trooper96[501st] Posted September 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Hi Bryan, I replied to your PM with step by step instructions, but for the benefit of everyone else... Here's a photo of the selector switch disassembled: I just got around to doing this. Worked like a charm. Thanks! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truimphmark[TK] Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Hi Bryan looking good cast parts looking very clean if you've got mould release spray your open moulds spray across the top of the resin helps pull the air bubbles out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Selector switch turned out well, I think. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted February 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Starting up the project again with a proper 1-1/2" tube. Template applied. Rough drilling and cutting. After cleanup and sanding, a little trial fitting with L2A3 parts just for fun. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBullen64 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Great looking stuff. Do they purposely hack the parts up so it can't be turned back into working firearm?In order for a sterling to be sold, and shipped to a person in US, the gun has to be "salvaged", or "decommissioned", which means, as you saw, hacked apart. It makes it significantly harder for some one to rebuild a working Sterling. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 End cap locking ring, stock pivot, and deflectors assembled to receiver tube. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Making a form for the main buffer spring. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Starting to look to look legit! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted February 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Making a form for the main buffer spring. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk OK, does anyone know either the pitch of the spring coils or the number that should be visible in the cocking handle slot? I read that once somewhere on this forum but don't remember where. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted February 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Never mind. It occurred to me that I could use my actual main spring if I could find a way to keep end cap in place and compress it. 11 coils visible. Pitch is approximately 3/8" [9mm] Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Almost time to start filling this thing with clay and make a mold. I'll probably add the t-tracks first. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted March 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Should I mold the grip as part of this, or separately? What about the trigger guard? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthcue[TK] Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 i would be great if you could mold it separately... Any plans making molds for the trigger group assembly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 i would be great if you could mold it separately... Any plans making molds for the trigger group assembly?Possibly. Moving trigger? Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Aluminum and plastic parts primered to ensure smooth finish. This actually gives a much better view of what the spring form looks like inside the tube. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthcue[TK] Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Possibly. Moving trigger? Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Not just the trigger moving but the internals as well... hope you can offer it as a kit in the future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Not just the trigger moving but the internals as well... hope you can offer it as a kit in the future?Yikes! I'll take a look. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted March 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 (edited) OK, I disassembled the trigger group from the grip and unpacked all the clay I had used to fill it for molding. There are lots of flat plates, pins, springs, and moving parts. I can copy any part I can disassemble , except maybe springs. However, I have serious doubts about creating anything that could be made functional. Just way too complex for my skill level. I do have a plan for a moving trigger. It will mean casting a separate grip frame, grip, trigger group, and trigger. Maybe I will look at casting the grip frame with the main tube. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Edited March 6, 2017 by trooper96 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBullen64 Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 OK, I disassembled the trigger group from the grip and unpacked all the clay I had used to fill it for molding. There are lots of flat plates, pins, springs, and moving parts. I can copy any part I can disassemble , except maybe springs. However, I have serious doubts about creating anything that could be made functional. Just way too complex for my skill level. I do have a plan for a moving trigger. It will mean casting a separate grip frame, grip, trigger group, and trigger. Maybe I will look at casting the grip frame with the main tube. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk I have seen on another E-11 build where the builder incorporated a neodymium magnet to hold the trigger in the ready position, and a spring to push the trigger back to the ready position, once the trigger had been pulled. I am sorry that I don't remember whose build it was. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T337A using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted March 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 I have seen on another E-11 build where the builder incorporated a neodymium magnet to hold the trigger in the ready position, and a spring to push the trigger back to the ready position, once the trigger had been pulled. I am sorry that I don't remember whose build it was. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T337A using Tapatalk Interesting... Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted March 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Barrel packed with clay, first t-track glued in place. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper96[501st] Posted March 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Remaining t-tracks setting up... Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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