[TheForge] In a pickle now!

[GHS]

Al what would happen if she plugged the end inside the gun somehow and poured in
say 5 lb of crushed dry ice?

Mike Graf

Al McClure wrote:

> The.002" over cut for the barrel isn't too bad. What you may want to do is
> to build you a container around the barrel now to place ice in. If you
> access to dry ice, that would even be better. Keep it cold for 24 hours and
> the shrinkage will allow the liner to slide out. If the liner is reusable,
> polish it up and the bronze also, place your liner in the freezer for 24
> hours and then it should slide all the way home when you start back with it.
>
> You know how you suspend a bearing in an oil bath heater to increase the
> overall size to slide it on a shaft? You may want to do that also to the
> bronze, unless it will discolor the bronze.
>
> Best of luck, keep us posted
>
> Al McClure
>
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