Bulmer does a strip -what's missing?

[Davestate]

Phil, don't know if you've covered a general springer/pcp maintenance spread before, but that's what I'd be interested to read about as opposed to a model specific one.

[Hobo]

Have you done the webley tempest?? if so where/how can i get hold of it.

[Phil Bulmer]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Big Si
>I don't suppose you could do something about DIY stock making either from solid blanks or from made up laminates?

I'd love to do that. Trouble is I'm no craftman and you need a whole load of specialist routers and stuff. I could do it as an article but I'd need to look over someone elses shoulder, having never made a stock myself.

>I've always enjoyed your articles are they going to be made into a book or reference manual (Dennis Hiller had to start somewhere) It may give you something to do in the long summer holidays from school.

I mooted the idea of a book some time ago but it came to nothing. Who would be interested if back issues articles were stuffed togther as a book? It could be done but it will need to sell quite a lot to be worthwhile. I've got more than enough to keep me occupied in the school holidays, things like er..school for a start. I can't keep away from the place unfortunately.


>In my day it was woodwork,metalwork,tecnical drawing and engineering science now they call it I.T.!!!!!!!!!!


You mean DT? It's better now than it was in my day. Now we work in all sorts of materials and don't just make some useless thing out of metal or wood. I hated metalwork and woodwork at school, I was really turned off by it. My teachers were pretty useless as well, very uninspiring. I wish we could ditch the paperwork though, that would really bring the boys on. The girls wipe the floor with the boys these days both in practical and written aspects.

How's that for changing the subject?



Phil

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I mooted the idea of a book some time ago but it came to nothing. Who would be interested if back issues articles were stuffed togther as a book? It could be done but it will need to sell quite a lot to be worthwhile. I've got more than enough to keep me occupied in the school holidays, things like er..school for a start. I can't keep away from the place unfortunately.
Phil

Phil, there are a lot of people out there willing to buy a book of back issue articles, especially if they don't have the originals. The American "Shooting Times" magazine had a great Handgun writer for years, a gentleman by the name of Charles A. "Skeeter" Skelton. After his untimely death in El Paso, Shooting Times came out with two books of his articles, they sold like biscuits and cactus jelly at deer camp.(that means a bunch). The other thing is don't limit yourself to the British Isles, Airgunning is getting more popular here in the states, having a book showing how to disassemble, upgrade, and lube various airguns would be a welcome edition on my book shelf, but then I've also gone out of my way to find a leather bound edition of Greener's "The Gun and It's Development".

[lloyd]

Tyke said on page 1:

"How about lubrication for dummy’s. Id be interested"

Dont you prefer Women?

[Liam]

How about putting all the stripdown articles together in one magazine like the Annual. That way you don't have to order every back issue for whatever article you want and you have the added bonus of not having to read the other excretement that comes in each magazine. Or you could put together a book. Titled Airgun Stripdowns A to Z or similar

[Springer_pup]

Hi Phil,
Has the Diana 52 idea gone out of the window?
I have had mine for 10 years, so it probably needs looking at. The local gun shop will not touch it as they say "We only service proper fire arms here", so that leaves me and my tool box !!.
Also, as suggested before, looking at tools - but also home made tools eg how to make the tool used for cleaning inside the cylinder, a length of dowl and some wet and dry. This was in AGW some years ago but i cant remember how it was made.

[papa lazarou]

Or you could put together a book. Titled Airgun Stripdowns A to Z or similar

Now there's a cracking idea ! - I'm sure this would be very popular !

papa.

[chris ballard]

How about putting all the stripdown articles together in one magazine like the Annual. That way you don't have to order every back issue for whatever article you want and you have the added bonus of not having to read the other excretement that comes in each magazine. Or you could put together a book. Titled Airgun Stripdowns A to Z or similar

Bulmer does haynes or what!! Great idea. Good for those not online. Could do the lot as downloads and charge that way

[Phil Bulmer]

Originally posted by Hobo
Have you done the webley tempest?? if so where/how can i get hold of it.

Did the Hurricane about 2 years ago, one of the first articles. Both guns are essentially the same. I'm sure someone on the board will have a copy.

Phil

[manxteddy]

How's about a monthly re issue on the board.
Graham

[Mark A]

How about stripping different silencers for cleaning, i find all the different silencer designs very interesting. I'd also be interested in a disc.

Mark

[Sam Vimes]

I'd love the disc if it became available.

Ever done the Webley MKIII? I am led to believe that it has been done but I have never seen the article. Where on earth do you get one of those spring compression jigs? I would love one but have never even seen one for sale. I wish I had one when I stripped my MKIII earlier this year. It would have saved a lot of swearing, sweating and grunting.

[LagomorphHunter]

Apologies if this is already covered, but have you done pistols?

My son has five, one's an old 1940's Webley and he has my old BSA Scorpion, that needs reworking to get the safety right.

Just a thought, a variation on a theme really.

[AirgunStan]

FAO Phil Bulmer - could you please arrange to strip a Kylie or even a Jordon or something similar in that sort of calibre. Thanks in advance .Stan.