LimbSaver Grind to fit....I'll never get my shop clean

[Paul R Zartman]

That stuff went everywhere and it still smells like a tire shop...my smith is getting the 80 bucks next time. Education is a valuable thing, should have paid more attention in psych class, when my smith said " I can do it for 80" ...he was trying to tell me something.

Not bad for my first time...and last

 

[Alaskan Ironworker]

Is that a hand- held belt sander clamped in a vise?! lol I like your style.

 

[Paul R Zartman]

Silly me thought I could put the trash bucket under the grinder to catch that stuff...should have wore my N94 mask too...no visuals on that one...yuck

 

[Paul R Zartman]

Is that a hand- held belt sander clamped in a vise?! lol I like your style.

Why yes it is...and if you tighten it down just right it keeps the trigger on and don't be zooming into my trash can to see what I've been up to

 

[Alaskan Ironworker]

I see empty cans of “natural” something or other. Probably natural coconut water?

 

[Paul R Zartman]

Natties...aka Natural light, although the ones in the trash can are Naturdays...strawberry and lemon for Easter weekend, or summer here in Florida

Don't make fun of my Pink Flamingos...or Sandles...

 

[BBBBill]

I have used small 8" diameter bench sanders in the past, but always took them out on the back so the residue would go into the grass and magically disappear. Workable, but the sander was not quite big enough to do the job as well as I want without a bunch of monkey motion. I found a deal on a larger unit that that is plenty big enough, but super heavy. One of my near future projects is to build a dedicated rolling base for it so that I don't do any more damage to my already compromised back.

 

[Kp321]

I had a gun shop for 40 years and the worst job, by far, was installing pads. Limbsavers were the worst but they all made a mess. A painters sock hood an Tyvek coveralls keep it off you but the shop is covered no matter what you do. Shop vac!

 

[FROGO207]

From hard won experience pad grinding and smelting recovered lead are outdoor activities.

 

[HankC]

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How do you polish the final finish after grinding?

 

[bikerdoc]

I have a tiny shop area, learned the hard way grind outside and wear a respirator!
Cocobolo gun grips and horn scales for knives are the worst. The dust is cancerous and the stink is really bad. Dead body in a river for ten days bad.

 

[dh1633pm]

So what your saying is you'll only do this once and it was a six can job? I think you did really good. I wouldn't have even attempted it.

 

[entropy]

It's a PITA doing it with a professional setup. I wouldn't attempt it at home with my household tools. You did a decent job, all things considered.

 

[Paul R Zartman]

How do you polish the final finish after grinding?

Final grind with 220 real wet with wd 40, they have a video on there website to watch them grind one

 

[Col. Harrumph]

From hard won experience pad grinding and smelting recovered lead are outdoor activities.

So is cooking a Triumph gearbox. Wheel the oven out and get an extension cord.

 

[herrwalther]

I use a dust buster to clean up my workshop messes. Sometimes my wife will grab it before I clean it and will get aluminum or whatever shavings all over I cleaned up last. Dust buster or shop vac are a must for any home shop.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I also grind to fit with a belt sander in a vise. I put my shop vac nozzle under the sander and let it run while I am grinding.

 

[BWS]

I always had a thing for sheet metal,growing up in the building business. Cousins with HVAC shops and so forth. Anyway started accumulating equipment for personal,and professional use. Things got a little(lot) outta hand and we started rolling our own dust collection parts..... to include Tigging up custom impellers.

Just sayin,take some time and consider dust and chip management in your shop. It makes a world of difference when you can flip a switch(may be a shop vac) and pull off 90+% of the waste.... not to mention saving your lungs. Not preaching.... looking at it like handloading. It's convenience,versatility,and safety. Good luck with your project.

 

[MrCleanOK]

I just did a grind to fit in the home shop too. There's a reason the Limbsaver setup is a grinder on a pedestal in the middle of a room, surrounded by plastic sheet hanging from the ceiling, and their technician only goes in there with a tyvek suit on. What a mess. But the WD40 is a must-have and the results were good.

 

[Dunross]

Well, I want to say "thank you" for this thread.

I've got two shotgun stocks in need of new buttpads. I bought the pads, have a belt sander, watched the videos, and everything, but never could quite bring myself to start.

Then I read this thread and it finally gave me the motivation I needed. To take them to a gunsmith!

The price seemed high to me, but in Googling around seems to be in the low-average range so if they end up looking nice I won't complain.

Thanks for saving me from the aggravation.

 

[LoonWulf]

I got a jig and a bench sander just for doing pad work. On a sorbothane pad like the LS shape with a heavy grit after leaving the pad in the freezer for an hour with your jig set. Get it close, put it back in the freezer for an hour clean up the first mess. Take it out and finish the job then polish as recommended. It takes about 20 mins worth of actual work, the rest of the time is clean up and waiting.

Ive done it like that, with just the sander in the vice, and let me say your either a steadier hand than I, or I needed to start drinking earlier......