Today's project........

[oldironmudder]

What about getting a rail milled. It would be dead on balls. Then have it tall enough you could weld it without warping it.

[Muddytaco]

Originally Posted by bigred76

What about using oxyacetylene to fuse the two metals? Everything's gotta melt at a certain point...

Just b/c its melts does mean it will bond. It physically won't bond with another metal, same with copper. You can weld steel right over top of a penny and when your done you can push the weld right off the top of the coin.

[DFSniper]

you know what i would really like? a rail w/ offset holes so i dont have to spend $10 on a spyder adapter block.

[Splitter]

What exactly are your limitations at work? Could you make your own barrel? That would look tight.

[DFSniper]

Originally Posted by DFSniper

you know what i would really like? a rail w/ offset holes so i dont have to spend $10 on a spyder adapter block.

i really like dis guy's idea! anyone else??

[Splitter]

Originally Posted by DFSniper

i really like dis guy's idea! anyone else??

I don't think Spyder likes that idea... $10 spent for every Spyder owner adds up! My Java bottom line kit came with offset holes though...

[DFSniper]

no, i dont mean kingman as a company, but a certain machinist that has access to all the parts, tools and measurements could whip something up in no time! heck, i almost made my stock drop-forward from my victor into a rail/drop using just a dremel. just havent gotten around to tapping the holes for set screws.

[DRAGON]

Funny you guys brought this up. Have started on the marker stand in my spare time -

There have been a couple detours though. One I should have, but didn't think about, tubing of different diameters have bend radius limitations, more so with stainless since it's a harder metal than some others. That is to say some of the larger diameter tubings need to be at larger bent radii. So I have to mix different sized tubing for different portions of the stand w/o making it look too out of place. If you try to bend too small a radius it buckles rather than bends. Heat can be an aide but we aren't equipped for that -

Another addition to that is attaching the different sized tubing and making it fit tight for the weld. For instance, how do you attach a 3/4' arch onto the end of a 1" tubing and make it fit tight for weld? 3/4" tubing has a smaller diameter profile than the 1" -

Another thing is dies available. I only have certain radiuses to choose from -

Anyway, the leggs are bent, the barrel holder was bent and I just tagged that together today. Still not welded completely. I still need to plan out the main center body that everything attaches to. I'm just kinda cobbling this all together with an idea w/o any specific dimensions. Fudgemetrics per se -

Stainless barrel? Prolly look koo but waaaaaayyy too heavy -

[DFSniper]

so you're winging it? sometimes thats the only way to go!

[DRAGON]

Ya, I just made a few isometric drawings and far as making the parts it's just fit and tag it as I go. Long as it fits most of my markers and they don't fall over it'll be Kosher -