Dimitris76

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• Posted in thread: Will this hurt the finish? on 07-01-2012 at 08:26 PM
  Ok I need your expert help once again :)A couple of months ago I removed the scope to work on
  my rifle and placed it in the drawer where I keep my socks and boxers - yes you heard right -
  my socks.:oI...

• Posted in thread: Hand Grips on 05-13-2012 at 12:27 AM
  WoW! Did you engrave this pattern manually? Good job!Dimitrios

• Posted in thread: Re-blueing question on 05-11-2012 at 07:19 PM
  The way I understand the procedure during etching the laser beam is engraving a very accurate
  groove which is shallow - much shallower than the usual mechanical engraving the traditional
  abrasive rota...

• Posted in thread: Re-blueing question on 05-10-2012 at 05:04 PM
  So this yellowish color is paint? What kind of paint and with which teqnique is it applied on
  the etched surface?

• Posted in thread: Re-blueing question on 05-10-2012 at 03:13 AM
  Mountainman,thank you for your answer!If I understand correctly what you mean is that blueing
  will cover and make the laser etched lettering invisible. Color fill? What does this mean? Redo
  the laser ...

• Posted in thread: Re-blueing question on 05-09-2012 at 05:39 AM
  By "laser etching" I mean this gold/silverish finish that an ever increasing number of newer
  arms are having. This is an example: those letters etched before or after blueing the gun?In
  other words, ...

• Posted in thread: Re-blueing question on 05-06-2012 at 02:40 AM
  Can a gun with laser etched lettering on the receiver be reblued? What will happen to the
  lettering? Dimi

• Posted in thread: Repairing a nicked receiver on 05-06-2012 at 02:34 AM
  On another note:Can a gun with laser etched lettering be reblued? What will happen to the
  lettering? DimiPS Don't answer here. I'll open another thread for this question...

• Posted in thread: Repairing a nicked receiver on 05-06-2012 at 02:22 AM
  I did "dress" the metal with a 3/16" pin punch. I wrapped the receiver in a fleece blanket (to
  protect it from another unfortunate event...) and the all it needed was 3-4 carefully placed
  blows with a...

• Posted in thread: Repairing a nicked receiver on 04-30-2012 at 10:13 PM
  Ok regular Q-tips. What about the punch though? Can I use one of the above punches if I grind
  it down to a slight angle?Dimi