1911 back strap metal msh only.
Front strap checkering guide.
Either side of the checkering guide head since the sides are at a 90 angle to the front strap.
I have also added a jig to help with the vertical lines too.
1911 front strap 25 lpi.
Sets up 60 or 90 diamonds.
Do not attempt to actually checker with the guide in place.
1911 back strap 25 lpi.
Clark full length.
The checkering guide is being attached.
You may have.
1911 front strap 20 lpi 125 00.
The new jig is larger and has a wider guide area.
I updated my 1911 checkering jig.
1911 checkering guide by power custom grand masters randall power grand master power custom.
Get true diamonds on front strap.
Ruger sr 1911 checkering front strap and undercut trigger guard duration.
May be used for 60 degree or 90 degree checkering.
Allows you to checker the front strap or mainspring housing on your 1911.
Clamps over the frame of a 1911 auto to provide a solid guide for getting the front strap checkering lines started correctly.
It just so happens that the brownell s guide and file that i am using allow this first stroke to have the lines centered on the front strap.
4 perimeters 3 4 layers top and bottom 30 fill or more.
If you wish to actually checker the front strap the 60 angle on the front of the guide s head will position the master lines properly for well proportioned diamonds.
Can be used with or without the frame support system.
Next you can see the guiding edge of the checkering guide in place to guide the first vertical file strokes.
Print this to be sturdy.
This power custom checkering guide will allow you to file exactly vertical on the front strap even as you rotate the frame and fixture in the vice.
The stl files are oriented for the best 1911 fitting print.
Long enough to allow a good long contour following stroke on the checkering file.
Here is a layout of what i consider to be the tools skills and a sequential process of checkering a 1911 front strap.
They don t have to be perfectly centered just in the center of the strap to start and then working to the edges the finer the checkering that you do the less critical it is that the first cuts are.
Wolf 83 13 884.
1911 back strap 20 lpi.
I am sure there are other ways of doing this that also produce excellent results.
First check the thickness of the metal on the front strap of the frame.
My method has evolved over long term use.