1st Solo Bedding Job

Kmccord

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Well, this is my first solo bedding job, let's see what longtine88 taught me works without his assistance. I taped the dookey out of it to hopefully make cleanup a little easier and quicker. I get to verify if my jig I built to pull it out straight works as well. I think I will leave it in place until Monday afternoon, give it 72hrs to set.
 

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Just a note -
I never use zip ties, surgical tubing, or anything else to hold down the action or put any force on it even though it's popular.
I find that I can flip it upside down even right after I'm done and the action doesn't move. That's useful when you're cleaning up any excess material. The epoxy imparts more than enough grip to hold it in place, especially with that nice piece of tape near the end of the forearm that keeps it from tipping fore/aft.
 
Just a note -
I never use zip ties, surgical tubing, or anything else to hold down the action or put any force on it even though it's popular.
I find that I can flip it upside down even right after I'm done and the action doesn't move. That's useful when you're cleaning up any excess material. The epoxy imparts more than enough grip to hold it in place, especially with that nice piece of tape near the end of the forearm that keeps it from tipping fore/aft.
I verified the action was level with the stock and also used the vise to move it upside down to clean the mag well, then put it back in place and verified it was still level. I almost purchased some surgical tube from Lowe's, but since I did one using zip ties and it worked good I did the same with this one. I will know Monday afternoon if I need to mill it out and start over.
 
Share your material list. I've not got up the courage to try myself.
Material list will probably not set good with a lot of people, but I used JB Weld the strongest they offer for bedding compound, and for release agent, I used Brownells Acra Release agent aerosol. The other stuff is electrical tape around the recoil lug and in front of it, then used painters tape on all items I did not want bedding compound on. For filling in the trigger hanger, trigger pins, any openings on receiver, I used modeling clay from Hobby lobby.
 
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