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Ok, I managed over the last 2 days to sneak in some time with the grip frame,, to work on the hump section of the Bradshaw Bisley brass g/f. As noted above,, the older main frames had a downward curve slightly making the grip frame fitting a bit of a challenge to keep from over doing it, and wrecking the g/f.
So,, while the mating edges are now fitted very well, when you look close,, you can see the blued frame having a slight downward curve, and the brass seems to rise a little after they meet.
I studied this in detail to see what method of cutting the 3/32nds amount of brass down w/o making it look like a hack job. I chose to use a 1" wide belt sander,, with a worn down belt. I CAREFULLY sanded away material towards my scribe line,, and once I got close,, I started my constant "sand a little, mount, check the fit, & do it again" method. Once again, it took several trips from the sander to the frame & back to CAREFULLY & slowly get it to fit. And by using the belt sander,, I could keep working on the curve of the backstrap & not get it out of contour. The real trick was to NOT cut away the trailing edge of the brass while I cut the curve. But I think I've achieved my goal.
I've taken a couple of pictures.
So,, while the mating edges are now fitted very well, when you look close,, you can see the blued frame having a slight downward curve, and the brass seems to rise a little after they meet.
I studied this in detail to see what method of cutting the 3/32nds amount of brass down w/o making it look like a hack job. I chose to use a 1" wide belt sander,, with a worn down belt. I CAREFULLY sanded away material towards my scribe line,, and once I got close,, I started my constant "sand a little, mount, check the fit, & do it again" method. Once again, it took several trips from the sander to the frame & back to CAREFULLY & slowly get it to fit. And by using the belt sander,, I could keep working on the curve of the backstrap & not get it out of contour. The real trick was to NOT cut away the trailing edge of the brass while I cut the curve. But I think I've achieved my goal.
I've taken a couple of pictures.