turning down ramrod ends for tips?

[paulvallandigham]

Nice gun. I like the sight put in backward, but understand the value of an undercutting to cut down on glare with a brass blade, too. The Ebony tip gives a statement of elegance, IMHO. Nice job, Mr. Brooks. :thumbsup:

 

[Allan Gray]

Nice gun. I like the sight put in backward, but understand the value of an undercutting to cut down on glare with a brass blade, too. The Ebony tip gives a statement of elegance, IMHO. Nice job, Mr. Brooks. :thumbsup:

Thanks Paul, I made the gun, but after posting photos Mr. Brooks pointed out that I put the sight on backwards :redface: I had a few hours of work behind me and one too many glasses of wine in me when I slipped the sight in and snapped some photos.
Very nice compliment to have my work considered one of Mike's, but he's at a level I can't even see. :bow: :bow:

BTW the opposite end of the rod has the standard brass tip with threaded hole for tools, but I don't trust those things...for a field emergency only

 

[paulvallandigham]

Sorry, Mr. Gray. I read your comment mentioning Mr. Brooks, and thought you implied he was the builder. YOu did a find job. I like what appears to be a slight swell at the end of the stock, above the RR channel. The lines seem to flow, along with that backward front sight. The whole approach is easy on the eyes. :thumbsup:

 

[Rainman]

Put a radius on the wood rod with a file and then chuck up the ramrod tip in a drill motor and drill it on there. This will raise a curl of wood ahead of the tip which you can file off as you true up the wood flush with the tip. Works great and quick and easy. Tight fit too.

Chuck the ramrod up close to the end you are working on in a padded bench vise so you don't have to try to hold the rod square with the drill motor while yer working. :hatsoff:

Oh yeah, use two tube pine pitch and glue it on and then pin it with 1/16th inch dia. welding rod stock and peen it.

So, do you smear the end with epoxy before you drill/spin the tip on? I've read of the same procedure before, but it was done on a dry rod. Supposedly, as the friction-heated tip cools, it shrinks so tightly to the ramrod that only a pin is needed?