Worked on Some Indian Made Locks

[FlinterNick]

hi

I worked on some Indian made locks with some sucess, shortened the throw of the cock and carburzied the frizzen for a nice spark.

Question to the forum about how these locks are polished.

I used to think a majority of Indian locks were buffed with a cotton wheel and compound To a high luster finish. With a closer look at some recent locks, I noticed all of the edges are rounded over, is this possible from placing the lock parts in a tumbler with shot, sand or compound? Never seen lock parts with rounded over edges.

I’ve seen some Indian made locks that looked like they were over polished with a buffing wheel, I can tell by dished out screw holes.

 

[nhmoose]

Buffing with a cotton wheel and polish will make stuff shiny, will dish out holes and lettering and certainly rounds every straight corner on a piece of metal.

Buffing wheels yielded by most workers do that showing BAD workmanship every time.

 

[FlinterNick]

Agree, cotton wheels generally provide for a poor finish.

I only use a cotton wheel on very low RPM’s on even surfaces, gun parts generally are out of this category.

 

[nhmoose]

Best wheels are stitched to keep them from spreading out. Polishing parts takes a long time to learn. You sound like a craftsman sir.

Took many firearms to become proficient and just barley. My business partner was the pro on polishing as he said no excuse for sloppy work.