In article , Artemia Salina
says...

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 05:15:29 -0700, jim rozen wrote:


I take it you have not contacted Dave Sobel for one of those
wrenches? I would not be suprised if he had a bucket of them
tucked away someplace in his den of amazement.

After seeing that they're made of sheet metal I'm not too impressed
with them. Besides, why buy when I can make something that'll work
just as well?

Honestly the one I have works great. I'm not sure how long
it would take me to replicate it, but I bet 'a long while'
isn't too far off the mark.

Speaking of which, have you considered making a rear tang sight
for your rifle rather than spending $125 for one? I'd think it'd
be an interesting project. Made from brass and blued steel it'd
look pretty spiffy, too.

Don't think I haven't thought of that. If I had one to measure
and copy it would be a dead cinch, but I suspect that they're
tolerably intricate. The parts that I've seen on ebay seem to
have items in there that look like they're trying to set spring
tension to eliminate backlash on some of the threads. I could
imagine buying one, and then copying it for other guns.

Jim


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