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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2013 21:29:43 GMT -6
I got my eye on some bridger 330 magnums !!!
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Post by gunsmoke71 on Feb 20, 2013 23:06:54 GMT -6
Gunsmoke, i figured i would run them without lamination or offset and see how i like em and if i need to modify them i can use square stock. Sent from my DROID RAZR using proboards Good looking traps... I've got a doz. #3 bridger offset's & #4 duke regular jaws Laminated with square stock and they sure do look cool... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2013 23:38:40 GMT -6
Well how are they on holding critters?
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Post by Walleye Joe on Feb 21, 2013 19:57:18 GMT -6
Gunsmoke, i figured i would run them without lamination or offset and see how i like em and if i need to modify them i can use square stock. Sent from my DROID RAZR using proboards Good looking traps... I've got a doz. #3 bridger offset's & #4 duke regular jaws Laminated with square stock and they sure do look cool... I thought the reason for laminating was to give more surface area AND smooth out the sharp edges. Am I wrong on the sharp edges? |
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Post by login on Feb 21, 2013 20:43:24 GMT -6
Lamination is to give more surface area. In my thoughts, the square stock just gives more strength to the jaws VS. round stock. But I might be wrong about that.
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Post by tylercraiglow on Feb 21, 2013 20:47:33 GMT -6
Flapper wheel on an angle grinder cures the sharpness.
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Post by Walleye Joe on Feb 21, 2013 20:54:51 GMT -6
Flapper wheel on an angle grinder cures the sharpness. I ordered a new 1.75 and that's the only thing about it that I didn't like. Lots of sharp/pointy edges. Guess I'm gonna have to get a flapper wheel.  |
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Post by tylercraiglow on Feb 21, 2013 20:57:31 GMT -6
Just be gentle at first, and dont stop moving.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2013 20:59:57 GMT -6
The jaws on my bridger #3 are smooth as can be.
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Post by Walleye Joe on Feb 21, 2013 21:12:26 GMT -6
The jaws on this one are smooth as well. It's just the other things. Like the jaw tips, the baseplate, the edges of the levers, and the 4 coil extensions. If I buy a dozen it's gonna take a while to get 'em all smoothed out.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2013 21:18:34 GMT -6
When you let them rust reall good then dye them they will lose the sharp edges, no use wasting time trying to mess with it, just get the grease off and let em rust
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Post by gunsmoke71 on Feb 21, 2013 23:22:55 GMT -6
Well how are they on holding critters? Sent from my DROID RAZR using proboards They hold just fine. The only difference I can tell between the square and the round is the cost. I can't remember the price difference now but the round stock was a little cheaper... |
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Post by Walleye Joe on Feb 22, 2013 7:39:21 GMT -6
Thanks Grumpy. I know that it would have taken a LOT of rust to make these smooth!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2013 10:41:38 GMT -6
Rusting worked on my dukes and the bridgers i got are in about the same shape but to each his own. On my duke offset of course i filled the jaws down, but the bridger jaws are smooth so. Maybe everyone elses traps are sharper than mine.
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Post by tylercraiglow on Feb 22, 2013 11:35:31 GMT -6
You're aiming for a rounded corner instead of a factory 90 degree edge. Mainly on the inside edge.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2013 12:07:26 GMT -6
My new bridger have a factory rounded edge on both sides of the jaw. I would dare to say they are factory bevelled. The rest of the trap is sharp kinda but i trap in wet sand mostly so im not worried about it as the animals will sand them for me. And they rust alot in the sand so new, traps arent new very long on the mo river.
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