Spent a whole weekend on a 1911 ejector that just would not fit right

It was a replacement part from a good maker, but the angle was off by maybe two degrees, enough to bind. I had to slowly file and check it against the old one for about eight hours total. Anyone have a better method for fitting these without going cross-eyed?

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charlie26913d ago

Had the same thing happen with a Caspian ejector last year. I started using a small machinist's protractor to measure the angle on the old part first. Then I set up a vise with a fine file and took off material in tiny amounts, checking with the protractor after every few strokes. It cut the fitting time in half because I wasn't just eyeballing it. Still a pain, but way less guesswork.

harper_rodriguez8712d ago

Smart move with the protractor. I ended up using a digital angle finder from my woodworking stuff. Same idea, just kept checking until it matched. Made a huge difference.