I did a search for stones on the forum, (did a search on thread titles) and didn't come up with much.
I've read over and over about using stones to polish things like triggers, or being used to help hand-fit various parts.
I'm currently looking into the idea of getting an oversized cylinder stop to tighten up an old S&W revolver, but ovesized stop will likely need to be fitted. That's where the stones come in, and where I'm not altogether sure what I need. I figure that this is a pretty easy proposition - it's not an expensive part, and if I screw it up, I can always put the old part back in.
Any recommendations for what stones to get, what grits I'd need - that sort of thing? I once watched a guy trying to polish a trigger with fine grit wet/dry sandpaper and a block of wood, and although I know that the sandpaper was fine enough grit to do the job, I couldn't help but think that a stone would allow for a very very clean, flat finish on a part where a clean and flat finish is critical, whereas using the block with sandpaper might cause some rounding at the edges?
In any case, I've always had an interest in gunsmithing due to my father doing gun work, and I figure that he got started similarly to me - he had an interest in knowing how things went together, so he took on projects and paid very close attention to what he was doing.
Which brings me back to the stones. All recommendations are welcome.
I've read over and over about using stones to polish things like triggers, or being used to help hand-fit various parts.
I'm currently looking into the idea of getting an oversized cylinder stop to tighten up an old S&W revolver, but ovesized stop will likely need to be fitted. That's where the stones come in, and where I'm not altogether sure what I need. I figure that this is a pretty easy proposition - it's not an expensive part, and if I screw it up, I can always put the old part back in.
Any recommendations for what stones to get, what grits I'd need - that sort of thing? I once watched a guy trying to polish a trigger with fine grit wet/dry sandpaper and a block of wood, and although I know that the sandpaper was fine enough grit to do the job, I couldn't help but think that a stone would allow for a very very clean, flat finish on a part where a clean and flat finish is critical, whereas using the block with sandpaper might cause some rounding at the edges?
In any case, I've always had an interest in gunsmithing due to my father doing gun work, and I figure that he got started similarly to me - he had an interest in knowing how things went together, so he took on projects and paid very close attention to what he was doing.
Which brings me back to the stones. All recommendations are welcome.