Thursday 25-Aug-2016, 08:10 PM
A productive morning.
Bored out the muzzle so that it would sit tight on the piping. Having never worked in resin before I immediately noticed that the heat caused by drilling tended to make the resin tacky, and tricky to drill. So I started off using a 5mm bit, and worked up in increments to 14mm, and then drilled the final hole with a 20mm auger.
![[Image: 20160825_084450%20Medium_zps39hsjr5g.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_084450%20Medium_zps39hsjr5g.jpg)
![[Image: 20160825_084458%20Medium_zpskshueppv.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_084458%20Medium_zpskshueppv.jpg)
The hard part would now be to replicate that incremental drilling process in order to form a hole for the pipe that will join the barrel to the stock. This hole had to be dead-plumb and around 6" deep in order for the barrel and stock to marry up perfectly.
![[Image: 4a407c62-2177-4ba5-8d10-f17f2e9382c2_zpsiyy2pykf.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/4a407c62-2177-4ba5-8d10-f17f2e9382c2_zpsiyy2pykf.jpg)
Which, much to my considerable amazement, I actually managed to get pretty close!!
withe aluminium rod inserted, it straightened out the very slight kink in the barrel and is as close to plumb as could possibly have hoped for.
![[Image: 20160825_102735%20Medium_zpsxparvdmn.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_102735%20Medium_zpsxparvdmn.jpg)
![[Image: 20160825_103401%20Medium_zpsjhwhqif0.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_103401%20Medium_zpsjhwhqif0.jpg)
![[Image: 20160825_104127%20Medium_zpsw6ecbopl.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_104127%20Medium_zpsw6ecbopl.jpg)
![[Image: 20160825_102730%20Medium_zpshnmpcrcu.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_102730%20Medium_zpshnmpcrcu.jpg)
![[Image: 20160825_102641%20Medium_zpswmkowi6z.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_102641%20Medium_zpswmkowi6z.jpg)
![[Image: 20160825_102651%20Medium_zpszlqd61w3.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_102651%20Medium_zpszlqd61w3.jpg)
![[Image: 20160825_104221%20Medium_zpscc60fr1j.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_104221%20Medium_zpscc60fr1j.jpg)
![[Image: 20160825_104137%20Medium_zpss3opsjiu.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_104137%20Medium_zpss3opsjiu.jpg)
![[Image: 20160825_104214%20Medium_zps1zkii2n2.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_104214%20Medium_zps1zkii2n2.jpg)
I then disassembled it and gave all the pieces a scrub with some warm soapy water and the wife's toothbrush, in order to remove dust and debris and get it ready for filling a couple of blemishes.
![[Image: 20160825_115321%20Medium_zpsrg89kwr2.jpg]](http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/kevchamberlain/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_115321%20Medium_zpsrg89kwr2.jpg)
Bored out the muzzle so that it would sit tight on the piping. Having never worked in resin before I immediately noticed that the heat caused by drilling tended to make the resin tacky, and tricky to drill. So I started off using a 5mm bit, and worked up in increments to 14mm, and then drilled the final hole with a 20mm auger.
![[Image: 20160825_084450%20Medium_zps39hsjr5g.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_084450%20Medium_zps39hsjr5g.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20160825_084458%20Medium_zpskshueppv.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_084458%20Medium_zpskshueppv.jpg.html)
The hard part would now be to replicate that incremental drilling process in order to form a hole for the pipe that will join the barrel to the stock. This hole had to be dead-plumb and around 6" deep in order for the barrel and stock to marry up perfectly.
![[Image: 4a407c62-2177-4ba5-8d10-f17f2e9382c2_zpsiyy2pykf.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/4a407c62-2177-4ba5-8d10-f17f2e9382c2_zpsiyy2pykf.jpg.html)
Which, much to my considerable amazement, I actually managed to get pretty close!!
withe aluminium rod inserted, it straightened out the very slight kink in the barrel and is as close to plumb as could possibly have hoped for.
![[Image: 20160825_102735%20Medium_zpsxparvdmn.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_102735%20Medium_zpsxparvdmn.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20160825_103401%20Medium_zpsjhwhqif0.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_103401%20Medium_zpsjhwhqif0.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20160825_104127%20Medium_zpsw6ecbopl.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_104127%20Medium_zpsw6ecbopl.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20160825_102730%20Medium_zpshnmpcrcu.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_102730%20Medium_zpshnmpcrcu.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20160825_102641%20Medium_zpswmkowi6z.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_102641%20Medium_zpswmkowi6z.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20160825_102651%20Medium_zpszlqd61w3.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_102651%20Medium_zpszlqd61w3.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20160825_104221%20Medium_zpscc60fr1j.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_104221%20Medium_zpscc60fr1j.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20160825_104137%20Medium_zpss3opsjiu.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_104137%20Medium_zpss3opsjiu.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20160825_104214%20Medium_zps1zkii2n2.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_104214%20Medium_zps1zkii2n2.jpg.html)
I then disassembled it and gave all the pieces a scrub with some warm soapy water and the wife's toothbrush, in order to remove dust and debris and get it ready for filling a couple of blemishes.
![[Image: 20160825_115321%20Medium_zpsrg89kwr2.jpg]](http://s263.photobucket.com/user/kevchamberlain/media/501st/DLT-19%20Build/20160825_115321%20Medium_zpsrg89kwr2.jpg.html)