No kidding. There is a whole world of cast , forged and billet repair out there. Besides a gunsmith. Remember the people that actually welded scrapped Garand receivers. Now that was a restoration job. Nothing compared to say printing press restoration. Obsolete domestic machines are one thing. Obsolete German machines are something. Anyway there isn't anything wrong with being impressed with someone that can do what you don't understand. Gunsmiths are impressive but not that amazing.
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chris in va
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This gentleman is a firearm micro welder expert, and he has a partner that mainly machines 1911's. Unfortunately he jig doesn't fit my CZ slide so I'll have to do the work myself.
So, what did he suggest. That's who should answer that question. Leave others to speculate is entertaining but what's the real answer
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Most gunsmiths probably don’t have micro welding capabilities and more than a few people that do, don’t do the finish work for liability reasons.
Some probably do and your son might have done a better job. Always nice to see examples of ones work before having them do work for you.
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Then there are people that just do things no one in their right mind would do and do it well.
Apparently you can make an AK-47 out of just about anything (25 Photos)
Incredible but true. One man builds an AK-47 out of a rusty old shovel. All you need is: A $2 **** shovel, a $200 romy sans-barrel AK kit, and a $30 blank. He took his time and melted down the metal shovel head and reforged it into the actual gun receiver. Now of course building…
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Now that was entertaining. The pictures better than the text. Like watching someone casting flintlock parts and using a series of files to make the lock parts.Then there are people that just do things no one in their right mind would do and do it well.
Apparently you can make an AK-47 out of just about anything (25 Photos)
Incredible but true. One man builds an AK-47 out of a rusty old shovel. All you need is: A $2 **** shovel, a $200 romy sans-barrel AK kit, and a $30 blank. He took his time and melted down the metal shovel head and reforged it into the actual gun receiver. Now of course building…
A cracked rewelded CZ-97 slide? Would CZ not warranty their slide?
Personally I would have tossed the slide if CZ wouldn't warranty it. Did the welder stress relieve the weld? If it isn't stress relieved I would expect the crack to recur.
BUT, since you are already going down that road, I would highly recommend staying away from the Dremel. I would use a diamond hone or stone by hand to smooth out the weld.
Personally I would have tossed the slide if CZ wouldn't warranty it. Did the welder stress relieve the weld? If it isn't stress relieved I would expect the crack to recur.
BUT, since you are already going down that road, I would highly recommend staying away from the Dremel. I would use a diamond hone or stone by hand to smooth out the weld.
sevt_chevelle
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CZ discontinued the 97 a few years ago, parts for the 97 are drying up. I have better odds of hanging out with a Samsquech eating doritos while we watch trailer park boys than I do finding a spare 97 slide.
Plus the OP had the slide modified to fit a 1911 bushing, CZ ain't gonna warranty that.
entropy
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Sounds like a Letterkenny episode.....
chris in va
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Thank you guys so much, I gently filed down the high points in the welds just enough to make it fit smoothly on the slide and the extractor channel. I barely had to do anything, JMF Precision Welding did a great job getting my baby back together.
I will do a test run tomorrow with various loads and recoil springs to find the sweet spot and just stick to that recipe for this gun only.
I will do a test run tomorrow with various loads and recoil springs to find the sweet spot and just stick to that recipe for this gun only.
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Jim French in Georgia?
