Night sight restoration

[TOM1911]

Going to try my hand at restoring the tritium vials on my 392, when, and if the order from Ant Designs arrives. A previous attempt, from the Taiwanese source was unsuccessful as the order never arrived, and the link has been closed. Ordered up 3x 1.5X6mm vials. There are a few tutorials on the web describing the replacement process and I believe I can accomplish this task. Wish me luck.

 

[JackFlak]

I looked into this as well a while ago, but lost interest. Hope this goes well. Keep us informed and show some images

 

[TOM1911]

Initial removal of old vials, and epoxy. Ordered up some Norland 81 to pot the vials in. And, a 365nm UV light to cure the adhesive.

 

[TOM1911]

With vials installed, and epoxy capped. Just waiting on the clear optical adhesive for the transparent lenses.

 

[Jmacken37]

TOM1911, I like your little jewlers stand/magnifier. Great work!