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11/6/2005 8:34:34 AM EDT
[Last Edit: me223][Edited]
Thanks to kilowhiskey for the suggestion on this. He suggested a thread of a list of people by area that have experience in building and/or tools for loan or rent. If you have build experience and/or tools, and wouldn't mind sharing them, post your location here. You may also want to post what tools you have available, prefered contact info and whatever else you think is relevant. As the list grows, I will add to this post a list of home builders by state and location in the state.


Delaware:

PAC762
Wilmington(Close to SE PA, north MD, and south NJ)
rivet sqeezers
drill press
Will hopefully have a receiver jig and spot welder soon.


Delmarksman
Drill press
20 Ton Shop press,
Grinders and Dremel
Welders; Spot and Mig
Heat treating Torch, you buy the gas
Poor mans Bending Jigs
7.62x39 Go-No Go Guages
Barrel Pin R&R Tools
Pulley Puller For Barrel removal
Barrel Pressing tools
Rivet Crusher
Sand Blaster
TG Rivet crusher
Punches and lots of Files


Florida:

juanjorx7
Miami-Dade Area
Go- No Go Gauges for 7.62 X 39
Mig Welder
Some Home Made tool's
Looking to rent a Flat Bending jig


JMounce
Pensacola FL/Mobile AL


killerone
Miami/Dade
spot welder
flat bending jig


Louisiana:

kracken/Russ2327
Lafayette area


Maryland:

Bob1984
MilSurpPhreak

Zaplatus
Southern MD
Mig Welder
20 ton press
Drill press
Misc hand tools
MAPP oxy/map torch set


Ohio:

me223
Mike
Troy, OH (south west Ohio)
[email protected] or IM
pulley puller
bar clamp barrel press
rivet squeezers
rivet setting tool
5.45x39 HS gauges


AKaTom
I'm close to St. Clairsville Ohio "Eastern Ohio"
12 ton press
flat bending jig
spot welder
mig welder
barrel press kit
bolt cutter rivet squeezers
7.62X39 go/no go gauges
drill press
bench, angle, dremel grinders
pop/ beer machine
fridge
large garage


Oregon:

knifehitter
Portland Metro
I have a few tools and will help


socandyman
Portland OR
drill press
12 ton press
trigger guard rivet jig
rivet squeezers
die grinder
bench grinder
bench sander
air hammer
rivet set
compressor
air brush few diff types
sandblaster/case
vise/soft jaw
headspace gauges (762)
and most any part you could need
i wont build it for you but im always happy to help


Eyegun
Dalles
[email protected]
drill press
dremel
punches, files, other small tools
12 ton press
ak-builder flat bending jig
TG jig
Plinker's rivet jig
Plinker's long rivet jig
spot welder with mod tongs
compressor
vise
7.62 gauges
magic barrel pin removal tools
belt sander
I won't build it for you but will be glad to help you build it.
I don't know anything about paint or park but would like to learn


Pennsylvania:

BUSHMAN15
We're building 'em
Parkerizing also


Texas:

getit
Ft. Worth TX
12 ton press
mig welder
spot welder
flat bending jig
homemade trigger jig
rivet squeezers short and 24"
homemade barrel press in/out
all hand tools/air tools
sanders/grinders
1300 sq ft shop


Virginia:

bulldog1967
Alexandria
12-ton press
Plinkers jig
AK builder flat bender
Autozone pulley puller for barrel remova
bolt cutter rivet squeezers
trigger guard jig
Go- No Go Gauges for 7.62 X 39
spot welder
barrel press kit
drill press


CousinIT50
Richmond
12ton press
dremel


Washington:

davidgpo
Bellevue, WA.
12 ton press
vice
Mapp torch
drill press


Wisconsin:

mprtech
Steve
Milwaukee area
Bending jig
bolt cutter rivet tool
lots of BFH's


If you want to organize a build party, shoot, BBQ or whatever, start a thread and IM me a link. I will post a link by your info so it will get more exposure. You may want to post a thread in the Hometown section, too.


Mike
11/6/2005 5:39:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AKaTom][Edited] [#1]
Editing my post because I've sold all my build tools.



