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bluesman Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Location: Paradise, California Joined: May 29^th, 2006	And another 1877 Sharps build.... Mar 2^nd, 2021 at 5:29pm	Print Post
	Don't want to hijack GT's thread so I will start another.This is my '77 Sharps being built up from Rodney Sotrie's casting set.First month I had no machines as I am rebuilding my shop after a fire so everything was done with files and elbow grease. Then I found a Clausing 12x36 and a really nice Burke knee mill and things began to really progress.Except for all the power shutoffs whenever it got windy....Life in Paradise is a hit or miss affair with PG&E deciding when you have power and when you don't! (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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bluesman Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Location: Paradise, California Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: And another 1877 Sharps build.... Reply #1 - Mar 2^nd, 2021 at 5:39pm	Print Post
	More pics along the way...Lockwork is a real adventure, I ended up making the sear and bridle over since I could not get the castings to see things my way. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 709 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: And another 1877 Sharps build.... Reply #2 - Mar 2^nd, 2021 at 5:48pm	Print Post
	Good no I mean great work, thanks for shareing


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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2046 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: And another 1877 Sharps build.... Reply #3 - Mar 2^nd, 2021 at 7:51pm	Print Post
	Had the same problem when I built mine years ago. Castings have a way of being small in places they need to be big. Detail was there just shy of material. Such is the challenge of working with castings. I would do another if I had one. JMH


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GT Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2370 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: And another 1877 Sharps build.... Reply #4 - Mar 2^nd, 2021 at 8:43pm	Print Post
	Great job on that! Rodney had mentioned that you were working on one. Your attention to detail is exceptional, keep it up! Please post as you go or in this case, as you went? Machines or not there is a lot of hand work to make these come out. Thanks for sharing. Greg

	"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" T. A. Edison "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right" M.T.
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bluesman Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Location: Paradise, California Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: And another 1877 Sharps build.... Reply #5 - Mar 2^nd, 2021 at 11:25pm	Print Post
	Many thanks! I took a ton of pictures along the way, some are interesting, some just to remind me how to get out of the jams I get myself into...Been a long time since I did this sort of metal work but I am enjoying myself immensely. I will try to get all the better pics arranged , I bulk uploaded them to Imgur and they have changed their editing system so I am confused, my normal state. What kills me is before that damned fire I had a complete, I mean 100% complete duplicate of Dr. Merrill Deere's 1877 cast in polyurethane resin I made way back in 1989 for Tom Axtell when he was first starting his '77 project.I made RTV rubber molds off of every piece of that rifle, you could assemble it and even the lock would function. Had the parts all wrapped up in a big long box upstairs 'cause someday I was going to build myself one.Sure could have used that stuff now!Ah, well.Bless you, Rodney! More pics soon as I figure it out .


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2313 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: And another 1877 Sharps build.... Reply #6 - Mar 3^rd, 2021 at 10:19am	Print Post
	Looking Good. Glad to see you are getting your stuff back together. Looking forward to the pictures. Chuck


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idjeffp Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 364 Location: Boise, ID Joined: Nov 11^th, 2017	Re: And another 1877 Sharps build.... Reply #7 - Mar 3^rd, 2021 at 11:37am	Print Post
	Nice work Bluesman... and thanks for sharing! My coworker's brother (Kolstad) lost his place in the Paradise fire as well... very sad.


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art_ruggiero Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1222 Location: CT Joined: Dec 14^th, 2008	Re: And another 1877 Sharps build.... Reply #8 - Mar 3^rd, 2021 at 3:00pm	Print Post
	just amazing art


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