"So, how desperate are you to fix this SMLE front handguard?"
Me: "This much"
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"So, how desperate are you to fix this SMLE front handguard?"
Me: "This much"
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Well Lou, I think you've done lots of them so you'd know how...where's the rest?
Regards, Jim
lol yeah, I think that's probably the most intense clamping operation I've done on a handguard though. This handguard comes from an SMLE which belongs to another enthusiastic collector in Canada.Originally Posted by browningautorifle
I'm a bit jealous of him, among other fine rifles, he's got TWO no1MkV trials rifles, and I only have one
Seriouosly Lou you could have fitted another clamp in there somewhere surely!!!!!
You could hang Christmas tree lights on it! I know how much of a pain handguards are to glue back together. And most likely the crack is full of oil and crap.
Keep Calm
and
Fix Bayonets
Wrong type of clamp. There are clamps that work better and are designed for round surfaces. I'd have put the guard on something round that came close to the radius of the ID, then clamped it.
Mind you, a guy has to use what he has or spend piles of money.
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Thank goodness for Harbor Freight. You just can't have to many clamps.
Hope we get to see the finished product.
I want to see the whole thing after...
Regards, Jim
Yes agreed finished product with perhaps a before shot Lou to shw case your handi-work.