sallyoz Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Brothers I am about to tackle my vast collection of Grey Knights , both pa and termie. My question is how you ensure that the drilled out barrels of the storm bolters are level with each other. I'm hoping that there is a genius way of guaranteeing a great even look. Help me brothers Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328855-drilling-storm-bolters/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Raeven Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Eyeballing it, there isn't much else you can do about it. I use the smallest drill bit and press it down on the barrels location. Then I look if the imprint is more or less on the right spot. If it is, then I start drilling. If not, then try again. If I'm drilling crooked despite the imprint earlier, then I drill at an slight angle towards the intented spot and pull it straight a couple of seconds later. This will deform the hole a bit, but is easliy solved by using a slightly larger drill to widen the hole. If all that fails, then I take a sharp hobbyknife and widen the barrel manually. Good luck man, Drilling barrels for an army in one go sucks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328855-drilling-storm-bolters/#findComment-4595501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_F_H Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Yeah... kind of dreading storm bolters... I only just started with regular bolters and pistols.... and tbh est storm bolter I am about to do is pewter! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328855-drilling-storm-bolters/#findComment-4595504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 It's a skill I seem to have lost over the years. I have had to widen the holes manually a few times recently. I suppose you could mark a line gently with a sharp knife and if the mark shows later you can file it away? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328855-drilling-storm-bolters/#findComment-4595877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Nick the points you want the hole to be in with a pushpin or sharpe scalpel blade. The drill bit will drop into the indentation and should be good to go. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328855-drilling-storm-bolters/#findComment-4595891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 - Gently push the blade of a hobby knife against the end of the muzzle to get a faint line across the whole area. - Using an awl or similar, mark the points you are going to drill along the line and then push firmly enough to get two little divots. - Drill as normal using the divots to guide the drill bit. - Finally, use a fine emery board (the sort ladies use for fingernails) to file the end of the muzzle smooth again. Perfect results every time! ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328855-drilling-storm-bolters/#findComment-4596114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJedi Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 From ebay I got some and they had one large hole in the middle. :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328855-drilling-storm-bolters/#findComment-4611015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abadizzle Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Oh that sounds pretty awful @ JeffJedi! I mark mine w a superfine tip Sharpie marker first and foremost, then follow the same procedure as outlined above- tip of an x-acto blade, drill, profit. I do kinda dislike the pignose barrel-look though... I've seen some hobbyists replace that w 2 separate bolter barrels. Sorely tempting... Cheers! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328855-drilling-storm-bolters/#findComment-4611212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf33 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 It's tricky because they often cast the storm bolters lopsided. Eyeballing and start out with a pin mark is the way I do it. I mount the pin in a pin vise to make it easier to handle. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328855-drilling-storm-bolters/#findComment-4639584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Nick the points you want the hole to be in with a pushpin or sharpe scalpel blade. The drill bit will drop into the indentation and should be good to go. Pretty much this. I use a gundam marker or any other fine-tipped marker to mark two dots that line up. THen push-pin and then drill. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328855-drilling-storm-bolters/#findComment-4639705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Failing that, you could cut them off use ear buds to make double barrels I can't remember who it was on here, but they cut off the whole section and glued on two small tubes made from cut down cotton ear buds (i think they are called cue tips in the USA) It looked awesome Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/328855-drilling-storm-bolters/#findComment-4640081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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