Weary old family heirloom Savage shotgun has been put back into service with a new pad and a coat of varnish. Scribing a sharp line, once the pad is fitted and bolted in place, marks the net line where material will be removed. Not a pretty line, but it will give you a fighting chance of seeing what you are doing. arcs of the pad. But, with one fixture and a 1-way disc, this would always be problem. Then the little light in the ole noodle glimmered a bit and a solution glowed. Why not use two fixtures and run the disc both ways? Laid in another B&R fixture and mounted it on the other size of the grinder table. Friend Michael Carver, local wizard electrician, rigged up a reversing switch. Now, by grinding one side and end of the pad on one fixture, I can reverse the motor, hang the pad from the other fixture to tackle the diametric opposite sides and arcs with the pad pulling against the wheel at all times on all points for the smoothest possible finish. I use a 120- or 150-grit disc and finish by hand with 220- and 400-grit paper. With a little experience, it won’t be hard to perfect the technique. For those of us who install just a few pads a year, this is a down and dirty way to get respectable results with minimal trial and terror. BROWNELLS 200 S. FRONT ST., MONTEZUMA, IA 50171 (800) 741-0015 WWW.GUNSMAGAZINE.COM/BROWNELLS W W W. G U N S M A G A Z I N E . C O M www.gunsmagazine.com ONLINE! 19
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