Need help with a Remington Model 51 spoon...

[targa911S]

It will look like black chrome. The new/old slide should be here by friday.

[azasadny]

That's great! I'm sorry she bit your hand. I got my thumb bit by a Benelli shotgun on Sunday. I really should have gotten some sutures, but I did the old "Marine Corps" trick and used tape to hold the would edges together. These guns can be dangerous to work on!

[porsche4life]

I've been bit by my A5... That crap ain't cool....

[targa911S]

I get bitten all the time. Occupational hazard. I just put a bandage on it and worked the rest of the day with a rubber glove on. That barrel spring was a bugger to get out with the barrel. That was when she bit. I have used super glue to keep it together too. I'm sure that is bad but ya do what ya gotta do.,

[porsche4life]

I dated the daughter of a veterinarian for a few years.... He super glued wounds several times....

[scottmandue]

Nice looking spoon there Art (I like old stuff)

David, you da man!

[azasadny]

Scott,
Thanks, it was a gift to me from a fellow Pelican and I really can't wait to see what it looks like after David does his magic!

[azasadny]

Here's David's report on Day 2 of the Remington Model 51 project:

Left side of the frame had a bit of pitting on it, so after recessing the pins, the first grit I used was a file..draw filed to whole left side. Being careful to avoid the numbers.


Then used medium grit emory cloth on a steel block...


After that 320 grit wet or dry with oil..

All the way to 600 grit...

Then I used a fine scotch brite to make it all uniform...pits are gone.

Polished the barrel too....


After I got it all done, I oiled it all and then practiced putting it all back together again twice, learning the tricks so we don't scratch the new finish to come..

Just waiting on the slide now.

David


Wow! David is a craftsman and those are hard to find these days! Thank you for your attention to detail~~! I hope the snow didn't slow you down too much, I worked from the apartment in Lansing and didn't even venture out today!

[targa911S]

I was down in my hole all day working on the 51,a Fox sterlingworth restoration, and my CZ .223 project. I saw day light at lunch and that's all. My workbench is near the furnace so I was warm all day.

[azasadny]

I should try to find some "ivory" grips for that pistol as I've seen a picture of one like that and it was beautiful!

[enzo1]

Very cool thread!

[azasadny]

I'm thinking that with the polished, non- pitted components, the gun will not only look better but also may be easier to take down and reassemble.

[vash]

is blueing like anodizing? boy, i dont even get it.

this thread is pretty cool!

[Seahawk]

Thanks for a peek behind the curtain...great to see the pictures.

[aigel]

Originally Posted by vash

is blueing like anodizing? boy, i dont even get it.

this thread is pretty cool!

It is similar:

Bluing (steel) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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[targa911S]

Originally Posted by vash

is blueing like anodizing? boy, i dont even get it.

this thread is pretty cool!

I don't know about anodizing. I only do slow rust bluing, a very old and time consuming process. The only way you can blue a double barrel. This project will be hot salt blued. I have an associate that does hot blue. Aafter I have done all the prep work here, it will go to him for a trip to the hot tank. Hot salt bluing is not something that you want to do at home. The equipment is costly and the stuff is just plain dangerous. I farm it out. Rust blue is a hot water process and requires only a boiling tank and a lot of elbow grease. There are other types too. I am looking into being able to niter blue, hot liquid potassium nitrate for that peacock blue you see on small parts. For a better idea of the types and how it's done go here.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluing_(steel)

[RPKESQ]

Nitrate bluing is not hard to do. It is only hard to do consistently. The easiest and best method is a digitally temperature controlled furnace. Then it is easy.

I use this method to blue watch screws, watch hands, gun screws, springs(sometimes) and various other bits and bobs. Straw color is only a temperature change away from blue. Great for those PO-8 restorations.

Nitrate bluing is often found on older measuring, optical and scientific equipment.

It really is a very beautiful color.

[azasadny]

Here are some nice examples of the Remington Model 51 from the web...




Cutaway...

[azasadny]

The slide that David ordered from Numrich arrived yesterday but it was in worse shape than the slide I had, so he's sending it back for a refund and he won an auction on Gunbroker.com for a nice replacement slide.

[azasadny]

David,
I thought the cutaway pics would help you with the reassembly!