11/7/2005 6:19:03 PM EDT
[Last Edit: juanjorx7][Edited] [#2]
My home town people are not people person I ask something in that forum and they dont answer But those in Florida Around Miami-Dade Area


Go- No Go Gauges for 7.62 X 39
Mig Welder
Some Home Made tool's
Looking to rent a Flat Bending jig
11/8/2005 9:46:03 AM EDT
[Last Edit: squeky][Edited] [#3]
I'm not sure if you guys already set something up like this, but here's a place where we can all map ourselves out:

Frappr AK Builders

I created it, so I have the admin access.  If anyone wants to take the reins if/once people start signing up, lemme know.  

I think in the "shoutout" section, you can list your tools and whatnot.  Good luck!

11/8/2005 7:14:31 PM EDT
[#4]
If anyone is in the Portland Oregon Metro area and wouldn't mind showing me the ropes to AK building.. well yeah, please let me know :)
11/9/2005 4:55:23 AM EDT
[#5]
Pensacola FL/Mobile AL.  Im down
11/9/2005 12:38:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Freakzilla][Edited] [#6]
Hey FL guys,

I am in Lakeland Florida and need to throw together all the parts I have sitting around the house (romy/global).

I'm a first timer, and need someone to show me the ropes, but be gentle,

I will buy beer for all those who help me

Willing to drive, I recently sold my AR, and want to "join the dark side"

Please help, as I do not have a working long-gun, only a glock fotay and need to fend off the coming zombie hords

IM me if you are interested in free beer
11/10/2005 2:23:12 AM EDT
[#7]
The only MD guys I'm aware of are myself and MilSurpPhreak.
.308 holes make invisible souls
11/11/2005 5:16:49 PM EDT
[#8]
Wisconsin:

mprtech
Steve
Milwaukee area

Bending jig
bolt cutter rivet tool
lots of BFH's
11/11/2005 10:08:03 PM EDT
[#9]

Originally Posted By jonathon:
If anyone is in the Portland Oregon Metro area and wouldn't mind showing me the ropes to AK building.. well yeah, please let me know :)


I am in Portland Metro.  I started a thread in the Oregon hometown forum about this.  There were a few people interested.  I have a few tools and will help, I just finished my build.
11/12/2005 8:28:29 PM EDT
[#10]
I build with my brother, Russ2327.  We are in South Louisiana (Lafayette area) and we usually get together once a month or so to build or work on builds in progress.  We have Knowledge but are always looking for more.
11/13/2005 5:49:39 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Jimmy_Hoffa][Edited] [#11]
11/14/2005 2:25:19 AM EDT
[Last Edit: socandyman][Edited] [#12]
Portland OR
drill press
12 ton press
trigger guard rivet jig
rivet squeezers
die grinder
bench grinder
bench sander
air hammer
rivet set
compressor
air brush few diff types
sandblaster/case
vise/soft jaw
headspace gauges (762)
and most any part you could need




i wont build it for you but im always happy to help
DO THE VOICES IN MY HEAD BOTHER YOU?

DON'T FEED THE MONKEYS
11/14/2005 3:26:10 AM EDT
[#13]

Originally Posted By Jimmy_Hoffa:
This thread will make it super easy for the alphabet boys to keep track of all of you all.



yeah, but how about the billions of tapco flats they are distributing
11/14/2005 9:45:12 AM EDT
[Last Edit: bulldog1967][Edited] [#14]
Alexandria, VA

12-ton press
Plinkers jig
AK builder flat bender
Autozone pulley puller for barrel remova
bolt cutter rivet squeezers
trigger guard jig
Go- No Go Gauges for 7.62 X 39
spot welder
barrel press kit
drill press
The United States Marine Corps: The Insurgent Detergent(TM)!
11/14/2005 9:19:16 PM EDT
[#15]
Wilmington DE.  Close to SE PA, north MD, and south NJ.  I have press, rivet sqeezers, drill press, etc.  Will hopefully have a receiver jig and spot welder soon.
11/16/2005 1:01:18 AM EDT
[#16]
Richmond, VA

all i have for now is 12ton press and my dremel.

