Twister "kit"

[mazo kid]

I got the Twister kit today from jaxenro. It wasn't quite what I expected, but very much OK. The gun is completely assembled and just needs a bit of polishing and grips made. Oh, and one tiny detail....the gun will not go to full cock. I looked at it and it appears the mainspring is installed in the wrong position.

[mazo kid]

The left side. Joel included a couple of nicely grained walnut slabs for grips.

[mazo kid]

And the problem...

[sourdough]

That looks like an interesting project! I like the wood very much.

Hope you can get it to function correctly.

Regards,

Jim

[mazo kid]

OK, mainspring is removed and the hammer goes into full cock. So nothing is jamming up the works internally.

[mazo kid]

And while I am sitting here, I made a quick template of the grip pattern. I haven't decided if I am going to use Joel's wood or something I have here.

[jaxenro]

Looking forward to seeing it finished. I picked up with some other stuff and tossed it in a box and never even really looked at it glad it was an easy fix

I figured it was a kit and just came assembled like the revolver kits. I was going to rust blue it

[ShotgunDave]

Yep, cool as hell. Ya scored on that one Em. Can't wait to see how you do it up.

[mazo kid]

Well, I'm not out of the woods yet. I re-installed the mainspring correctly and the hammer is locked up tight. After playing with it for a while (I'm getting very good at removing and installing that spring!) I really think the upper arm of the spring is too long, there isn't enough space to allow the arm of the spring to move freely when the rear of the hammer moves. The arc of the spring may also be the reason why the arm is too long. Tomorrow is another day....

[ShotgunDave]

Sounds like a Chinese jigsaw puzzle.

[jaxenro]

I am wondering if someone bought the kit got this far and then put it away

[Hawg]

Mine wasn't a kit. It came fully assembled and came just like that with a blued barrel and polished frame. Mine worked tho.

[mazo kid]

I think I will make a new spring....just in case!

[mazo kid]

I played with the Twister a bit yesterday, no joy yet. I may be over my pay scale on this gun. But there is some improvement in hammer movement.

[Miguel Loco]

Have you tried throwing an "F" bomb at it yet? Sometimes that works for me.....may not fix the issue, but I always feel better.....