Need some stock help.
- Thread starter Huntbear
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sadsack,
I have used acraglas often and it is a good product.
I don't know much about Sakos synthetic stocks but do know that acraglas does not bond well with some synthetics.
Even if it does bond well with the OPs stock, I know for sure that you can not just pore or smear it on a crack and have a repair....you would at least have to take a dremel and carbide burr to the crack and widen it and make it deeper adding a few areas at proper angles to aid in mechanical adhesion.
I was assuming that Sako would not need the complete rifle ( could be wrong) and would just need to see the stock. If so, sending in a 2lb. stock wouldn't be that expensive.
If they look at the stock and see no signs of unusual abuse, I bet they would send him a new one.
I have used acraglas often and it is a good product.
I don't know much about Sakos synthetic stocks but do know that acraglas does not bond well with some synthetics.
Even if it does bond well with the OPs stock, I know for sure that you can not just pore or smear it on a crack and have a repair....you would at least have to take a dremel and carbide burr to the crack and widen it and make it deeper adding a few areas at proper angles to aid in mechanical adhesion.
I was assuming that Sako would not need the complete rifle ( could be wrong) and would just need to see the stock. If so, sending in a 2lb. stock wouldn't be that expensive.
If they look at the stock and see no signs of unusual abuse, I bet they would send him a new one.
Stock is fixed!!!
Ok guys, spent about 2 hours with a utility knife, a drill and some acra-glass, and fixed my cracked stock. I opened up the crack line, and under cut the edges, for holding power, as well as drilling small "pillar holes" at angles from the crack. I then created a cross cut, approx. the same width and depth, and laid a piece of SS rod into it. I then took my hand drill and a bit slightly larger than my rod, and drillled two angled holes, from in front of the crack back into the wrist area, I will push a piece of rod into each one. I then sanded the finish off the stock in the area I wanted the acra-glass to adhere. I mixed my acra-glass, filled my drilled holes with it, then pushed my SS pins into the holes till they were below flush. I then finished the fix with the acra-glass, continually keeping the stuff where I wanted it, till it started to set up. Done some sanding on it, and am going to do a custom (read home done) camo paint job on it, to cover the patch. Here is the pictorial.
The crack is a bit hard to see, but goes across the wrist.
Prep work is all done.
The fixed stock before sanding.
Ok guys, spent about 2 hours with a utility knife, a drill and some acra-glass, and fixed my cracked stock. I opened up the crack line, and under cut the edges, for holding power, as well as drilling small "pillar holes" at angles from the crack. I then created a cross cut, approx. the same width and depth, and laid a piece of SS rod into it. I then took my hand drill and a bit slightly larger than my rod, and drillled two angled holes, from in front of the crack back into the wrist area, I will push a piece of rod into each one. I then sanded the finish off the stock in the area I wanted the acra-glass to adhere. I mixed my acra-glass, filled my drilled holes with it, then pushed my SS pins into the holes till they were below flush. I then finished the fix with the acra-glass, continually keeping the stuff where I wanted it, till it started to set up. Done some sanding on it, and am going to do a custom (read home done) camo paint job on it, to cover the patch. Here is the pictorial.
The crack is a bit hard to see, but goes across the wrist.
Prep work is all done.
The fixed stock before sanding.