WANTED Poured nose cap

[Texas Gil]

Can anyone suggest someone to pour a nose cap on a for end of my 2 piece stock?

 

[nessmuk]

You tube is you friend. Check out the videos.

 

[Treestalker]

Good luck and be assured that pouring nose caps is not that hard, but good preparation is the key, along with a good continued pour, and leaving enough metal towards the front for shaping. Get the metal temperature right, and Bob's your uncle! -P.S.- The first pour or two might look like something Quasimodo blew out of his nose, but that's OK, we live to learn.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

Here's some photos of the process I use to pour a nose cap. I use tin with 5% antimony added. That's just 95/5 solder I pickup at yard sales for cheap. The cap needs final polishing. It seems to keep from oxidizing like some metals do.

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[Texas Gil]

Great job, thanks for the response. I did one once on a Sharon Hawken using pewter. But that was 35 years ago. Not so sure I want to tackle it again. I would if I thought it would turn out as good as yours.
Maybe, yours sure looks great.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

Thanks, it's not all that hard to do.