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    Ruger_Ronin

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    Short answer: A heavy dose of 357 mag full house loads in a K-frame (and other platforms) or timing issues can cause cracking, leading etc. Pretty rare in my limited experience...

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    Cracked cone is no bueno. Less likely in a K/L than a J in my feeble experience. Extra attention when I clean this area to get them gritty's.
     

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    Speaking of mills and chills....Quite the taxing day on the old bones. 2 mold swaps and a 12t 911 front half removal and reinstall after tooling did their magic. The 2 my trainee and I swapped are real gnarly ones too. Extra greasy jobs.

    Decompression with the turkeys and some BBQ ribs made all the world right again.

    TD you aren't the only one spending. I'm down to the last few upgrades/replacements in my solo camp gear. Nickel and dime myself to death.
     

    Born2vette

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    If you are looking for a relatively inexpensive hobby consider parquetry!

    First get a cutting mat, a couple of exacto knives, some nice triangles of various angles like you would use when drafting.

    Next get some wood veneer. Do not need much. Check out some options here (i usually only get a single sheet of each that I want):


    More common woods (walnut, cherry, maple, etc) can be had at your local Rockler or other woodworking supply store.

    Build a home vacuum press. $150-200. Here’s mine, plans and parts easily found on the internet (you need an air compressor but don’t need a ton of capacity—I am sure you already have one):

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    A cheap band saw to cut circles with $100-150 all day long).

    And patience and a little practice and in 5 or 6 hours (got this one to this point in in 3-4 days).

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    A couple more days applying finish (99% of that time waiting for it to dry) and you get a lazy susan something like this

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    MindfulMan

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    If you are looking for a relatively inexpensive hobby consider parquetry!

    First get a cutting mat, a couple of exacto knives, some nice triangles of various angles like you would use when drafting.

    Next get some wood veneer. Do not need much. Check out some options here (i usually only get a single sheet of each that I want):


    More common woods (walnut, cherry, maple, etc) can be had at your local Rockler or other woodworking supply store.

    Build a home vacuum press. $150-200. Here’s mine, plans and parts easily found on the internet (you need an air compressor but don’t need a ton of capacity—I am sure you already have one):

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    A cheap band saw to cut circles with $100-150 all day long).

    And patience and a little practice and in 5 or 6 hours (got this one to this point in in 3-4 days).

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    A couple more days applying finish (99% of that time waiting for it to dry) and you get a lazy susan something like this

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    You are truly the Wizard of Wood ! :wow:
     
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