{"id":175,"date":"2015-07-17T09:44:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T16:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/?p=175"},"modified":"2015-07-17T09:53:40","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T16:53:40","slug":"quick-review-of-the-stealth-arms-phantom-jig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/?p=175","title":{"rendered":"Quick review of the Stealth Arms Phantom Jig"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>This is awesome! 1911 receiver completed!<\/h1>\n<p><a title=\"stealtharms.net\" href=\"http:\/\/stealtharms.net\/1911-phantom-jig\/\">http:\/\/stealtharms.net\/1911-phantom-jig\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I grabbed a kit from Stealth arms with a tactical 80% 1911. \u00a0After a bit of learning I made a 100% 1911 frame in about 2 and half hours with only a bench mounted vise and a drill press. \u00a0Still have to get all the parts and assemble but the work on the frame is done except for some final cleanup for finish. \u00a0The frame is a beautiful machine aluminum. \u00a0 I&#8217;m thinking a bit of Cerakote to finish it off.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_176\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_176\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"  ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/StealthArms1911_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/StealthArms1911_01-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"Stealth Arms 1911 frame after using their jigs to finish it into a 100% receiver\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/StealthArms1911_01-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/StealthArms1911_01-1024x600.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_176\"  class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stealth Arms 1911 frame after using their jigs to finish it into a 100% receiver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I used a new old-stock para slide\u00a0\u00a0from Sarco to test fit. \u00a0The serration on this slide feel about right for the tactical frame. \u00a0I think this will be the slide I use with an inexpensive .45 barrel I got from Midway USA.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_177\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_177\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"  ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/StealthArms1911_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/StealthArms1911_02-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Para Black Ops slide fits right on the Stealth Arms receiver\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/StealthArms1911_02-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/StealthArms1911_02-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_177\"  class=\"wp-caption-text\">Para Black Ops slide fits right on the Stealth Arms receiver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next is fitting a beaver tail safety.<\/p>\n<h2>Things I learned:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You need a very sturdy work bench. \u00a0Mine wiggles a bit too much.<\/li>\n<li>Get soft jaws for your vise. \u00a0I marred the jig a bit.<\/li>\n<li>I suggest removing the other unused cutter while working. \u00a0One of mine slipped out and bit the jig pretty hard.<\/li>\n<li>Monitor the Cutter allen screw tension. \u00a0If it gets loose, the cutter heads can\u00a0extend out when not desired.<\/li>\n<li>Suggest getting a Rail file to remove any chatter marks you may have.<\/li>\n<li>Barrel seat cut was a bit rough with chatter marks. \u00a0Needed filing and sanding. \u00a0 In the future I will try milling for a ramped barrel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I will buy a couple more frames! \u00a0And I will also try a Steel Frame I have from Tactical Machine\u00a0<a title=\"Tactical Machining\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tacticalmachining.com\/80-products\/80-1911.html\">http:\/\/www.tacticalmachining.com\/80-products\/80-1911.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If that works, I may even try an expensive stainless frame from\u00a0<a title=\"1911 Builders\" href=\"http:\/\/1911builders.com\/collections\/frames\">http:\/\/1911builders.com\/collections\/frames<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More to come as this things gets finished up.<\/p>\n<p>-Rob<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is awesome! 1911 receiver completed! http:\/\/stealtharms.net\/1911-phantom-jig\/ I grabbed a kit from Stealth arms with a tactical 80% 1911. \u00a0After a bit of learning I made a 100% 1911 frame in about 2 and half hours with only a bench mounted vise and a drill press. \u00a0Still have to get all the parts and assemble but the work on the frame is done except for some final cleanup for finish. \u00a0The frame is a beautiful machine aluminum. \u00a0 I&#8217;m thinking a bit of Cerakote to finish it off. &nbsp; I used a new old-stock para slide\u00a0\u00a0from Sarco to test fit. \u00a0The serration on this slide feel about right for the tactical frame. \u00a0I think this will be the slide I use with an inexpensive .45 barrel I got from Midway USA. &nbsp; Next is fitting a beaver tail safety. Things I learned: You need a very sturdy work bench. \u00a0Mine wiggles a bit too much. Get soft jaws for your vise. \u00a0I marred the jig a bit. I suggest removing the other unused cutter while working. \u00a0One of mine slipped out and bit the jig pretty hard. Monitor the Cutter allen screw tension. \u00a0If it gets loose, the cutter heads [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=175"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182,"href":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175\/revisions\/182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katzbalgerarms.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}