shred Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 Most of y'all probably use the ol' Mark I eyeball and Mark II thumbs to adjust extractors, but.. there I was, late Saturday, doing a last-minute extractor install. Popped over to Brownells, read the extractor article by Jack Weigand and saw the nifty tool he sells for the job... that I don't have and could use right now (isn't that always the way with tools you don't have?) Anyway, a bit later in the evening and as I'm vaguely wandering around Home Depot, I found an amazingly suitable arbor-press gizmo. For only $2.50. In the electrical department of all places. All I had to do to turn it into a nifty extractor tool was add a couple notches to hold the extractor in place and smooth up the bottom of the bolt. Check it out: Not quite as good as the Weigand tool, I suspect, but if it's late Saturday and you need to tune an extractor, it's pretty handy. What is this wierd part? I'm not sure, but it's probably got something to do with conduit. Wander around the electrical department and you'll probably find 'em. There are several sizes and the reciept says something like: 1/2" Top Bar Clamp. Bar code: 0-75114-01404-5 (Edited by shred at 8:31 pm on Jan. 11, 2003) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmark Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 It is used to attatch conduit to the red iron bar joists used to support the roof decking in commercial construction. I heard Jerry Barnhardt was an electrician before he turned pro. I wonder if he uses a storebought extractor adjustment tool??? Dude, nice tip! I'm gonna go make one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 It's stuff like this that makes life in Benosville so worthwhile. Awesome tip Dr. Shredison!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 Shredison, I think it would be cool if you had a website and compiled all of these neat ideas??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 12, 2003 Author Share Posted January 12, 2003 I've got a website (www.shred2.net) though there's nothing obvious there yet. I'll probably compile my various gadget articles up there eventually, but I do like the discussion and comment format here-- I usually pick up good ideas from them. (Edited by shred at 2:36 pm on Jan. 12, 2003) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 You guys think this sort of ideas deserve to be compiled in the Tech Threads section? I can remember one ingenious device also that you can use to disassemble your FLGR or something. (Edited by mcoliver at 2:33 am on Jan. 16, 2003) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 I have a tool that came free with my pistol for adjusting the extractor tension. Put the extractor in backwards and GENTLY lean/bend it the way you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeeler Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 It is called a beam clamp never thought of that and I am an electrician. oh well. bkeeler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmark Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Since ya'll are a crafty bunch, heres a tip for you to try. When (and if) you clean your gun, after swabbing the bore with your favorite brand of solvent, dry it, and then apply some Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil ( I use 10-30) to a patch and swab away. In my experience, the Mobil 1 patch will come out with noticeable dirt on it. I now use it as a solvent on my guns. Works better than break free, and costs less than $5.00 a QUART! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Flex, Or maybe some moderator/organizer type could link all the cool graphical-tip threads in the FAQs, Technical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 20, 2003 Author Share Posted January 20, 2003 Quote: from benos on 2:50 pm on Jan. 17, 2003 Flex, Or maybe some moderator/organizer type could link all the cool graphical-tip threads in the FAQs, Technical. Yeah, they could even start with something maybe like this: DIY Tools and Gadgets Things you can make to make your life easier Recoil spring / guide rod tool: http://www.brianenos.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard...28&topic=62 Extractor adjustment tool: http://www.brianenos.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard...8&topic=140 Dillon Spent Primer improvements (part of the excellent 650 tips-and-tricks thread) http://www.brianenos.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard...4&topic=134 Brian's 1050 Bullet Feeder: http://www.brianenos.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard...=4&topic=14 Magazine length gauge (the official is available again from EGW): http://www.brianenos.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard...27&topic=79 Recoil spring tester: http://www.brianenos.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard...28&topic=44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dick W Holliday Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Went to home depot yesterday and got mine......darn when i got home i remembered i'd put in an Aftec in my race gun a while back....but i've still got the regular one in my Les Baer........ i used to pull the extractors about half out of the slide and bend it that way but recently i don't know if my hands aren't up to the task or what but i tried it with a friends SVI 40 and it was trying to bend a drill bit....damn that thing was hard...... The Pisser is that when i got home from the Depot my wife made me start spreading the paint she bought while there.....I just can't win......Dick (Edited by Dick W Holliday at 5:59 am on Jan. 21, 2003) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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