Who clocks their grip screws? & bonus ?
- Thread starter Hal
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@Hal: No, I don't time my grip screws. But...this begs another question: How do you time your screws? Do you shim the screw head? Do you grind off a small amount of the screw? Some of my grip screws are pretty short and there's not a lot to work with. Plus on some aftermarket wood grips, the screw hole thickness is not uniform, either top to bottom or right to left grip panel. Each screw would have to be unique for that hole. I'm not doubting you, I just don't know how it's done. I always enjoy learning things here.
Jim Watson
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London Best screws have thick heads and shallow slots for assembly. Heads are thinned to contour and slotted in line as the action is filed up.
One of the big bucks 1911 builders offers timed screws but I don't know how he does it.
The answer is 17 degrees, aligned with the grip frame.
One of the big bucks 1911 builders offers timed screws but I don't know how he does it.
The answer is 17 degrees, aligned with the grip frame.
Aguila Blanca
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I can be a bit obsessive-compulsive myself. For which reason it would never occur to me to try to "clock" the grip screws, because that would mean they won't be set to the same torque.Hal said:
was taught by and old German cabinet maker screwing in a piano hinge to align all the screws to be parallel to hinge...shin screws ,ergo in a boat all screws go 12 ,,,6 o'clock so water drips through,,,and electrician told me on an outlet cover 12 n 6 also. sign of a professional
Kreyzhorse
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I like the look of clocked screw heads, but it is never anything that I intentally set out to go after. I'd rather them just be tight and not cause any issues with over torque.
LOL!
Just yesterday, my wife and I were at one of our rentals.
My wife had taken care of repainting the whole place & just as I'd taught her...she had removed all the outlet covers & switchplates to paint the walls.
I just smiled as I noticed - she had clocked all the screws on every single one - through the whole house @ 12/6
.( I really shouldn't tease her like that.....she's become a fair shot over the 39 years we've been married)
peacefulgary
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I have never even heard of such a thing as "clocking your screws".
So many more important things to worry about.
So many more important things to worry about.
AirForceShooter
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I use hex head screws so.........
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peacefulgary
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I don't buy this stuff at all.
Metal screws have a very small amount of variation due to the elements.
Yes, contraction in extreme cold, and expansion in extreme heat.
But wood is much more effected by the temperature, the humidity, the type of wood...
To say "all metal screws, in wood, should be at 6 o'clock, regardless of all other factors is nonsense.
Ever had a door that sticks when the humidity is high...but it works fine with just a small adjustment of one or two screws...and all the hinge screws are not perfectly in sync?
It happens every day.
If a gun maker tried to use the notion of "all of our grip screws are clocked to perfection", I would walk away.
Metal screws have a very small amount of variation due to the elements.
Yes, contraction in extreme cold, and expansion in extreme heat.
But wood is much more effected by the temperature, the humidity, the type of wood...
To say "all metal screws, in wood, should be at 6 o'clock, regardless of all other factors is nonsense.
Ever had a door that sticks when the humidity is high...but it works fine with just a small adjustment of one or two screws...and all the hinge screws are not perfectly in sync?
It happens every day.
If a gun maker tried to use the notion of "all of our grip screws are clocked to perfection", I would walk away.