Homemade Stock-Mine 43

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Panzer212
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Homemade Stock-Mine 43

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I began with a squared post, which I then had to make round.

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I then began to cut away at the post at about 2200 rpms. I eventually began to get the right shape.

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After a bit more cutting and some sanding I was done. I then tried to cut the point on the end of the post and of course it popped off of the lathe and nearly hit me in the face.

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It made quiet a mess.

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After cleaning the mess I had to shape the ZZ42 fuse. I simply took a round dowel rod and cut it down to the correct diameter. Unfortunately I could not go into much detail on the fuse.

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I then smeared an acrylic caulk all over the head of the Stock-Mine to mask to wood grain, after a few coats it was good to go. I also stained the stake in a light oak.

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Lastly I painted the "concrete" head and the fuse.

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I was now finished, here is the finished product.

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Re: Homemade Stock-Mine 43

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Nice work mate . The top pin looks tricky to shape I hate doing that type of thing along with D rings . But nice project .

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That's the good thing about it being just a piece of cast concrete, it does not need to be perfect.
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Re: Homemade Stock-Mine 43

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Hi mate that's true I meant the wire pin mate I hate making them , more bino pics coming up later.

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Re: Homemade Stock-Mine 43

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Oh, the pin. It took me a few attempts to get it looking right and even then I was not entirely satisfied with it. Nothing I can do now, I gave the mine to a friend as a birthday gift.
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