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I think I need a dermal tool in order to properly fit the grip safety, as filing is getting me nowhere.
When I put my Remsport 1911 together I did not use a Dremel tool. Instead, I used fine grit sand paper, small files and filing stones.
Be careful with it as it is a lot easier taking metal off than putting it back on.
As Supermoto mentioned, building a 1911 takes some mechanical skill and proper tools. They are not the firearm erector sets that AR's are.
The disconnecter is too long. I'm going to have to file it down...
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Fitting the thumb safety is proving to be quite a challenge. I have put this away till another time for now. This project sucked up most of my weekend.
I also cannot install both the grip safety and the thumb safety at the same time. The grip safety works properly without the thumb safety installed, but it doesn't move when the thumb safety is installed.
How come I can't see through steel? Those diagram
Hey Roland, I haven't ever filled out an fa-10 for an assembly. Do you know who we're supposed to put for the Seller?
Just wanted to say this is an awesome thread. I can't wait to see what your finished project looks like (hopefully similar to your sketch in post #6!).
Good question. I think mine fits, but I'll have to double check that tonight.Does the thumb safety go all the way up when the slide is on? Some times I have to file it a little to fit the triangular notch in the slide.
Sure does. I filed mine a tiny bit with the tip of a needle file to make it deeper, but it was good to go already. EDIT: Actually, I'm not so sure about this. Still have to fit the slide stop.Does the slide stop come with a detent in it for the plunger pin to sit in? That keeps it from moving on its own.
I thought I'd have to do this to get it to fit at all, but didn't end up touching it. It's stiff but crisp, and makes a satisfying "SNIP!" when safe-ed and an even better "SNIP-CLACK!" when moved to fire. Way better than the commercial 1911s I've tried. If there were a way to make it even stiffer and louder (not really louder, but... .more like a glass rod breaking, a la, the trigger), I'd do it, but it's nice enough now that I'm afraid to mess with it.You can also contour the detent and area below it on the thumb safety. That way you can make the clicking on and off of the safety as smooth or as stiff as you like.
Still unable to get my guide rod to fit in the gun, which is odd, I think. I'm thinking of switching to a GI-style guide rod, but will try to find the cause first, to make sure it's not a big deal.
Full length? With the slide off, see if the back end of the guide rod sits in the frame, not just up against it. Sometimes the end is too big to fit right. I turn them in my lathe, you coud dot it with a file.
I mean the part of the rod to the far left in this photo.
http://www.dlsports.com/1911_full_length_guide_rods.html