stickboy44 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) I just tried fitting a single sided thumb safety on my 2011 When the safety is on and you pull the trigger.. the hammer falls and pushes the safety off... Did I take too much metal off when fitting it? Edited February 24, 2014 by stickboy44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssanders224 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I just tried fitting a single sided thumb safety on my 2011 When the safety is on and you pull the trigger.. the hammer falls and pushes the safety off... Did I take too much metal off when fitting it? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickboy44 Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 That was a $60 mistake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaGunner Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Live and learn. Go slow and test fit, you can remove material but you can't put it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianATL Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 peen or weld for the save? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickboy44 Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 Not sure what you mean by peen or weld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnyglock Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Its how we learn. I call it the price of tuition. Next time a few strokes with the file and check it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFromHouston Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Peen-hit it with a hammer to 'move' metal around..... Weld-to add metal back from where you took to much off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APL-G35 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Yep, find someone good with a tig machine and get a little weld built up on it and start again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShooterSteve Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) If someone doesn't understand " peen or weld" maybe they could get someone to help them with their metal work. I know this sounds harsh and I don't mean for it to. So, sometimes we need to learn some basics before we jump into stuff. Edited February 25, 2014 by shooter steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickboy44 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 I'm just going to start from scratch and buy a new one I'm sure this time I learned from mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Most of these are cast, so peening or welding may not work so well. It's also a tricky area to get into. Not sure how you're going to peen in the right location. Same for welding. You have either do a real fine TiG bead or spend the time to dress it down. Better to just start over with a new part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieHunter Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I did the same thing; I just soldered on a big bead of welding solder and refiled it to fit. Worked perfect. I haven't had any issues since. Took me like 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Welding solder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickboy44 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Most of these are cast, so peening or welding may not work so well. It's also a tricky area to get into. Not sure how you're going to peen in the right location. Same for welding. You have either do a real fine TiG bead or spend the time to dress it down. Better to just start over with a new part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickboy44 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 That's way I questioned peen and weld...its a cast part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonSnow Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 http://www.brazoscustom.com/magart/0601.htm Bottom of the article shows how to peen a safety, but it sounds like you may have gone too far for that to work. Plus, like you said, it's a cast part, probably easier to replace and start over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickboy44 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Thanks for the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano2246 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 The part of 2011 work I still worry when I do. It's very easy to make a costly mistake Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry weeks Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I "overfit" my first one because the thumb pad was hitting the STI grip. I was looking inside, problem was outside. Built it up with TIG, filed the inside of the pad and went at it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Peen or welding works sometimes. I see a lot of self fitters have a very scary safety. Or should I say non-safety. Make sure you check if it works. Cock pistol and put safety on and pull trigger. Nothing as scary as knowing you have been holstering a light single action trigger with no safety. Great way to get a hole in your foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevoTT Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I have fitted a few without incident and have found the 10-8 armorer's block to be helpful along with removing the grip safety so you can see how much to remove. Most importantly, go slow. There is usually just one light swipe of the file between doesn't fit and just fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWLAZS Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 What kind of file do you guys use? Anything special? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 If you put permanent marker or dykem on the part before inserting for a trial fit, it will make a mark where material needs to be removed. It's actually a very simple operation. 6" pillar file works good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powder Finger Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Get the safety close to fitting then finish the fit on the sear. that way you aint messing with the safety every time you change the hammer/sear . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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