scott63 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 If you were going to make your own bolt handle, what type of steel would you use? Is 1018 ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemson Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 I recently made one and used 12L14 for it. 1018 is very difficult steel to turn to a smooth finish. Clemson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyjim Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 if you don't have a stel supply house nearby you can use 3/4" grade 5 bolts to make your bolt bodies. i used 3/4" grade 5 bolts from the local hardware store for the last couple of bolts i made. usually the grade 5 bolts cut, finish, weld & blue pretty good. or at least the ones i've been buying do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carzngunz Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I think the Talley handles are made from 1018 or 1020. I have made a few myself from low carbon steel and had absolutely no problems. I have also made some from tool steel and sometimes welding that stuff is a little more difficult. If you have difficulty getting a smooth finish on the low carbon stuff just hit it with some sandpaper while its still chucked up in the lathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott63 Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I think the Talley handles are made from 1018 or 1020. I have made a few myself from low carbon steel and had absolutely no problems. I have also made some from tool steel and sometimes welding that stuff is a little more difficult. If you have difficulty getting a smooth finish on the low carbon stuff just hit it with some sandpaper while its still chucked up in the lathe. I didn't have any problems with the finish, ran at a high rpm and that was fine. I made a handle and knob for a tacticle rifle, mainly just for practice time on my lathe. I figured it it came out, great, if not---well I still would learn something from the run time. It came out better than I expected. I recessed the bottom, hard to see in the pics and I may deepen that before I use it, just wasn't sure about welding/bluing.................Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carzngunz Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 I have a tactical style rifle/ target rifle project running around in my head. I thought about making a handle similar to yours only using a parting tool to make grooves in the knob part of the handle. I'm not sure how it would look on a rifle but in my head it looks pretty good! As for yours, welding and bluing should be no problem. 1018 welds great and blues just as well. Bluing is just a rusting process and that stuff rusts easily. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott63 Posted December 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 I have a tactical style rifle/ target rifle project running around in my head. I thought about making a handle similar to yours only using a parting tool to make grooves in the knob part of the handle. I'm not sure how it would look on a rifle but in my head it looks pretty good! As for yours, welding and bluing should be no problem. 1018 welds great and blues just as well. Bluing is just a rusting process and that stuff rusts easily. Good luck! Thank you all for the info.............Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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