tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post963365895853910636..comments2024-02-29T16:43:55.241-05:00Comments on Lurking Rhythmically: Monday Gunday: Amateur GunsmithingErin Palettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-25234869549375701782014-02-13T12:30:34.663-05:002014-02-13T12:30:34.663-05:00Next time you feel down in the dumps, pull this po...Next time you feel down in the dumps, pull this post out and reread it.<br /><br />And remember there are a lot of people out there who can't even use a screwdriver without stabbing themselves. <br /><br />Well done. :)Toastridernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-84833580280245209462014-02-12T07:33:32.529-05:002014-02-12T07:33:32.529-05:00I was being entirely tongue-in-cheek, in that your...I was being entirely tongue-in-cheek, in that your average gun owner responds to any cycling difficulties by butchering the feed ramp with power tools. :)Tamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-1989684466952204152014-02-11T22:03:57.198-05:002014-02-11T22:03:57.198-05:00Okay, which polishing point would you recommend --...Okay, which polishing point would you recommend -- 462 or 463?Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-88338654245178041552014-02-11T21:59:48.972-05:002014-02-11T21:59:48.972-05:00Huh. I didn't even know that was a thing.
...Huh. I didn't even know that was a thing. <br /><br /><br />OK, I can do this! I'm pretty sure I can't do any damage with a polishing tool. ;)Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-76339522126189034382014-02-11T21:27:11.643-05:002014-02-11T21:27:11.643-05:00I agree with Tamara. There is a polishing attachme...I agree with Tamara. There is a polishing attachment that works great for shinning firearms' feed ramps. It looks like a white cone on a stick. All of my guns have their feed ramps polished. I don't have many failures to feed.gun monkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-36316696947551091802014-02-11T12:32:35.183-05:002014-02-11T12:32:35.183-05:00I'm honestly not sure if you're being seri...I'm honestly not sure if you're being serious or not. Me with a Dremel is a lot like the monkeys at the Monolith at the beginning of 2001.Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-61895471488121512692014-02-11T12:27:04.307-05:002014-02-11T12:27:04.307-05:00Should have polished the feed ramp with a Dremel.Should have polished the feed ramp with a Dremel.Tamara Keelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-29185842236998089992014-02-10T23:32:44.413-05:002014-02-10T23:32:44.413-05:00Very evocative, isn't it?Very evocative, isn't it?Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-32477676934238832502014-02-10T22:57:07.351-05:002014-02-10T22:57:07.351-05:00And yeah, well doneAnd yeah, well doneFirehandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-19274730196287517452014-02-10T22:56:57.256-05:002014-02-10T22:56:57.256-05:00Never heard that term for it before. Going to rem...Never heard that term for it before. Going to remember it, though.Firehandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-50278513963554628802014-02-10T22:08:33.152-05:002014-02-10T22:08:33.152-05:00I've proved that exactly with VW Beetles and t...I've proved that exactly with VW Beetles and throttle cables.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-10315865934800204472014-02-10T21:42:04.739-05:002014-02-10T21:42:04.739-05:00What McThag said. Plus, everybody knows that the ...What McThag said. Plus, everybody knows that the benefit of doing projects is that you have to buy new tools to do new things. <br /><br />Oh, and congrats on the fix! Cool to be able to do that, isn't it?SiGraybeardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-55943440994183924082014-02-10T20:17:34.615-05:002014-02-10T20:17:34.615-05:00That sounds logical! :DThat sounds logical! :DErin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-51605426292827723452014-02-10T20:17:14.724-05:002014-02-10T20:17:14.724-05:00You have no idea how relieved I was to discover th...You have no idea how relieved I was to discover that it's an actual slang term other people have heard about and not just a dirty-sounding piece of familial jargon.Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-74538920285145157482014-02-10T20:14:43.578-05:002014-02-10T20:14:43.578-05:00We are tool using apes, that implies tool owning i...We are tool using apes, that implies tool owning if you think about it.<br /><br /><br />Good work on the repair!<br /><br /><br />Buy another bumper right away and that one you just installed will never break again.McThagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-51843715473984228942014-02-10T19:06:14.452-05:002014-02-10T19:06:14.452-05:00Excellent job fellow knobdicker!Excellent job fellow knobdicker!gun monkeynoreply@blogger.com