Seneca light hammer fall

[Sinner]

"messed with " doesn't tell me anything I can work with here!

To diagnose hammer/nipple contact problems, first make sure the gun is unloaded.

1. Now, using lipstick or some marking dye to coat the top edge of the nipple.

2. lower the hammer down so that the face of the hammer makes contact with the nipple.

3. Do this with a new nipple the correct size for the gun. Don't just buy something that says "T/C".

5. cock the hammer back to full cock, and stand the lock up under good light so that you can see the face of the hammer.

6. You should see part or all of a circle of the marking dye on the face. If you see only part of a circle, use a dremel tool grinding bit to remove the High Spot, ie., where the dye is left.

Repeat this process of transferring dye from the nipple to the face of the hammer, until you have created a full-width circle of dye transferred to the hammer face. Once done, you can remove the dye using alcohol on Q-tip.

This technique will make sure that the entire hammer face is striking the nipple, SQUARELY, and insure ignition. :thumbsup:

He already got it diagnosed and fixed, as per his earlier post.

 

[Sinner]

"messed with " doesn't tell me anything I can work with here!

To diagnose hammer/nipple contact problems, first make sure the gun is unloaded.

1. Now, using lipstick or some marking dye to coat the top edge of the nipple.

2. lower the hammer down so that the face of the hammer makes contact with the nipple.

3. Do this with a new nipple the correct size for the gun. Don't just buy something that says "T/C".

5. cock the hammer back to full cock, and stand the lock up under good light so that you can see the face of the hammer.

6. You should see part or all of a circle of the marking dye on the face. If you see only part of a circle, use a dremel tool grinding bit to remove the High Spot, ie., where the dye is left.

Repeat this process of transferring dye from the nipple to the face of the hammer, until you have created a full-width circle of dye transferred to the hammer face. Once done, you can remove the dye using alcohol on Q-tip.

This technique will make sure that the entire hammer face is striking the nipple, SQUARELY, and insure ignition. :thumbsup:

He already got it diagnosed and fixed, as per his earlier post.

 

[necchi]

Yeah, but that 6 step tip about making the hammer face square to the nipple is Priceless.
I wish it was in the links and articles forum as a perminate fixture

 

[necchi]

Yeah, but that 6 step tip about making the hammer face square to the nipple is Priceless.
I wish it was in the links and articles forum as a perminate fixture

 

[Sinner]

Oh I agree. Pretty much what you figured out using the sharpie.
It would be nice to have a section such as "common problems and solutions" or something like that, with steps to overcome the issues that sometimes arise, but then that would hamper people from being able to share their knowledge!