Attention Gunplumbers! ref. Jeweling bolts.

Levi, if you are a tinkerer like me, you might wan't to try it yourself. I followed the tips from this link http://www272.pair.com/stevewag/jb/jb.html

I wound up not building the jig from wood but rather borrowed one from a gunsmith I know (but the principle is exactly the same)

Here are some pics
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I don't want to take anything away from the gunsmiths here...my results were fairly amature I admit...but I'm ok with it...it was a fun project. So fun in fact that I did the bolt on my 660 today too.
 
I think the pretty look is the main draw, but the small swirls are supposed to retain a thin film of oil better than smooth steel thus giving you better lubricity...inside my buddies expensive sidelock shotguns all the plates are jewelled and you can't see it unless you open them up, so there must be something to it more than looks...I just think it looks nice and makes a older gun look new again....
 
I am wanting to do this to the exposed portion of the bolt on my 10/22 . Any problems for doing this?

Think I will do the bolt on my Cooey first though.
 
I don't see how it would be bad for the 10-22...in fact it would look good. I practiced on an old mauser bolt first. It doesn't take much to get the hang of it...good luck!
FYI, the brush I found worked the best was a Dremel #443. I put a couple small o rings on the bristles to hold them together.
 
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dilly said:
I don't see how it would be bad for the 10-22...in fact it would look good. I practiced on an old mauser bolt first. It doesn't take much to get the hang of it...good luck!
FYI, the brush I found worked the best was a Dremel #443. I put a couple small o rings on the bristles to hold them together.
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How long to do a bolt, and do you find that you are getting darker more defined patterns as you go along(practice)? thanks
 
It takes me about 45 mins (rough guess) once I start to actually jewel. The first one I did, I held the brush down too long (about a 15 count) and you could feel the swirls. The one in the pics was held for about a five count for every swirl and its smooth to the touch. The bolt looks satiny instead of really chromy. If you screw up a bit, just polish it back off with 400 emery cloth. I hope I'm not hijacking your thread here...
 
Fremen said:
Where in Ottawa could I find the polishing compound and what RPM's should I use?
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parts source next to lebarons carries valve lapping compound which is mighty close to the polishing compound
 
pdg...my mod 70 is a push feed. I just jewelled where the factory had before.

fremen...I used valve grinding compound. I got it at princess auto. Its about 8 bucks for a little jar. As far as RPM.... fairly slow.(not sure of the exact setting on my drill press)
 
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