While I await additional parts for part two of this project, figured I'd fix a niggling problem with the shortened and modified ejector housing. Here the ejector button at rest, where it should be.
And here, where it occasionally winds up in recoil.....up in the open race way created when shortening the housing initially.
A piece of thick brass is hammered around a mandrill (mandrill is smaller than i need since the brass will spring back).
Cut the new loop loose from the sheet and if you're an aficionado of cheep drill bits, they'll be soft enough for you to hacksaw the long edges clean without taking the teeth off your blade.
Once its about ready, clean up the bore of the new wedding band for the end of the ejector rod housing.
Test fit to find the position that allows the ejector rod housing to lay against the barrel, hiding the split in the band. Then back on the mandrill to smooth out the outer circumference.....cut off the length of band you want, shape the triangular slot/raceway (and be sure to add in the little pocket for the ejector button to lock into when resting against the barrel.)
Silver solder the band into place and get to shaping. Here about 80% finished. The race way is closed so the ejector button comes forward to lock down instead of locking up. All thats left to do is really thin down the circumference of the wedding band, leaving the triangular area thicker since it'll be struck by the button over and over. Ultimately, I want to get the band down to about 20 thousands thick all the way around and leave the triangular bump stop about 70 thousands. Much careful filing to do yet but you get the idea. Now it functions properly and stays locked down till you want it up and back....and it dosn't get locked forward either. Hands are tired and that's all good blue, so, I'll stop filing for today and finish it out tomorrow.
