Cylinders?

[zburkett]

OK just got my new Earl.  Has anyone come up with efficient way to mark the cylinders so I don't get them confused with my other convertibles? 

[JRobyn]

https://www.amazon.com/Dremel-290-01-Stroke-Engraver-Template/dp/B0000302YN/ref=sr_1_3/134-2958116-5555046?ie=UTF8&qid=1512840735&sr=8-3&keywords=electric+engraver

[zburkett]

Thanks JRbbyn.  Have you used one?

[Warthog]

Never tried that, I usually leave them in the box until I want to use one then I go and get it and change the cylinder and put the other one back in the box.

Never thought to use my electropencil, may try that one.

[zburkett]

There is no problem when I am the only one using my guns.  I have a shooting range set up in my back pasture, when I invite friends over I either have to spend all my time keeping up with my minis or only take one back.  At a big party there may be 20 or 30 guns back there and the line is always people wanting to shoot my minis.  LRs in the Mag cylinder don't seem to be a problem but I don't want to mix up the cylinders from gun to gun.

[Dinadan]

I have not found a good option. It is not so much  a problem when I am actually shooting, but when I get home and start cleaning then it is awfully easy to get cylinders confused unless I do one gun at a time.

[1sogdusm]

Not sure if you have tried it but I have used paint pens on magazines and other equipment for years. It seems to work well for a while but can easily be refreshed as needed. You could color code with a mark on the front or back of cylinder and see if it holds. I don't think it would distract from the appearance of the gun.

[Bigbird48]

if you get confused just take a mag round and try it, if it goes in its the mag cyl if not its the LR

[linux_author]

isn't the Earl's LR cylinder marked with an 'L' on the face?

willie
on the sunny but chilly Gulf of Mexico

p.s. off to the range w/my sidewinder in a half hour!

[smokeless joe]

if you get confused just take a mag round and try it, if it goes in its the mag cyl if not its the LR

I believe he owns several minis with conversion cylinders and wants to keep them from getting mixed up between his different minis

[zburkett]

Right Joe.  Usually I will only take the LR cylinders when I am supplying the ammo, but even then I worry about the nimrods getting the cylinders mixed up when I'm not watching.

[MtGoat]

See if you can find someone that does laser engraving and have them engrave the serial number and caliber.
I believe they can go quite small.

My concern would be if I took several in to be engraved if they got swapped around.
I would make them with a tag taped on until engraved to make sure I kept them straight (or take them in one at a time).

Pat

[Bj]

Just a thought.  NAA could have an option for engraving the firearm serial number on the cylinder as both a service to the customer and an extra profit fro  the extra charge.  I guess this would mostly apply to special orders.

[Bigbird48]

ok how bout a little  drop of different colored paint on each gun and cylinder that goes with the gun. Drop of yellow on the underside of gun frame just above the cylinder and a drop on the cylinder end .cheap and easy and out of sight

[Uncle Fatso]

Maybe you could take a fine point "Sharpie" magic marker and mark each cylinder with the last two digits of the serial number of the revolver it goes with.  You'd have to degrease it with acetone or something similar, and if it was marked in a cylinder flute it would be somewhat protected.

[JRobyn]

Thanks JRbbyn.  Have you used one?

Not that particular one, but it looks like a nice one.  I have both an ancient "Wen" and a nearly as old Craftsman.  I have NOT tried them on my NAA cylinders, but have engraved my name of THOUSANDS of hand and power tools.  They take just a little practice to adjust the "stroke" appropriately for the hardness of the material.  Some hand wrenches would be the perfect trial material.  The size and prettyness of the engraving is limited only by your manual dexterity.  For extra-pretty and/or extra-tiny work, having both the work piece and your hand on a solid rest is helpful.

[zburkett]

I just ordered the Dermal and will try the last two numbers of the serial number followed with M for the mag cylinder.  That is after I practice on all my hand tools.

[JRobyn]

Tip - use the minimum "stroke" that will give you decent penetration on your workpiece.  Too high a stroke tends to make the tip bounce and chatter around too much.

[zburkett]

Thanks for the tip

[PistolPete]

What about these?
https://www.woodpeck.com/springstampingsys.html