[lm6y]

With all the spoon threads I've seen lately, and getting back into shooting again, I was wondering if this is a career worth getting into. Things are slowing down at the shop, and quite frankly, I'm getting burned out. I know we have at least one Smith here, maybe more.

I've been a tool and die polisher for almost 20 years, and I'm VERY mechanically inclined. I've noticed that when I'm cleaning my spoons that the fitting, and finish of the internals is crude, compared to what I do on a daily basis. I've done some polishing on the barrel feed ramp, and light trigger raceway polishing on my 1911, and would love to go deeper, and do an actual trigger job on it as well. But, I also believe in my first rule : Don't screw with things you don't understand!, so I haven't messed with the sear, disconnector, or anything on the hammer.

So what says they Brain Trust ? I know I can learn it, and do it, but is it a dying art? As much as I'd love doing it, I don't want to be a starving artist, and a fat boy's gotta eat!