New 1911 Full Build

[T.Lex]

That's amazing.

It reminds me of watching an artist use certain techniques to create something beautiful.

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

Amazing work Cree!! SWEET..

 

[Cree]

Thank you all for the kind words! Andy

 

[Steel and wood]

WOW great craftsmanship

 

[bobjones223]

So Cree I have to ask a question that has always sat in the back of my mind.

You spend all these hours working on a gun to make it perfect, all the joints are seamless, all the parts fit together to look like one piece of metal, and it is truly a work of art?

Then the guy tells you he wants to Cerakote it and cover up all your hard work, or on top of that comes up with just a GAWD awful ugly color scheme!

Can you tell them to go buy a Glock and never shadow your door again?.......Or do ALL the guys that contract this kind of work want to show it off for what it truly is?

You can PM me if you want to answer this outside the public eyes.....(I can keep secrets)




I know reading over this again I have the potential of ticking of half our audience on here (Glock guys and Cerakote fans) but I still have to ask the question.

 

[Cree]

That is a very good question! There are very few places that do Cerakote well for tight fitting 1911's. Accuracy X is a company that is building really tight, hideously accurate 1911's and they Cerakote. It is not an easy task to Cerakote a tight fitting 1911 and do it correctly. The tolerances are just too tight in a lot of areas to make Cerakote a viable option for most shops. Again, there are shops that do it, and do it well, but it isn't easy. I do not do any finishing. I also do not give Cerakote as a finish option for a custom 1911. Cerakote is a great option for refinishing a production 1911 after checkering or slide work where the tolerances of the gun are a bit more.

I far as colors go.... It is someone else's gun. I sponsor a shooter who's next gun will likely be finished in Ionbon and he likes the copper color.... Not my choice, but it is a good finish and the color is not up to me.

Andy

 

[Cree]

 

[Max Volume]

WOW. I like this thread!

 

[Cree]

Removed machine marks off of the frame deck. This doesn't enhance the performance, but looking at machine marks in a not so inexpensive 1911 is unthinkable...

 

[Cree]

Removed the machine marks off of the dust cover edges as well.

 

[Cree]

Working out the machine marks on the frame. Time consuming, but worth the effort.

 

[Cree]

Finishing up the initial frame clean-up. The frame will have to be addressed again just prior to sending it to finish to remove any sanding marks and any marks from other machine processes, as well as to make sure all of the lines are straight.

 

[Cree]

The owner of this in-progress 1911 wanted a retro look, but with some upgrades for USPSA. The hammer is one such item. Has the old school spur, but skeletonized for a bit of weight reduction. This particular hammer came with a solid half-cock shelf and it needed cut to expose just the "notch" so as not to damage the entire sear face.

Here is a picture of the hammer (on the right) next to a hammer that is produced with the notch already cut.

 

[Cree]

After the notch was cut, the hooks were trued and cut to height.

 

[Cree]

After the machining was completed, the sides of the hammer were polished to reduce friction. You can see the difference in the first picture where the sides of the hammer still have the dull finish from grinding and the second picture shows the surface of the granite plate reflecting on the hammer surface.

 

[T.Lex]

Finishing up the initial frame clean-up. The frame will have to be addressed again just prior to sending it to finish to remove any sanding marks and any marks from other machine processes, as well as to make sure all of the lines are straight.

Truly, I cannot imagine the horror of getting it to the point of being able to send it for finishing... then realizing one of the lines isn't straight.

That would make me crazy.

 

[Cree]

Truly, I cannot imagine the horror of getting it to the point of being able to send it for finishing... then realizing one of the lines isn't straight.

That would make me crazy.

Lets just say, my junk parts bin is growing.... Hate it, but there are some casualties along the way at times.

 

[Thor]

The only problem with this thread is all the people telling you what a SH job you are doing getting in the way of pictures showing what a SH job you are doing...and yeah, I'm part of the problem.

 

[churchmouse]

Lets just say, my junk parts bin is growing.... Hate it, but there are some casualties along the way at times.

Yup. There sure are.

 

[Cree]

Deburring and polishing the inside of the frame where the hammer will reside, as well as polishing the trigger race way.