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UPDATE #2:  Feb 29th


OK, I figured out how I wanted to attach the stock.  I'm using screw posts, similar to the T-bolt method for securing the helmet visor.  :)

I got some aluminum screw posts from the hardware store (Note:  for those of you in the U.K., these are made of aluminium ;)) and some button head hex screws to attach the stock to the bracket.  It's a pretty nice pressure fit to begin with, but the screws will make it nice and secure.


I started by using a 1/2" Forstner bit to bore out 2 depressions in the stock.  I held the stock in place on the blaster and used a mechanical pencil to mark where the holes should go beforehand.


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Here are the screw posts and button head screws I'm using.  (The screw heads will be painted :thumbsup:)


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I used an X-acto blade to scrape up the flat bottoms of each depression, and sanded the flat parts of the screw posts to give my epoxy a nice rough surface to adhere to.

I used some JB Kwik and "buttered" each screw post, slightly twisting them into each depression in the stock, ensuring the epoxy flowed up forming a lip over each screw post.


I then held it in place on the blaster for 3 or 4 minutes while the epoxy kicked.  This made sure they were exactly where I wanted them to be.


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And here are the screw posts, post-epoxy.  :)


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I'll give them the recommended 4 to 5 hours to fully cure, then either later tonight or tomorrow I'll begin painting the stock.

I plan to use the wood graining tutorial from the Sci-Fire website. 

If you haven't seen it, it can be found here:  http://sci-fire.com/how_to_wood_grain.htm


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