PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-418
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 418
SEPTEMBER 1987
M85 Machine Gun .±²
Give Yourelf a "Helping± hand
Dear Editor,
Because the M85 is top-heav
and rounded on the bottom,
it tips oVer when you'R
working on it
I
Yu don't
h I
up
w o
H³
That makes jobs ±uir²
ing ³o hands dIfl.
´'Ve come up with
a simpLe jig to hoLd
the gun.
Cut a piece oF
scµp wood 314
x 7 x 7
inches.
The other two
P ¶'·
ne
shouLd
b 7 x 2
318
inches. But one
must be ¸ 314-in thick, the other
The finished jig
looks like this:
¸ ¸14¹in thick. To get those thicKnesses, you mAy need to gLUe a
coupLe oF boards together or do a LittLe pLaning.
GLue or naiL the two strips oF wood aLong the Sides oF the Largeº
piece. TheR shouLd be a
2
¸14-in gap
betWeen the two strips.
»a¼ the M85 down so that the charging handLe Rsts on the Lower
side. ½ou can now handLe two-handed jobs with no tippiNg p¾bLems.
¿aymond Jones
Àt ´Áin, CÂ
(Etor's Not´: µ'v´ got to
H
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a
good t¶p¸)
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maintenanCe
Check 'em out!
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