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Kensal, I tried to open up the smallest tool, but it would not work. The other two were too large. I'll figure something out. The threads are the same and the bead goes into the rib about 2/3 of the way. A bit of careful needle filing should help. I don't want to overdo it, seeing as the tapered threads assist in providing a tight fit once the bead is seated.
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I use a fraction of a drop of super glue on them and it keeps them in place for me after filing to fit.
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Well, I managed to get one of the bead tools to work! I carefully reduced the thread diameter on the bead with a needle file and installed it. Not a real crisis, I guess, but original Parker beads are probably not common and I did not wish to ruin the one I just bought.
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just curious if you know the size of the original bead screw. Have a similar issue coming up.
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The bead threads fit into the number 2 hole in my Brownell Screw Checker. They are tiny....2-56?
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A pin vise is usually what is used to screw in a bead. It works much like a drill chuck is principle.
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11-09-2012, 07:16 AM | #9 | ||||||
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Somewhere under my bench are two original beads and I have never found them, dropped both when working on a gun. did not have the proper tools! maybe I will find them someday. Gary
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11-09-2012, 08:38 AM | #10 | ||||||
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Hammergun:
Somewhere under MY bench there are at least 228 small screws and springs that I will never find. At least you have kept an inventory! Best, Kensal |
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