Colt LW Commander frame, 30lpi checkering. A horizontal line got botched (not by me!).
Special filler to match oxide growth when it gets re-anodized.
Have a great weekend!
Colt LW Commander frame, 30lpi checkering. A horizontal line got botched (not by me!).
Special filler to match oxide growth when it gets re-anodized.
Have a great weekend!
Bill,
Welding repairs to machined parts while closely matching the characteristics of the parent metal is of interest to me. Would you detail your repair?
Happily.Originally Posted by epete
From my understanding, when checkering one of the horizontal lines was misplaced (the z axis slipped on the mill). As a result, the row of diamonds that was welded up had been cut in two by the cutter. From what I was told, that's how the damage happened.
So the frame was sent to me. I fixtured it in our welder, then built up a bead of an aluminum similar to 2024 (the alloy Colt used when that frame was made).
What specifically were you curious about?
Did you do that by hand or use your laser welder?
-Seconds Count. Misses Don't-
TIG, by hand. The laser wouldn't have left the soot. It's done in a vacuum.
Impressive.
I tried my hand at tig welding recently.
My "instructor" said that I got things a little too hot. How was I supposed to know that you don't keep the pedal to the floor.
Previous experience is with stick and a little MIG welding. I think TIG is the coolest by far and am now in the market to purchase one.
-Seconds Count. Misses Don't-
Bill would you show a picture of the finished weld? And will you checker it or send it back? I'm just curious, i've always wondered how one would go about repairing this.
Miller Dynasty?
That was the finished weld. I no longer have the frame, so I can't take any more pictures. That was a repair for a gunsmith.
Yep, was a Dynasty. The 700.
Oh i see it now. From the picture the blackness from the weld made it look like there was another whole line missingGood job on that man!
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