[CAUT] action stack protocol

[Paul T Williams]

Hi all,

Y'all might remember my mentioning the rebuilding of an entire action 
stack on a Baldwin D (1956) with Renner action parts, Ronsen Wurzen 
hammers and those crazy conical front rail punchings!

I've partially rebuilt many actions...ie new hammers, shanks, flanges on 
some, new wippens on some, just some new let-off buttons and hammers on 
existing shanks, etc, but I've never gone down to bare frame and start 
from scratch.

Question:  is there a proper protocol on which to install first, second, 
etc?  My thinking is to install new let-off buttons first (in existing 
holes), then wips along with travelling, then shanks/travelling.  Any 
problems with this order?  Also, would it be more prudent to use the 
existing let-off button wires and leave them in the rail.  The new ones 
came with the wires on, so I would have to unscrew them all possibly 
taking wood with it on removal. Removing the old wires from the rail might 
damage the holes in the rail, eh?

What say you, oh wise ones?

Paul
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