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Author Topic: Chambers siler frizzen too soft  (Read 600 times)

Offline Hota

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Chambers siler frizzen too soft
« on: November 05, 2012, 08:20:23 PM »
Well, i am nearly done my build. I got it all together, threw a coat of stain on the stock and rubbed one application of linssed oil in, all metal still in the white. Went to the range to sight it in and at the point of climax........chit, no spark, again no spark, dang! I swapped out flints and again nothing. The frizzen showed scrapes with some depth so the fear was it was too soft. Back to the shop. Paul Allison heated the frizzen up to red hot temps and then doused in whale sperm oil. Tested with a swipe of a file and strip.....bright metal. Ok maybe hotter the next time around. Same thing, no spark. So I contacted Jim Chambers and he said to send it back and he would harden it for me. What a great guy to deal with. So the project is delayed a week or so, will be back up and running soon. Anyone else ever deal with a frizzen too soft? How did you deal with it?
Darren Welch
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Offline SAWMA

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Re: Chambers siler frizzen too soft
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2012, 10:10:23 AM »
Have an L & R Queen Ann round face lock that was that way. Brand new, sent it off to the lock doctor who tuned and hardened it. Still had problems with spark, so talked to the L & R boys, they had me switch to a smaller flint which made the gap at half cock from flint to frizzen about an inch or so, said thats just the configuration of those locks, and it has fired fine since then. I would have never guessed.
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Offline Hanshi

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Re: Chambers siler frizzen too soft
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2012, 12:14:23 PM »
I had a soft frizzen on a Siler, once.  Sent it back and no more trouble at all.
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Re: Chambers siler frizzen too soft
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2012, 08:32:07 PM »
Got my frizzen back from chambers. Great spark now! Awesome customer service.
Darren Welch
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Member - Lancaster Muzzle Loading Rifle Association