ANH Hero DL-44 Discussion - Three ANH Greeblies Found

Clutch said:

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I believe he said be very careful, or it will shatter.

Nor sure what i said without rereading it (cause i say so much i can´t remember all ) - but i assume that what a machinist calls "shatter" wasn´t my main concern. That kind of "shatter" happens when a not rigid enough machine (mini lathe) is used with a to big tool and/or the wrong feed in any direction, then the small toolpost is flexing down and grabbing again, several times a second - not good.


In mainly all turning processes on this gun the upper receiver will be chucked on it´s barrel frontpart, and stabilized with a living center in the tailstock in the hole for the bolt on the rear end. Due to that the most of the receiver is not chucked firmly.

Be carefull and don´t use to much rounds per minute, and with MGCs with a massive barrel all should go fine. But there are also MGCs with a bore, so the barrel is a tube, if that get´s machined to thin it can be thrown out of the lathe due to the rounds per minute - maybe against the wall behind the machine, maybe against your chest or head. It can be done, just not with faith and fun, you should know what you do and where the danger is.

For those who want to read the thread with my Hero/MGC buildup: http://www.therpf.com/f9/han-solos-a...6/#post1698180

Thanks. If it starts to look too daunting, I can always cut it flush and add the post for attaching the bull barrel. Plan to go very slow and cautious.

jheilman said:

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Plan to go very slow and cautious.

That´s always the best way.

Check on both ends of your barrel if it´s hollow, and if not you maybe want to cut it a few cm from the muzzle/half way. If it´s massive there, it should be massive all over the full length.


I will see if i can find/show a way to turn/file it on a drillpress, more or less safely. It may take some days, as i´m pretty busy atm.

I haven't stripped it completely to look through the barrel. Will do that at some point.

you guys see this?

Episode 7 in 2015 ?

Harrison Ford Open to Playing Han Solo in ‘Star Wars: Episode 7′

http://screenrant.com/disney-acquire...-release-date/

Yeah, not yet sure how I feel about it though. Part of me says it would be cool to see the cast reprise their roles. The other part says remember Indiana Jones 4. Also not sure I like the idea of an episode 7, rather than starting with a new series of adventures in the same universe. I see both sides and am torn.

Enough talk. I want to see some pieces of that gun!

Whose? What?

The one that you are gonna hack up to make it mo' betta.

Yeah, not yet. Real life has intruded again.

OK, need help from MGC owners. I did finally break mine down and now I have issues. A couple pieces just flew off when disassembling. Pretty sure they are back where they belong, but when I reassemble, the fit isn't tight anymore. The top receiver has slop to it when the hammer is cocked and the safety is very loose. When the hammer is not cocked, the safety used to move the hammer away from the firing pin when activated. No longer. Something isn't right. This gun was still oiled when I bought it. So, I'm guessing it has been taken down and reassembled quite a bit in its 30+ years. I'm obviously doing something wrong. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

OK, after 2 hours (and two cocktails to boot), I figured it out. A small, spring-loaded tab had to be depressed before installing a piece under the upper. That provides tension to the entire assembly. Now it works like it's supposed to. I may make a video of disassembly and reassembly just to have a document of it. I'm guessing the guns originally shipped with owners manuals for this stuff? I couldn't find one online, so I'm betting they're rare.

That would be very cool of you to do. Both of my MGC's have a little loosness to them but I just assumed it was normal. I am afraid to disassemble at this point. A vid might give me more confidence. lol!

Sorry for not checking this thread earlier...I would have been able to help you guys out

Having too much trouble atm and am trying to keep things organized in Michael´s aka daddyfromNaboo´s fundraising thread.

Curious about the video you made jheilman!

Markus

Haven't made anything yet. Maybe this weekend. It would show a partial field strip of the MGC. Haven't taken the upper apart yet and not sure I will. I read in an older thread that the pin and springs can be difficult to remove?

Here's a video of a partial field strip of the MGC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVaMaXVDA5Y

Well done...couldn´t have made it any better

Markus

VERY cool! Love vids like that one.

Thanks guys. Now I have a record in case I forget how to do it.

Awesome video, jheilman!


-Carson

Yeah, very cool video. May very well be the closest I'll ever get to a real MGC

Woah!!

thats an awesome find!! i just ordered a set for my blaster!

Great job! A two fer part id.
Thanks for sharing the info.!