Tilley X359 Silencer

The silencers on the X359 are hard to get hold of if you are missing one. Got sick of trying and made one on a lathe. 16 mm rod would be best but I had some thicker brass rod. You also need a British Standard Brass 3/8" tap (26 TPI, as are all BSB threads).


(L) Tilley X359 silencer and mine on (R)

If you do not have a lathe it could be made on a grinding wheel too. Main thing is when drilling the hole for the tap, you have to make sure you drill far enough for the small holes to intercept but not too far that when you cut it off you cut into where the holes go.



I did try the Bialaddin one available online but it is smaller as I found out. Looks similar though.

Iain

 

Very sharp work.

 

@Sedgman , very cool skills set. Born out of necessity

 

When you use the lathe to turn brass, the tool angle is pretty much 90 deg. It looks like you had a bit of 'jigger' when you were making the new part.

 

Well fettled.

 

Yep. Self taught after one 15 minute lesson. 4th piece ever and I wondered a bit about the finish, so big learning curve coming up.

I will watch some you-tube videos. Thanks for the tip. I actually asked someone about the trouble I had centring the main hole and was so pleased to be informed of centring bits and I have now obtained two sizes.
Iain

 

@Sedgman
Well done mate. I find working on a lathe very relaxing and rewarding.
Cheers
Pete

 

Iain, A good functional result and useful information .

 

@AussiePete
Yes the lathe is engrossing and so useful for odd parts.

@ROBBO55
The info may help someone chasing this part which seems hard to get. I found if you get anther X359 it tends to get restored and not used for parts.

@JEFF JOHNSON @John @ColinG @Darryl Durdin

Thanks for the encouragement.

Iain

 

Onceyou've got the tool angle correct, turning brass is one of the most satisfying experiences and the quality of things you can make.... well they look so nice!

Dammit, I need a lathe! I can't keep sneaking into the Tech Dept at school!

 

@Sedgman good work, keep at it mate, that is a problem solved, bring on the next one.

@ColinG

Thats the way I do it, been at it 20+ years, still don't know what I am doing, but getting better every time.

 

The lines in the work are called chatter and they are usually caused by rigidity issues.

 

...or, IIRC, the cutting tool wasn't set to the correct height. Mind you, the last time I turned anything on a lathe was when I was in the Sixth Form over 50 years ago.

 

Top job, now that's what I call thinking well done.