[QUOTE=Bruce Day;10039]Calvin, Bob Fabian made a good suggestion. Looseness is either in the hinge, and shimming corrects that, or in the locking lug bite and adding metal corrects that. Now as to the girl with the stuck pot lid, say no more, but maybe Bob has some suggestions. That one is beyond my expertise. Very interesting post. For our new member Mr. H-- Bruce and Bob and many others here know their Parkers (and other fine guns) from who laid the rail--
I have a machine shop and tool & die welding background, and I would be very cautious about introducing heat (welding ARC- TIG or even Spray) into older hardened steel parts of uncertain metallurgy- unless the area is annealed first (to draw down the developed hardness) As the barrel lug area was most likely brazed, but the barrels are joined to both ribs by solder- and both soldering and brazing are way below the temperature ranges in the HAZ (heat affected zone)- you might end up with a true "job of work" on your hands if things go South-
I would try a file hardness test on a non-bearing area of the lug- if a finish file slides, the area is at least case or surface hard- if it bites the lug and sticks, it is softer--
I like the feeler gauge shims as well-find the one that fits and install it, and write down the thickness of same and the date and keep a few extras like it in the tool box-- that way, as others who know Parkers better than I do have also suggested, you can keep on shooting that fine "Old Reliable" safely.
As to the ladies and the skillets- huum- that saga related here recalls some words of wisdom from my late Grandpa- when I asked him, at age 19 I believe, what the secret was to living with a woman- his reply: "Don't say yes too often and stay the heck outta the kitchen"! Assuming most skillets are housed in the kitchen area initially, perhaps that advice might work for you and your lady who might like to launch one in your direction. Good luck!
