Hide your entry points where not seen, if possible. When you do threaded rod repairs,make sure, if possible, to "grab" at least an inch on both sides of the crack, to make damn sure it won't ever open up again.
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I just mailed home, 2 M1 carbine stocks and an O3 stock, they needed complete strips, never seen so many cracks, used FEET of threaded rod, and lucky for me, the owner was fine with exposed rod heads, so, stocks looked repaired as if done at the arsenal.
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Surplus military stocks, old cracks, got to be stripped down completely, to get the oil off/out of the cracks, or the glue will not bond. Then touch up the area, apply a "touch" of whatever is on the stock now, for top coat, let set for ANOTHER 24 hours, gently wipe down with extra fine steel wood, all done!!!!įancy stocks like this, ya got to be real careful to preserve the original finish. Mix a touch of oil, with proper wood dye color, use a tiny brush, maybe three four hairs, coat the head of the brass rod only, let set for another 24 hours. It wears out the edge of the sanding drums quickly, just taking down the threaded rod heads, no wood, but they are cheap. I use a dremel, sanding drum, and hold my breath when I do it while keeping the original finish intact,DON"T SLIP! LOL Then "carefully" sand down the brass rod "nubs" to the surface level of the wood, without screwing up the surrounding finish.
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When you clamp it,tight, use a damp cloth, wipe off the excess glue from the existing finish.ĭecide where the 3/32nd threaded brass rod will be inserted, drill out the holes, fill with glue, and thread the threaded rod across the cracks.
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Pull the action,open up the crack a little, flex it, and fill it full of titebond III wood glue, then clamp that sucker up really tight, leave overnight. Fixing it, pretty straight forward, looks like a clean new break, not oiled soaked, so, saving existing finish should be fine.