I got in some JSB Exact 18.13 to try out. I noticed some of the skirts were bent so I made a tool to straighten them out. I found a piece of aluminum and got one of my Matco drill bits the size of the skirt, and drilled four holes. I needed something to press the skirt into the hole so I found a piece of, one of my wifes old cutting boards. I cut it 1/4" square and rounded off the edges. I chucked into the drill press and smoothed it round, I then started working on the tip to get same size as inside of pellet skirt. Now all you have to do is drop in pellet and push rod into skirt. It works great and cost me nothing but time. One thing I didn't mention is I needed more depth in hole so I drilled holes in each corner and tapped holes to accept screws. The depth was perfect for length of pellets.http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd391/mrjohns/DSC_0178%201024x685.jpg Tried to post picture but didn't work this time.
HOMEMADE TOOL FOR BENT SKIRTS
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I am using the tr robb pellet head sizer to fix any skirt issues during the head sizing process. But yours is free and seems to work!
I am using the tr robb pellet head sizer to fix any skirt issues during the head sizing process. But yours is free and seems to work!
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Thanks for helping with the photo fe7565. Maybe one these days i'll figure it out. I use photobucket. I copied the direct link and pasted to my post and all I got was the link. I have never had this problem before, but it is what it is.
Getting back to the sizing tool. I tried pellets after using the tool and they are just as accurate, so I guess it works. When you are retired, you look for projects to do.
Getting back to the sizing tool. I tried pellets after using the tool and they are just as accurate, so I guess it works. When you are retired, you look for projects to do.
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