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I fired up the Mapp gas today. Cleaned all contact points with Acetone first, followed by flux that is specific to silver solder temps. Ordinary plumber's flux does nothing.I failed to take pics of the setup. I was on a roll. Using vice grips and two pieces of scrap metal, I clamped the two pieces of metal onto each side of the TG where I did my previous soldering. I don't want to take the chance that heat would travel there and "un-solder" what I've worked on. Then I clamped the two pieces together with a soldering vice, heat....apply solder.I've done some rough cleanup so far. Still need to bend the tail to fit the stock, but that's an easy thing to do.I'll post the install on my gun build thread when I get to that point. If you have been thinking of doing something like this, take a stab at it. It was my first one so I can't say if it's easier or more difficult than cleaning up a purchased rough cast piece. However, I do have the satisfaction of knowing I did it from sheet brass.FWIW
I fired up the Mapp gas today. Cleaned all contact points with Acetone first, followed by flux that is specific to silver solder temps. Ordinary plumber's flux does nothing.
I failed to take pics of the setup. I was on a roll. Using vice grips and two pieces of scrap metal, I clamped the two pieces of metal onto each side of the TG where I did my previous soldering. I don't want to take the chance that heat would travel there and "un-solder" what I've worked on. Then I clamped the two pieces together with a soldering vice, heat....apply solder.
I've done some rough cleanup so far. Still need to bend the tail to fit the stock, but that's an easy thing to do.
I'll post the install on my gun build thread when I get to that point. If you have been thinking of doing something like this, take a stab at it. It was my first one so I can't say if it's easier or more difficult than cleaning up a purchased rough cast piece. However, I do have the satisfaction of knowing I did it from sheet brass.
FWIW
