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Barrel channel widening
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<blockquote data-quote="DSheetz" data-source="post: 2011418" data-attributes="member: 91783"><p>I don't know about Shortgrass's but mine were . I took old rat tailed rasps cut pieces out of them then annealed them put them in a collet in the lathe drilled and taped them for 1/4 20 threads then tempered them back to hard of around 62-65 rock well . To sharpen them I put them in a mild sulfuric acid solution over night then rinsed them with water and baking soda cleaned them with a hand held wire brush and put some spray silicone on them . If I find the need to lubricate them I use soapstone the same as I do my files it cleans off and doesn't leave any staining or residue with a good stiff bristle brush or on metal a small amount of alcohol and a lent free cloth or paper towel .But then I spent most of my life working on steam turbines , gear box's , governors , valve controls , babbitt bearings and high pressure steam welding not rifles ,so I do things a little differently then good gun smiths would because my training was different then theirs was .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DSheetz, post: 2011418, member: 91783"] I don't know about Shortgrass's but mine were . I took old rat tailed rasps cut pieces out of them then annealed them put them in a collet in the lathe drilled and taped them for 1/4 20 threads then tempered them back to hard of around 62-65 rock well . To sharpen them I put them in a mild sulfuric acid solution over night then rinsed them with water and baking soda cleaned them with a hand held wire brush and put some spray silicone on them . If I find the need to lubricate them I use soapstone the same as I do my files it cleans off and doesn't leave any staining or residue with a good stiff bristle brush or on metal a small amount of alcohol and a lent free cloth or paper towel .But then I spent most of my life working on steam turbines , gear box's , governors , valve controls , babbitt bearings and high pressure steam welding not rifles ,so I do things a little differently then good gun smiths would because my training was different then theirs was . [/QUOTE]
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