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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 694 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #15 - Mar 15^th, 2018 at 1:11pm	Print Post
	Yes I can , I will have to make a new broach, which I need to any way.


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #16 - Mar 15^th, 2018 at 1:54pm	Print Post
	Very nice and extremely interesting work and thanks for sharing it. What material did you choose to use for the extractors and did you treat them afterwards if you don't mind my asking. JLouis

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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2254 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #17 - Mar 15^th, 2018 at 1:57pm	Print Post
	Would be most interested in tools to cut the extractor slot in the receiver. Use the Harry Eales method with a cutter made from an 1/8" lathe cutoff blade. Blind cuts with a broach or a shaper type tool are always a major pain. A better way would be appreciated. Chuck


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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 694 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #18 - Mar 15^th, 2018 at 5:51pm	Print Post
	the extractors are 1018 steel no heat treat necessary. strong by design.


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #19 - Mar 15^th, 2018 at 6:28pm	Print Post
	Thank you Rodney having only made one from scratch for a FBW's Model J I did not feel that any treating was required and it has continued to work just fine. I also truly enjoy talking, reading and learning from the means, methods, materials and approaches being used by others. JLouis

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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 694 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #20 - Mar 15^th, 2018 at 8:37pm	Print Post
	Reply to Chuckster here is the slotting fixture and a couple of others that I use making the conversion


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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 694 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #21 - Mar 15^th, 2018 at 8:37pm	Print Post
	again


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2254 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #22 - Mar 16^th, 2018 at 10:22am	Print Post
	Rodneys, Thank you, Your tooling looks almost as good as your finished parts. It will take a little while to figure out exactly how it works but the cutter looks somewhat familiar. Think the extractor recess is the most difficult cut to make on a rifle action. Thanks again, Chuck


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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 694 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #23 - Mar 16^th, 2018 at 11:33am	Print Post
	/l/he broach was surface ground down to the correct thickness. The broach would actually face the other way in use. I cut slots on both sides because the first one I converted was a percussion Sile Italian made one. and it had no extractor slots at all.


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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1674 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #24 - Mar 16^th, 2018 at 7:17pm	Print Post
	Careful there Rodney....... I wouldn't give all my trade secrets away! JMH


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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 694 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #25 - Mar 16^th, 2018 at 9:07pm	Print Post
	I know you are being facetious. But I have had several skilled people share with me and I enjoy sharing as long as it does not require a lot of writing. come to my shop and will show you what little I know anytime. That why I teach the rifle smithing class to share what I have learned. But strangely I always end up with more work from the students.


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2254 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #26 - Mar 17^th, 2018 at 10:14am	Print Post
	All of us appreciate those who share ideas and techniques. Some of us are not as skilled as others, but even the most skilled can sometimes learn something. Chuck


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desert-dude Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 439 Location: Selah Joined: Jul 23^rd, 2013	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #27 - Mar 17^th, 2018 at 11:54am	Print Post
	Wow! Not many people make their own broaches. I'm impressed. What steel did you use?


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3671 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #28 - Mar 17^th, 2018 at 2:07pm	Print Post
	Rodney and Chuckster, it's not just the talented that can be fascinated by these things, but we of little skill can also learn and enjoy. Thanks to all who share whatever they have to offer. It's a great site, ain't it?


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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1674 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: FREUND CONVERSION OF A 1874 SHARPS Reply #29 - Mar 17^th, 2018 at 5:28pm	Print Post
	Yes....Yes I was. Very kind of you to share. You mentioned maybe a YouTube video sometime in the future. At the very least maybe some pictures of you firing it. Would really like to see that. But yes I was kidding. JMH


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