Tx200 (Now Project Hc)

[mattybugeye 884]

Thanks bud never really tapped anything out before so will source a kit . Cheers

[tomburras 2,721]

Nice work matty!

Edited February 2, 2014 by tomburras

[mattybugeye 884]

Cheers tom ! Needs testing on bunnys 1 night now lol

Edited February 2, 2014 by mattybugeye

[Lewis Ste 245]

Thanks bud never really tapped anything out before so will source a kit . Cheers

It's a piece of piss just go slow and a touch of oil

[Mawders 595]

Hi Matty, looks like your having some fun and games with this tx. Just wondering why you opted for a Titan spring which really are horrible springs when you could have ordered an air arms one for the same amount. Those titans have that name for a reason, I've heard of so many rifles having those fitted and being wildly over the limit.

 

Let us know how your getting on with that under leaver locking bit.

 

Atb

 

Mawders

[mattybugeye 884]

Just went with that as I was going to order the welsh willy kit and they are the springs he uses with own top hat and spring guide so thaught I'd try it removing top hat and adding washers tbh pretty glad I did its pellet on pellet now and hardly any kick at all had 20 mins this morning with it and its dropped to 10.5 but is consistent as hell now going to put another 100 pellets through it see how settles down then possibly add 1 more pre load washer to bring power up

The titan spring is a million times beter than the ox spring that was fitted did think about ordering the aa kit and if not happy after few hundred shots I may well order 1 just playing about with options at min bud

I've bodged up the underleaver bit for now going to tap it out next job I think

[moxy 617]

5.2mm drill for a 6 mm tap

 

If you get stuck for either then I have plenty here, no monkey metal either.

 

Nice project

[mattybugeye 884]

Cheers mate I've been and bought a tap kit today only has m4 5 6 8 sizes but hoped would do the job its tapped to no6 but still feels like has no grip and darednt go too mad tightening feels like will thread

[mattybugeye 884]

Been for blueing and blueing stripper too mite tackle that later with few bevis

[Lewis Ste 245]

Cheers mate I've been and bought a tap kit today only has m4 5 6 8 sizes but hoped would do the job its tapped to no6 but still feels like has no grip and darednt go too mad tightening feels like will thread

There should be 3 taps in a set, the last one is ithe want you will want to use

[mattybugeye 884]

I've got 4 its a silverline 10 pice set numbers 4 5 6 8 taper taps and dies that's all I know lol

[mattybugeye 884]

Seen as I was going round in circles with the re tapping I made a start on stripping the horrible blueing

 

 

With blueing removed could see a lot of pitting so had to rub down with different grades of wet and dry 5 hours in total last night and still not there will do bit more later then get it all same using wire wool went with Phillips blueing as used it on a shotgun last year and worked a treat

The birch blueing stripper I used absolutely stinks and has stunk the house out (probably shud of done it in garage but too cold lol) so I'm still in dog house with our lass over it but think me removing the varnish from dining table didn't help haha sure she will cheer up soon

I'm going to replace all bolts with brass so not bothering to reblue them

In 2 minds about what oil to use after blueing used som diff oil last time that worked ok mite use either motor oil or linseed dunno yet any one used either before? Will go get a m6 bolt today for underleaver part will post more pics later when all rubbed down

Edited February 5, 2014 by mattybugeye

[mattybugeye 884]

The state of barrel hidden under heat shrink !!!!

[risingfriend 1,042]

Great post mate looking forward to the end result nice bit of work so far

[mattybugeye 884]

Thanks mate I've got a quiet week with work so trying to crack on with it