Lefty38-55
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Only a few bucks each at sports stores ... the hard rubber orange hockey pucks make simple ‘non-marring’ DIY bench blocks!
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Cheap Bench Block for driving out pins, etc.
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doubleh
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I have no idea of the cost of a hokey puck but it should stand up the abuse. I prefer one with a v-groove and there are plenty of them on Amazon for reasonable bucks. For really tough jobs I machined a 1 1/4" drop off a piece of 4" rod flat on each side and polished it after drilling 4 different sized holes in it.
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Lefty38-55
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Only $2 each near me ... cut any groove or feature needed with an Exacto or fine-tooth hacksaw.
troy fairweather
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They work good for body lifts to lol.
toivo
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Great idea! I've used a roll of duct tape in a pinch, but sometimes it "gives" a little too much when I'm driving really stubborn pins.
troy fairweather
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Put it in the freezer for a little bit, will ferm it up.
beag_nut
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I forget which, but Brownell''s or Midway had the best plastic one (which I bought) which has a couple precision V-grooves machined into the work surface. Works perfectly.
One can never have enough bench block styles. Small tasks, difficult tasks, protecting the gun art while installing / removing pins is the gunsmithing craftsmanship! Wood, polymer, hardened steel, aluminum, brass, lead blocks.
I have sourced some free! (in the spirit of this thread) wood tile floor samples from the big box store for fabricating a block.
What I dislike about wood & polymers is that the devices themselves absorb ,and thus divert the energy of a punch, that is intended for the object of the task, removing / installing said pin!
I have used a variety of brass plumbing hardware and Grade 8 bolts as adjustable height bench blocks (kind-of -like a machinist screw jack on the mill). Their small profiles, protected with painters tape, are pretty handy for many tasks, one in particular is installing / removing AR trigger guard roll pins without fracturing the "ears" of the trigger guard.
A few aluminum disks with various mortise profiles including recess for fitting in the bench vise.
For myself, I prefer the stiffer non-marring Delrin block v. the Brownell's styled softer polymer blocks that "bounce" the energy about on impact.
The lead blocks are old-school but seem to be really handy, particularly the longer flat block that supports a long flat side of a firearm.
The large flat lead block is what is used for construction of the walls inside a radiology imaging center.
Other lead block profiles sourced from the bait & tackle shop!
Probably not used in California.
Finally, some "reverse" style bench blocks that hold the roll pin for installation when using a small roll-pin holder
can be awkward in some firearm geometries.
I have sourced some free! (in the spirit of this thread) wood tile floor samples from the big box store for fabricating a block.
What I dislike about wood & polymers is that the devices themselves absorb ,and thus divert the energy of a punch, that is intended for the object of the task, removing / installing said pin!
I have used a variety of brass plumbing hardware and Grade 8 bolts as adjustable height bench blocks (kind-of -like a machinist screw jack on the mill). Their small profiles, protected with painters tape, are pretty handy for many tasks, one in particular is installing / removing AR trigger guard roll pins without fracturing the "ears" of the trigger guard.
A few aluminum disks with various mortise profiles including recess for fitting in the bench vise.
For myself, I prefer the stiffer non-marring Delrin block v. the Brownell's styled softer polymer blocks that "bounce" the energy about on impact.
The lead blocks are old-school but seem to be really handy, particularly the longer flat block that supports a long flat side of a firearm.
The large flat lead block is what is used for construction of the walls inside a radiology imaging center.
Other lead block profiles sourced from the bait & tackle shop!
Probably not used in California.
Finally, some "reverse" style bench blocks that hold the roll pin for installation when using a small roll-pin holder
can be awkward in some firearm geometries.
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doubleh
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Hockey isn't a sport here. You need ice and we seldom have any----thank goodness. I have never seen a puck in any sporting goods store or anything else hockey related for that matter.
My first block which I still use it now and then was just a cut off from a piece of 1 X 4 red oak board I had left over from a furniture project with a few different sized holes drilled in it..
