Greetings forum!
My name is Soren and I'm from Denmark. This is my first post on this forum and please note that english is not my first language
The case is that I'm about to bed my first Rifle, a Howa 1500 in a wood stock, and I'm a bit unsure on the procedure to make the perfect pillar bedding job.
I have seen several guides on the topic, but I find the question of controlling the height of the epoxy layer (and thereby action) when using non-adjustable pillars only part covered.
I have drawn some simple illustrations to show you guys what I mean..
First, this is how I figure the perfect pillar bedding job should be:
(I have over exaggarated some parts of the drawing to make my point clear)
The action is fixed to the pillars that on the top side is alligned with the top of the epoxy layer. The pillars are glued to the stock and the bottom part of them is slighty offset with the stock so the bolts does not put any tension to the wood stock when tightning. There are no direct contact between the action and the wood stock, only through epoxy.
(Question, is this correct understood to be the principle of stress free pillar bedding?)
But if this is the optimum bedding job, how do you normally control the thickness of the epoxy layer to make sure bottom of the pillars are where they should be, slightly offset from the bottom of the wood stock? I figure most people use pillars with adjustable height because then when you squeeze the action and the stock together, you can just afterwards correct the height to get the right fit. But what if you want to use non-adjustable pillars?
Here is a drawing of how I have imagined to proceed my bedding job:
Using tape I secure the barrel is at a height where it is completely free floating. Using a bolt through the stock I can adjust the height I want the for the action after removing material from the stock to make room for the epoxy layer, but before applying the epoxy compound. This method provides two "removable" contact point that can ensure the right thickness of the epoxy layer before adding the time stress after the epoxy has been applied. Atleast to my thoughts
My questions is, since I have not seen others using the procedure, if this is the way to go or there is something I have misunderstood in the pillar bedding procedure?
Best Regards
Fresh @ Denmark
My name is Soren and I'm from Denmark. This is my first post on this forum and please note that english is not my first language
The case is that I'm about to bed my first Rifle, a Howa 1500 in a wood stock, and I'm a bit unsure on the procedure to make the perfect pillar bedding job.
I have seen several guides on the topic, but I find the question of controlling the height of the epoxy layer (and thereby action) when using non-adjustable pillars only part covered.
I have drawn some simple illustrations to show you guys what I mean..
First, this is how I figure the perfect pillar bedding job should be:
(I have over exaggarated some parts of the drawing to make my point clear)
The action is fixed to the pillars that on the top side is alligned with the top of the epoxy layer. The pillars are glued to the stock and the bottom part of them is slighty offset with the stock so the bolts does not put any tension to the wood stock when tightning. There are no direct contact between the action and the wood stock, only through epoxy.
(Question, is this correct understood to be the principle of stress free pillar bedding?)
But if this is the optimum bedding job, how do you normally control the thickness of the epoxy layer to make sure bottom of the pillars are where they should be, slightly offset from the bottom of the wood stock? I figure most people use pillars with adjustable height because then when you squeeze the action and the stock together, you can just afterwards correct the height to get the right fit. But what if you want to use non-adjustable pillars?
Here is a drawing of how I have imagined to proceed my bedding job:
Using tape I secure the barrel is at a height where it is completely free floating. Using a bolt through the stock I can adjust the height I want the for the action after removing material from the stock to make room for the epoxy layer, but before applying the epoxy compound. This method provides two "removable" contact point that can ensure the right thickness of the epoxy layer before adding the time stress after the epoxy has been applied. Atleast to my thoughts
My questions is, since I have not seen others using the procedure, if this is the way to go or there is something I have misunderstood in the pillar bedding procedure?
Best Regards
Fresh @ Denmark