Recent content by halygon

UPDATE: So the JB Weld epoxy did not damage the finish of the bolt - but neither did it hold - it just popped right off on first turn of the nut…. Back to the drawing board.

I already have. It’s not heavy rust but it’s not light surface rust either. There is some minor pitting for example.

Yes, agreed. I said above that I’m willing to do that if I can keep the rest intact. I appreciate the response and your expertise.

Only saying reblue bolt and nothing else. Yup, had already written off actual welding - would never work out. Gonna do a test of jb weld on some bolts I have around the garage to see if that will hold enough for the torque. Check my other threads - I’ve no intention to refinish anything - I...

What if I used some JB Weld Metal epoxy to "glue" on a metal rod to the smooth side - so I can keep it from turning. Would that hold or would the twisting motion just break it off? Again I have no problem grinding off the epoxy and refinishing just the bolts with rust bluing. Being able to...

Without wood, I have a tube that I fill with Kroil and let it soak for a day or so before I attack frozen parts with a brass punch. Worked well in the past… The wood of course is the issue. Attached are images of both sides of the handles.

If someone knew of a way to weld or glue the smooth side to a rod, I wouldn't mind having to re-blue the bolts. It's too small for traditional welding though.

Yep, that is an option of course... I would really love to get the wood off though and soak it all in some penetration oil though. The locking mechanism is frozen in place and even covering the wood would prevent me from getting to the rust around it. I have an assortment of tools to remove...

Hi Experts! I have a imperial quillback bayonet that has a bunch of surface rust. I am going to clean it up and prevent further damage but ran into a snag. The screws on it have the typical handle nuts (split with bolt/threads in the middle) on one side and then a smooth bolt on the other...

Echoing what Tiger 2 Tank said - Leave it alone. Unless you feel rust will ruin the integrity of the rifle, don't mess with it. There are ways to clean it up but light rust like you showed there is just part of its character. This is coming from someone that did have a rifle in a condition...

Based on the serial number it would be a very early version of the DSM. The factory was later changed over to BSW. My BSW DSM has a serial of 126XXX, so you can see how close this one is to the time the Simpson factory was changed over to BSW. Given all of that, it was probably manufactured...

Here's the screen capture for turd alert. G43 AC 44 4217 n

Samsie -- It's the last thing I am missing from my DSM-34.

What Bob said. My BSW DSM has that marking, although I am not sure how common it is. http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?29964-BSW-DSM-Restore

He decided it was too nice a piece to sell.