#ACRAGLAS STOCK CRACK REPAIR HOW TO#
#ACRAGLAS STOCK CRACK REPAIR CRACKED#
#ACRAGLAS STOCK CRACK REPAIR CRACK#

Acraglas is pretty sensitive to mix ratio, and is not as forgiving as JB Weld. Several wraps with electrician’s tape works well. Make sure the stock is held tightly together as the pin is inserted and that there is no gap between the pieces. If you have never messed with Acraglas, make a little batch and just let it dry before you do the real thing. Coat the stock repair pins with Acraglas Gel and carefully tap them into place. I might add that the thin Acraglas is mega strong and will hold better than any superglue in the long run. Super glue will also work (I don't like it in this application), but it will leave a telltale sign (typically black lines) but Acraglas will dry virtually clear if the joint is tight, and a refinish will be hidden incredibly well normally.

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and give it 3 days or so to dry (Acraglas takes about a week to dry in reality). Restoring this Hunters Lodge No.4 Mk.1 Lee Enfield has been a huge project The stock was cracked so I 'fixed' it with some Acraglas. What I do once the epoxy is mixed, is gently pry the fracture 'open' and get the mix as deep as I can to the apex of the break. I did notice there appears to be a small chunk missing, but with that straight grain stock, you can repair it so it will be virtually invisible. Not only is it thin, it has a nice long work time, so you can really get the repair saturated.

#ACRAGLAS STOCK CRACK REPAIR CRACK#

And the stock will crack again, somewhere.I use the really 'thin' Acraglas (Brownell's)epoxy for repairs such as this. Accuracy 'under every sow,' as the Germans would say. The (missing) wooden buttresses take about 2/3 of the recoil load, I think the round parts of the crossbolt bearing on the edges of the holes, only about 1/3 total and that's not enough.Ī gun with the crossbolt supports gone, is going to spray bullets all over the place. The back end of the receiver was hammering the stock. The sides of the stock at the crossbolt are not visible - were those damaged? If so, that was your problem. In fact that may be why the stock broke in the first place - the entire receiver being hammered back with each shot. The crossbolt needs to be held firmly by the counterbored holes and those buttresses behind and in front. The thin sections of wood on either side of the receiver are all that's taking the recoil, and the crossbolt holes will be beaten out and split the stock very quickly. FlexSeal® is our preferred crack repair product because it creates a strong adhesive bond with concrete.

Coat the stock repair pins with Acraglas Gel and carefully tap them into place.

#ACRAGLAS STOCK CRACK REPAIR HOW TO#

If not noticed in time, and not repaired, the recoil will quickly damage the main part of the stock, right around and behind the head of that steel crossbolt, and its round nut on the other side. Home » Maintenance » How To Repair Gun Stock Cracks. But the way I do it, it involves a special jig, some finicky work on a milling machine, and fitting an appropriate laminate 'dutchman' as a replacement. Missing or damaged wood buttresses are repairable. A small area means greater shear stress per unit surface area. They have a tendency to shear off and this was apparent even to the Germans when these guns were near-new. 144) had that crossbolt moved forward and the receiver forging altered and machined accordingly - to give the wooden buttresses a longer shear surface where they meet the thinner side sections of the stock. This is a known failure point, and the reason some later guns (Walther, 1945, according to Weaver, 'Hitler's Garands,' p. Note the wooden 'supports' behind the slot for the crossbolt.

Acraglas stock crack repair