I am looking to buy more tooling
11/17/2005 5:11:24 PM EDT
[#17]
is anyone near Chattanooga TN? I'm about to start first build and could probably use some coaching
11/19/2005 9:22:26 PM EDT
[#18]
Harbor Beach, Mi (in the thumb)

No experience.  Looking to try to begin building my first gun in about a month or so.

Lima
11/20/2005 9:18:21 PM EDT
[#19]
Lexington, Kentucky.
No experience, no tools.  
I'd like to try and get some local people together for a build party but so far I don't know any people who are experienced in assembling these things or who even have the right tools.
11/23/2005 7:48:42 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Eyegun][Edited] [#20]
no longer building-

'In other words it's a huge shit sandwich and we're all gonna have to take a bite'
11/24/2005 9:01:14 AM EDT
[#21]
Pittsburgh, PA

We're building 'em

Parkerizing services also avaliable.
Liberalism always generates the exact opposite of it's stated intent!
NRA Life Member
Expert High Power Rifle
11/25/2005 9:42:57 PM EDT
[#22]
anyone in the atlanta area?
11/26/2005 10:28:13 AM EDT
[#23]
Eastern panhandle of west virginia here,my brother in law is building me a flat bending jig,so I should have it soon.Other than that,nothing but a dremil tool and a dream
11/28/2005 8:08:45 PM EDT
[#24]
 Im in northern ky and am also looking for some one who might want to help me build an ak.  I feel confident i could do it myself , but it's always nice to have someone experienced standing by.
12/1/2005 5:33:00 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Zaplatus][Edited] [#25]
Zaplatus

Southern MD

Mig Welder
20 ton press
Drill press
Misc hand tools
MAPP oxy/map torch set (silver soldering).
Heavily Medicated For Your Safety
12/9/2005 6:08:41 PM EDT
[#26]
Bellevue, WA.

I've built a Polish from finished receiver.
My next project is to build a Romy from a flat.  I need help riviting the trigger guard.


I have:

12 ton press
vice
Mapp torch
drill press
12/10/2005 10:01:36 AM EDT
[Last Edit: gfunk][Edited] [#27]
Richmond, VA
12/12/2005 6:03:55 AM EDT
[#28]
Damnit no one from Texas, jeeze I thought we for sure would be leading the list in builders!
12/12/2005 9:59:24 PM EDT
[#29]
I need help in the DFW texas area.... Anyone?
Shit was falling from the sky, the dead were walking the streets.......My head hurt and it was cold outside, I took an aspirin and put on a coat
12/13/2005 12:08:13 AM EDT
[Last Edit: mk1271][Edited] [#30]
Houston,Texas builder here, I have about 6 other local guys. If anyone local wants to join in they are more than welcome.
12/14/2005 12:43:31 AM EDT
[#31]
Battle Ground WA

Just north of Portland I actually work in the Lloyd Tower next to the mall

Just started my first build (maybe my last)  So if I have any extra parts or AK specific tools when I am complete I would probably trade/give them away.  Not like you can use rivet smashers for anything other than rivet smashing..... kind of like being a tanker in a civilian world never thought of that before..... anyways, can I contact you guys if I run into anymore issues?

12/14/2005 4:35:47 PM EDT
[#32]
What? No one from Salt Lake City, Utah? What a bummer. Guess I'll have to go down to Harbor Freight and buy all the tools myself. here)
12/22/2005 10:25:14 PM EDT
[#33]
Fadedsun

Fort Worth, Texas

No tools, but I do have 2 rommy kits and a tantal!

12/28/2005 12:03:07 AM EDT
[#34]
killerone here in miami dade area
spot welder
flat bending jig
looking for plinker riveting jig
12/28/2005 10:24:39 PM EDT
[Last Edit: getit][Edited] [#35]
to anyone in DFW that needs help/tools

Ft. Worth  TX

12 ton press
mig welder
spot welder
flat bending jig
trigger guard jig
rivet squeezers   short and 24"
homemade barrel press in/out(works great)
all hand tools/air tools
sanders/grinders
1300 sq ft shop

have built a bunch kits
sanded/stained/blued
just have my hands in everything!
wont build for u but will help! just bring the beer!
1/3/2006 12:51:10 AM EDT
[#36]
Minersville PA,....aka coal reagion.

build experiance,..
de-mil tools,..
no assembly tools,...yet
1/11/2006 7:19:52 PM EDT
[#37]
Quakertown PA. Need to learn how to finish these receivers......
1/14/2006 12:37:20 PM EDT
[#38]
Houghton, MI

Grinder
Rivet Squisher
Dremel
Punches
...
...
got access to everything but a press
1/22/2006 4:49:29 PM EDT
[#39]
im here in lino lakes minnesota. yugo underfoler, polish underfolder, and krink pistol
1/25/2006 2:03:06 AM EDT
[#40]
Im in DFW, TX area as well.

