I've bent all my tangs cold with a padded vice and an adjustable wrench. Heat really isn't necessary.I have a Traditions Kentucky rifle kit that the tang is way straighter then the curve of the stock. Has anyone ever heated up the tang on a Traditions and bent it down?
It needs to move about an 1/8".
Thanks!!!
Jay
thanks for the tip. there is not much meat along side of the hole.I've bent all my tangs cold with a padded vice and an adjustable wrench. Heat really isn't necessary.
A word of caution if the tang is drilled - the hole is a potential point of failure, so work forward (breechward) of the hole.
BH's advice is very good, but I would suggest using the barrel as the lever and no wrench. The tang goes in the padded vice on it's side, (gripped top and bottom) and then push the barrel sideways ever so carefully.thanks for the tip. there is not much meat along side of the hole.
This will work as well. Reasons I place the barrel in the vice are so I can keep an eye on the tang, control the curvature and the tang is held perpendicular so a twist can be avoided (or added if needed). While using the barrel to provide additional leverage to bend the tang does the job, I feel I don't have sufficient control over what is happening to the tang. Personal preference...BH's advice is very good, but I would suggest using the barrel as the lever and no wrench. The tang goes in the padded vice on it's side, (gripped top and bottom) and then push the barrel sideways ever so carefully.
Flintlocklar
A word of caution if the tang is drilled - the hole is a potential point of failure, so work forward (breechward) of the hole.
Tangs don't need to be heated. Bend them cold.
The tang is bent before any holes are drilled. Tang is mild steel.
Clamp it in a vise and bend it.
It does help to file off the radius between the tang and bolster. It allows you to get the bend closer to the the barrel.
there is not much meat along side of the hole.
shouldn't
I do it like this; Tap and check, tap and check until the curvature is right, that is a blacksmith hammer with a pointy end.
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