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by Indian Mark
Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:56 pm
Forum: Non-bike related builds
Topic: Indian Mark's 1911 build
Replies: 117
Views: 46532

Re: Indian Mark's 1911 build

Since it was already apart I decided to see if the slide from the Para fit. Fits freaking perfect!!. I'm starting to think I might not totally F#@$ this thing up. At this point of a project I can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel and I start making better progress,...we'll see how that...
by Indian Mark
Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:48 pm
Forum: Non-bike related builds
Topic: Indian Mark's 1911 build
Replies: 117
Views: 46532

Re: Indian Mark's 1911 build

So I still have a bunch more to do, but I'm thinking I'm making progress. I'll have a couple hours to work on this thing tomorrow...I think.

I field stripped my commander size 1911 for comparison. (Para Expert Commander) It's also an aluminum receiver (frame).
by Indian Mark
Thu Jan 08, 2015 4:11 pm
Forum: Non-bike related builds
Topic: Indian Mark's 1911 build
Replies: 117
Views: 46532

Re: Indian Mark's 1911 build

So after months of not touching this project I started to get something done on it again. Not sure how much I'll get done, I've got a lot of "real work" to get done...and I've been pretty lazy lately. Just finished up a 2 month job that I'm seriously glad is done and gone. Nothing was done...
by Indian Mark
Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:12 am
Forum: The Bull Pen
Topic: Merry Christmas!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 1573

Re: Merry Christmas!!!

budoka wrote: we just finished up a good one with a big pot of gumbo, BBQ chicken legs, and smoked sausages wrapped in bacon.


:banana-rock: :occasion-santa: :occasion-snowman: :occasion-xmas: :text-merryxmas:
Is that normal in the Land of The Rising Sun?
by Indian Mark
Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:11 am
Forum: The Bull Pen
Topic: Falcon van
Replies: 2
Views: 1122

Re: Falcon van

Great video.
by Indian Mark
Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:05 am
Forum: Project Build-Logs
Topic: Dan's Knuckle build continued (10,000 ways to skin a cat)
Replies: 97
Views: 38643

Re: Dan's Knuckle build continued (10,000 ways to skin a cat

Wow, congratulations! That was a long time coming. Well done Dan!
by Indian Mark
Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:50 am
Forum: The Bull Pen
Topic: Chopping a garage
Replies: 13
Views: 3744

Re: Chopping a garage

How do you get those things? There's gotta be a million empty ones in the USA.
by Indian Mark
Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:49 am
Forum: The Bull Pen
Topic: Chopping a garage
Replies: 13
Views: 3744

Re: Chopping a garage

You're sick. Does your wife know about this??
by Indian Mark
Thu May 01, 2014 2:10 pm
Forum: Project Build-Logs
Topic: La Puttana ------Build------ Ride her hard, Sell her Cheap
Replies: 598
Views: 84562

Re: La Puttana ------Build------ Ride her hard, Sell her Che

Maybe a fundraiser to purchase Nathan a back tire would be a good idea... :)
by Indian Mark
Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:00 pm
Forum: Project Build-Logs
Topic: La Puttana ------Build------ Ride her hard, Sell her Cheap
Replies: 598
Views: 84562

Re: La Puttana ------Build------ Ride her hard, Sell her Che

SUHWEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on this! Well done Nathan.
by Indian Mark
Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:10 am
Forum: Non-bike related builds
Topic: Indian Mark's 1911 build
Replies: 117
Views: 46532

Re: Indian Mark's 1911 build

Great thread, I'm enjoying seeing how you clamp and fixture. Comments about using pins for indexing are good to hear, gives me some insight about how the process goes. Thanks... I've got a full set of prints along with the CAD files. The prints show one of the holes as a main datum point that all t...
by Indian Mark
Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:46 am
Forum: Non-bike related builds
Topic: Indian Mark's 1911 build
Replies: 117
Views: 46532

Re: Indian Mark's 1911 build

I admire the work you're putting into this. Holding it is one thing...squareing it, verifying, resetting your datum and checking again so you don't scrap all work to date is a chore that requires patience and "skill". My father had been building an alum compression arm since the 60's. He ...
by Indian Mark
Tue Apr 08, 2014 3:14 pm
Forum: Non-bike related builds
Topic: Indian Mark's 1911 build
Replies: 117
Views: 46532

Re: Indian Mark's 1911 build

It is a sweet treet to see this progress. My father said in job shoping he could always underbid since everyone else included the price of fixturing. He developed a style of workholding using modular clamping. Oddly enough, even when he started doing volume, he would still setup modular workholding...
by Indian Mark
Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:35 am
Forum: Non-bike related builds
Topic: Indian Mark's 1911 build
Replies: 117
Views: 46532

Re: Indian Mark's 1911 build

Planning to start on this end today. It'll take several set ups and edm work. I'll keep ya'll posted as I go.
by Indian Mark
Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:33 am
Forum: Non-bike related builds
Topic: Indian Mark's 1911 build
Replies: 117
Views: 46532

Re: Indian Mark's 1911 build

Couple pics. There's a funky undercut deep in the magazine slot for the trigger bow. Doesn't really show up in the pics.

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