Home Made Tooling for your Lee Enfield.

[muffett.2008]

Hey Ned, still trying to make my life a misery, When you aquired sandbags full of 7.62 and 30 cal cases fired through those sloppy chambers, you need gear that won't break and leave you cursing.
I've never had a barrel spin either, cuts back on fixing f...ups.err.. mistakes.

[trooper554877]

Hey Ned, still trying to make my life a misery, When you aquired sandbags full of 7.62 and 30 cal cases fired through those sloppy chambers, you need gear that won't break and leave you cursing.
I've never had a barrel spin either, cuts back on fixing f...ups.err.. mistakes.

I have no ammunition or range produce in my possession Sir!!!
Never heard that one did you !
Might have to give the feds a call.

Cheers
Ned

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Pretty basic but it works well. Bolt disassembly tool SMLE made from a 7/32 1/4 inch drive socket.Attachment 30229

[sakorick]

I made a "special tool" for tightening or removing the Butt stock retention screw....don't laugh, it works like a champ. Regards, Rick,

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

I made a "special tool" for tightening or removing the Butt stock retention screw....don't laugh, it works like a champ. Regards, Rick,

I will not laugh at yours if you do not laugh at mine. Never laugh at anouthers ingenuity , just learn.

[Surpmil]

G'Day All

Sort of a new guy and this is slightly off topic however,
I am trying to put together a collection of tools for SMLE's,No4's and P14's/M1917's.
If anyone is in possession of any original tools, machinists drawings of these or machinists drawings of the part of rifle that the tool fits, can you please post the drawings and or pictures.
If I can get the machinists drawings I can make the tools on CNC.

Next project, I might try to make a common receiver wrench that will accept a removable brass insert to suit both SMLE and No4 actions.
Has anyone had a go before or am I wasting my time?

Thanks

No, I don't think you're wasting your time. If you can cut out the wrench and a stack of inserts on a wire EDM machine you'll be away to the races, as they say.

Of course if you have access to EDM, you could cut some proper jaws to grip the Nock's form. Made to true dimenions, they could then be slit into two lengthwise and the two halves fitted into a suitable "hollow square" vise block with a massive compression screw. It is the proper place to grip barrels and the greater diameter gives greater mechanical advantage and no chance of twisting barrels, which can happen with the SMLE barrels especially.

Some rosin on wood blocks would help them grip by the way.

[tbonesmith]

Every time I stock up a No4 I have to put the front trigger guard screw in and out about 100 times. And after that long I inevitably wish I had one of these (and often bruise the screw head!).
So tonight I turned one up, a 1/4 BSF on a shank with a handle. I tested it out and I might mothball this one and make another with a very slightly longer shank before the handle.
All good fun and should make work easier on these beasts.
I intend making one similar but on a knurled short shank for the rear trigger guard screw, but I'll have to cut that with a die as I can't single point cut BA threads.

[Peter Laidler]

Now that IS a good idea TBone. Not just a good idea but a BLXXXY good idea!

[ptf18]

TBone: Yes indeed a very good idea. Now if you could produce something simalar that could be used to install the actual screw that would encapuslate the head and thus prevent the screw head slot from getting damaged....... you sir might make a pretty penny!

[tbonesmith]

It's no problem with a properly fitting slot head screw driver, doing it up very tight, many, many times just increases the odds of a slip or something.