Well dang .... major Diana 56 failure

[michaelthomas]

Rather than state my opinion on the matter.....here is a link to a real test.

http://www.oldbrownglue.com/pdf/HowStrongisYourGlue_FWW.pdf

Strength aside......gorilla glue has the distinction of being the most difficult glue to manage for a project that you want to maintain a previous finish.  The foaming cannot be managed and will definitely contaminate  the surrounding surface more than any other glue that could be chosen.

Mike

[palonej]

Thanks Ron!! Bought 2 small bar clamps and have thousands of wire ties. I'm goin in!!

[Sfttailrdr46]

Thanks Ron!! Bought 2 small bar clamps and have thousands of wire ties. I'm goin in!!

Good luck in new and uncharted territory sometimes it is a good thing to leave your comfort zone

[Gertrude]

Thanks Ron!! Bought 2 small bar clamps and have thousands of wire ties. I'm goin in!!

Hahaha,

 We'll provide you with the "cover-fire" till it's back up and runnin' LOL.

 

[White Eagle]

Hey Joe, I'm just getting caught up on this thread, and all I can say is your 'luck' seems worse than mine!   Man, I'm so sorry to hear about your latest issue with that stock.  Sounds like Ace Ventura delivered that package!   I am glad to hear that Umarex is finally stepping up to the plate on the piston, though.  Good luck with the stock repair!  I agree with the others on Gorilla Glue.  I have used this stuff, and it is definitely stronger than the wood.  And as has been suggested, firm clamping is a must.  Doesn't have to be crushing the wood, you just don't want it to slip, as the glue will exert pressure as it expands.  Best of luck, and looking forward to your results!

[palonej]

Well this is about the best I can do. Really hoping!!
Thanks for everyone's help!!

[Tomcat]

Well this is about the best I can do. Really hoping!!
Thanks for everyone's help!!

Wow! That looks like they had to try to break that stock.  Maybe they backed one of their trucks over it or threw it out of the plane over NJ.

[palonej]

I'm going with the plane scenario Tom!! The thing that aggravated me was Scott sent it "signature required"  and it was left at the door without the driver ringing the bell. Weird.

[michaelthomas]

I'm going with the plane scenario Tom!! The thing that aggravated me was Scott sent it "signature required"  and it was left at the door without the driver ringing the bell. Weird.

That's not unusual at all for UPS around here.  I recently sent out a cnc control for a cleaning, and it came back with signature required.  It had a forklift  fork driven through half of the box....... and it was left without any signature with the hole in the box was backed against my garage door.  I called to make a claim and they said there was nothing they could do since I didn't request the claim with the driver present.  Although it had been bent up, luckily, it was still functioning.

We used to get pallets of stain and finish at my cabinet shop that had been mutilated by UPS freight.....and they would dump out the leaking cans, and re-shrink wrap the pallet with black shrink wrap so we couldn't tell it was damaged at first sight.  Once they had motored away, it was our problem.

Mike

[Bullit]

That looks like a break that was just waiting to happen from "strong arm" fastener overstressed, at the washer, against the steel.  It cut loose "wide open".   I wouldn't show that pic to Umarex.

[palonej]

Don't think so Mike. The box was a mess. I tried to get a pic of what looks like a bad dent. Hope you can see it. Looks like the box was dropped and landed right in the middle on an edge or something.
Not sending pic to Umarex because this isn't there prob. They, Glenn, has been a pleasure to deal with.
The dent is about an inch below the duct tie.

[QVTom]

I have a friend who makes custom guitars from very fancy wood.  I remember when he bought a van load of beautiful wood from a retiring old timer.  The wood was driven from Northern CA to Southern CA in one day.  When they were unloading wood on arrival it all started splitting, sounded like a bowl of Rice Crispys. Lots of choice word to say the least.  The point is that extreme changes in humidity a temperature can cause havoc.  The bolt may be a stress point and the parcel may have been miss handled but I'd be interest to track the package to see where it been along he route.

Nice repair Joe, now go out and make some money (win) so we can continue to be entertained in the manner we've become  accustomed.

Tom

Well, posted at the same time.  The box damage explains a lot!

[Gertrude]

I think this gun is Haunted.

[palonej]

On my way Tom!! I'll get about an hour of practice time. I'll be able to focus a bit now because I at least gave it a shot. Really want to put some lead down this girl. Spoke to my cue maker and he agreed on the procedure everyone suggested.

Haunted rifle Ron........more like haunted owner!! Hopefully this excorcism has cast out the demons!!

[Bullit]

50/50 looking at the pic.  If it was that harsh, the beech dent would show "white" separation from the stain like a "crack".(IMO), since beech is a poor wood to take stain deeply.
 I'm surprised you didn't post a pic of the box that you recieved ASAP.   That would be my C.Y.A. action, immediately;  first and foremost, if I suspected shipping abuse.

[Sfttailrdr46]

Dude that is one very nasty set of cracks in the stock, good luck with the fix . try to remember if the UPS guy was even partially responsible for the damage it will be a strong denial story that he has rehearsed many times already. Something like "Sir that package was in pristine condition when it was delivered to your residence. If it is the same guy all the time no Christmas tip for him!!!

[chuckinohio]

  Geesh, that was way worse than I ascertained from the first pictures. it looks like someone smacked the nose of that stock with a hatchet..........

  I wonder if your package was on that UPS plane that went down in Alabama. 

  My bet is on UPS mangling it, due to the clandestine drop off. That old boy knew exactly what he was doing, and that was to screw you out of your opportunity to file a damage claim on the package.
  I'd find his truck sitting somewhere and slap a 'I HEART FedEx' sticker on the back of it!! Or maybe one on his forehead would be better......

[White Eagle]

  I'd find his truck sitting somewhere and slap a 'I HEART FedEx' sticker on the back of it!! Or maybe one on his forehead would be better......

ROFLMBO!

[Paul68]

Been reading. Ouch Joe. Good luck with the repair. The break didn't look that bad until I saw the following pictures, and I'll give you credit for being a trooper and taking a stab at repairing it. Hate to say it, but you might end up having a difficult time getting a decent finish with that kind of damage repair.  My thoughts were also that the stock screw was over tightened, and created the stress that allowed dropping to set off the major cracking. Not much matter, since the shipper won't do much about it unless the delivery was insured. Good luck. 

[chuckinohio]

  I've heard it mentioned a couple of times in this thread, about the stock screw tension that is.

  Is there a value for the tension of the action screws on a 54?

  I tighten mine down until there is no apparent side to side wobble from the synthetic spacer washers under the sleds unless you physically push it to get it to flex a bit. Is this correct, or not? I don't tighten it to the point that the spacers are completely compressed, or go solid for all intents and purposes. I figured that they are there for a reason, as isolators, and leave a bit of a squish factor in them when Loctiting and tightening the action into the stock.
  This is done purely seat of the pants, as in 'that feels about right'. I do know that if left a smidge looser, the action tends to have a bit of side to side wobble in the stock.

  What thinks the membership??