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glass bedding dilemma
cwhuntsalot
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[?]Friends, I am in the mood to replace a few of my synthetic and plain jane factory stocks with prettier sticks. I have attempted to glass bed several of them and seem to keep having the same problem with every one. I am using West System marine grade glass resin with the slow acting hardener. after letting it set for 18-24 hours it hairlips half the county trying to separate the metal from the wood. After cleaning up the releasing agent and the void filler (I've been using modeling clay) when I try to put the action back into the stock it will not go. So I end up with my Dreml grinding until it will fit. Well now it has new voids and needs to be bedded. What am I doing wrong?[:(!]
Thanx Curtis
Thanx Curtis
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Unfortunately, there is not much you can do with todays junk injection molded stocks. Yes, they are just that cheaply made...screw over the customer, to justify a bean counter's salary.
I know some other's on here use Marine Tex for their bedding needs, with great results.
Best
Clean the front and sides of the lug with alcohol and apply some masking tape to those areas. Trim away the excess once you're sure the tape is stuck to stay.
After your bedding agent hardens remove the tape and reassembly should be easier.
Thanx Curtis
I have sent you a link to an article that has illustrations and lots of text describing the perfect bedding techniques. Use it with surety that it will work out for the best if you follow the instructions carefully.
Best.