inletting entry thimble

[scott adair]

Hey guys,

I just spent the better part of last weekend inletting my ramrod entry thimble. Inletting the attachment tab and the tube itself were no problem. Inletting the tang is taking forever. I must have pressed the blackened part in and scraped over a hundred times. Am I missing something? Is this supposed to take this long?

Scott

 

[Roy]

Yep :grin:

No... After practice all will go quicker, I use depth gauges also when inleting the tang. :thumbsup:

By the way wrong place for this should be in the builders bench. :grin:

 

[Stumpkiller]

Is it supposed to? No. A pro could do it in 15 minutes. Me? Probably another two days beyond you plus too big an inlet hole after all is said and done.

Go slow, measure twice, cut once. :thumbsup:

 

[scott adair]

How do I get it moved to the correct area?

Had multiple windows open and must have posted in the wrong area.

Scott

 

[George F.]

I know you have already inletted the 'tube' and are having difficulty with the extension. I genrally use cast pipes, and I'll use one of the intermediate thimbles to help me with the entry thimble inletting. I inlett one of those then I'll cut the fastening tab off the entry thimble and concentrate on inletting the extension. When I'm all done I'll reattach a tab to the thimble with silver solder Are you edges beveled? ................George F.

 

[Stumpkiller]

I didn't move you. But, if you like, I will slide this over to "Building"

 

[Stumpkiller]

Nope. Can't. Y2K+6 has struck!