upon how much this was bent and how well you are set to heat the part.
I have cold bent, but I try to do this only once -- at most twice.
Plan your work carefully and think it through many times before doing and then do it once.
CS
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Try this, Paul V. helped me out on this vary issue. Click this link then scroll up a bit:
[url] http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/195827/post/290187/hl//#290187[/url]
It helped me and worked well. It worked perfectly.
[url] http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/195827/post/290187/hl//#290187[/url]
It helped me and worked well. It worked perfectly.
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I didn't check Goldhunters link above so it may say this.
Before you try bending the hammer:
1) Try a different nipple. I find the Ampco nipples are shorter than some of the stainless ones and that can fix a minor alignment problem.
2) Minor problems can also be fixed by using a Dremel to very lightly remove material from the bottom of the hammer cup and its edges.
3) If the hammer cup hits the nipple on the front edge of the cup, consider using a file to cut a cap splitter notch in the front.
4) If none of this will work, cold-bending cast parts gives me a case of hinney-pucker. It can be done, but I prefer a little heat to make sure I don't break it off.
5) If you do break it off, replacement parts are available or a welding shop may be able to fix it.
Sean
Before you try bending the hammer:
1) Try a different nipple. I find the Ampco nipples are shorter than some of the stainless ones and that can fix a minor alignment problem.
2) Minor problems can also be fixed by using a Dremel to very lightly remove material from the bottom of the hammer cup and its edges.
3) If the hammer cup hits the nipple on the front edge of the cup, consider using a file to cut a cap splitter notch in the front.
4) If none of this will work, cold-bending cast parts gives me a case of hinney-pucker. It can be done, but I prefer a little heat to make sure I don't break it off.
5) If you do break it off, replacement parts are available or a welding shop may be able to fix it.
Sean
