Completed piston :-

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That's 45grams less than a factory piston.



And my welding :-

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I may tidy this up at a later date as I couldn't be arsed to sharpen my lathe tools.




Next up is a custom Spring guide from 316 stainless steel --- this will actually be a bit more involved than it sounds.
On cocking, the back of the piston hits the threaded block on a Merc which acts as a stop, as my piston is shorter than standard then the base of the guide will have to extend into the cylinder to act as the piston stop.
So besides having to drill for the latchrod I'll have three different ODs to machine to act as a both a guide and a piston stop.




All the best Mick