Long enough to allow a good long contour following stroke on the checkering file.
Front strap checkering guide.
It just so happens that the brownell s guide and file that i am using allow this first stroke to have the lines centered on the front strap.
Do not attempt to actually checker with the guide in place.
The horizontal jig will need supports to hold the shelf up but they are very easy to remove.
Either side of the checkering guide head since the sides are at a 90 angle to the front strap.
1911 front strap 20 lpi 125 00.
Get true diamonds on front strap.
Ruger sr 1911 checkering front strap and undercut trigger guard duration.
1911 checkering guide by power custom grand masters randall power grand master power custom.
The purpose of the.
Next you can see the guiding edge of the checkering guide in place to guide the first vertical file strokes.
Clamps over the frame of a 1911 auto to provide a solid guide for getting the front strap checkering lines started correctly.
Wolf 83 13 884.
This power custom checkering guide will allow you to file exactly vertical on the front strap even as you rotate the frame and fixture in the vice.
May be used for 60 degree or 90 degree checkering.
Print this to be sturdy.
If you wish to actually checker the front strap the 60 angle on the front of the guide s head will position the master lines properly for well proportioned diamonds.
Here is a layout of what i consider to be the tools skills and a sequential process of checkering a 1911 front strap.
I updated my 1911 checkering jig.
I have also added a jig to help with the vertical lines too.
Allows you to checker the front strap or mainspring housing on your 1911.
First check the thickness of the metal on the front strap of the frame.
I am sure there are other ways of doing this that also produce excellent results.
The checkering guide is being attached.
1911 front strap 25 lpi.
Government or commander models.
Sets up 60 or 90 diamonds.
The new jig is larger and has a wider guide area.
1911 back strap metal msh only.
1911 back strap 25 lpi.
They don t have to be perfectly centered just in the center of the strap to start and then working to the edges the finer the checkering that you do the less critical it is that the first cuts are.
The stl files are oriented for the best 1911 fitting print.
My method has evolved over long term use.
Clark full length.
1911 back strap 20 lpi.
