Posted: 3/13/2009 2:54:29 AM EDT
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Which files will I need for a 1911 build?
If you could provide the link to brownells or midway products that would help. thank in advance |
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It all depends on what you are going to do and what kind of parts or kit you start with. If you plan on fitting the slide to the frame, you'll want a file to help with that. If you plan on doing your own trigger jobs, you may want a hammer hook file and some stones (and a jig). If you plan on installing your own sights, you may a dovetail file to help. If you plan on fitting a beavertail, you may want a file for that. If you plan on fitting a barrel, you may want a file for that.
If you buy a kit that has most of the work done and just needs to be assembled, you may not need any files. The best thing might be to review all the steps in the build process, decide what parts/kit you want to buy and then |
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I plan on doing it all.
The kit I'm going to get will have an over-sized slide and frame, so I'll do that fitting. I'm going to have the sights installed, so no file needed. I'll eventually do a trigger job. I'll eventually do a bearer-tail. I'll be fitting everything else, grip safety, safety, trigger, etc.. I was hoping there was a basic file set for the construction of a Mil-Spec 1911. Maybe my question should have been: What files/stones/sandpaper/lapping compound work best for each fitting? So I can put a kit together myself. If someone sold this kit, they'd probably make a some money. (I want a percentage!) |
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Tools are a very personal thing - some people prefer specific brands or types and others not so much. I don't think you will ever find a "package" unless someone puts something together specific to a build class or school so that everyone has the same tools.
I've gotten by with the below items from Brownells (you may opt for more or less or another brand/style - go with what works for you). I've also got some general purpose files from Sears, a rotary tool and other miscellaneous stuff to help out. I use a small $10 handheld sandblasting gun from Harbor Freight to blast parts before finishing. 080-753-000 Slide/Frame Rail File 080-751-000 Barrel Locking Lug File 080-000-089 Lug Fitting Kit 080-752-000 1911 Hammer Squaring File 080-721-621 2 Stone Ground Set 583-000-001 1911 Auto Sear Jig 170-531-002 "B" Adjustable Reamer I went off the top of my head, so I may have missed something. BTW - installing sights isn't really that difficult as long as the slide in your kit comes pre-cut for the type of sights you want to use. |
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How about lapping compound, and sand paper? ^^ Quoted:
and other miscellaneous stuff to help out. Oh, I'm to new to this to know that's what you meant. Any specific grits of either sandpaper or lapping? I didn't use a whole lot of sandpaper, but I usually have all kinds around. I think I used a some polishing compound mixed with CLP the last time I lapped a frame and slide. I can't say it is the recommended way, but it worked just fine for me. I'm not a "heirloom quality" gunsmith. 
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