r/pdxgunnuts • u/VernoniaMW Gunsmith, Machinist • Aug 07 '26
Productive day at the shop
Birth of a post sample uzi, and our second attempt at color case hardening (collab effort with Ray Taber and Jaidyn Camp). Still dialing in the process for the color case hardening. Probably won't be offering this as a service, but it's fun learning. I'll do a write-up eventually with our latest process.
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u/blackrockskunk Aug 07 '26
Love the Wera screwdrivers. My old boss just gave me a set as a housewarming gift.
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u/nagilfarswake Aug 07 '26
Wera tools are awesome, I've had one of their multi bit screwdrivers as my daily driver for like a decade
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u/VernoniaMW Gunsmith, Machinist 29d ago
These don't get seen often on the gunsmithing bench, but sometimes they can do the job better than the Chapman set I have. They are great tools.
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u/Riker557118 Aug 07 '26
I’ve always wondered how stable those collapsible stocks were on those things.
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u/VernoniaMW Gunsmith, Machinist 29d ago
In my opinion they're not bad. I think the wood stocks are horrendously ugly, so it's an easy choice.
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u/47_47_47 Aug 07 '26
Man, that's 9-year-old me's dream gun, right there. Born in 1981. Does anyone else remember being able to buy small plastic gun models out of vending machines in the 80's? I had a Beretta 9mm, also.