Sitting in a mess of kits, but no tooling.
1/30/2006 3:57:25 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Tomovich][Edited] [#41]
OK...........Tom "tomovich" Sargis Jr. here.

Big Sky Country..........MONTANA. South-central part of the state (rural, in the sticks) just north of Yellowstone Nat'l Park. Cowboy Gunsmith for a living and Reserve Deputy and Dept Armorer for fun (sort of.........)  

Lathe 14x40
Bench mill
belt sander
band saw
grinders
buffer
blast cabinet (w/ compressor)
wire-feed MIG welder
dremel (my main tool)
modified and properly functioning bolt-cutter rivet smooshers
20T hydraulic press
2T hand arbor press
small bluing and park set up
a huge oven good up to 1500º for heat treating a/o baking
a whole bunch of BFH's
shitloads of hand tools
metal hand stamps of all sizes including some Cyrillic

I won't do your work for you and you can't come and use my shop (it's my living) but advice is FREE FREE FREE, as Gomer Pyle used to say.
improvise..........adapt.............overcome
2/11/2006 5:41:34 PM EDT
[#42]

Originally Posted By JMounce:
Pensacola FL/Mobile AL.  Im down



I tried to contact you, but you don't have your IM Messaging turned on. I'm in Fort Walton and sure wouldnt mind some help putting my AMD-65 kit together.
2/12/2006 12:54:30 AM EDT
[Last Edit: andyrv672wl][Edited] [#43]
South Carolina; near Spartanburg/ Greenville
flat bending jig
rivet squeezers
rivet gun and sets
drill press
dremel tool
several air drills and grinders
30 ton press
spot welder
all sorts of hand tools
parts cleaner
lathe and milling machine
250 yard range in my back yard to try out the finished product( helped my buddy do his Romy from flat to shooting in 6 hours)
email me at [email protected]
2/17/2006 11:59:07 PM EDT
[#44]
I'm close to Joplin, MO. Gearing up for my first build. Got a Romy G kit and a receiver I'm getting from beltfedMGs (in process as we speak) an OOW in the white. I've got 17 years of experience in the machining trade, currently a CNC programmer/setup guy.

Equipment I have at home:
South Bend benchtop lathe
Drill Press
Precision tools
Lots of hand tools
bench grinder

Equipment I have access to at work:
Haas VF4 vertical CNC mill
Bridgeport mill
Mazak QT15 CNC Lathe
20 ton press
ability to make anything you can think up
etc. etc.

Would like to meet like minded individuals in the area and share ideas. Here is my picture so you will recognize me
2/19/2006 7:58:46 PM EDT
[#45]
Central Indiana, I have access to a drill press, large vise, and mapp gas torch
2/20/2006 8:13:34 AM EDT
[#46]
Turbocat here in southern Idaho.
I have:
12 ton press
drill press
MAPP torch
MIG welder
2 bolt cutter rivet tools
TG rivet jig
long rivet jig
Dremel
compressor
air tools, lots of hand tools
bench grinder
benches
vises
park tank
gunkote ovens
and most important, beer fridge and XM radio!

As the others have said, I can't build it for you, but my buddies and I have build parties and are more than willing to help others with their builds.
We also have FAL tools.  
Later, Eric W.
2/23/2006 5:45:18 PM EDT
[#47]
South Dallas area

I have the following tools:

air compressor
air tools
grinders
chop saw
mig welder
oxy/acetylene torch
vise
all sorts of hand tools
somewhat limited access to a 40 ton press (a press is next on my wish list)

I have no experience (yet) with kit building.  This will soon change.  I have some Romy kits coming my way right now.  I would be interested in lending a hand with someone's project, and learning a few things in the process.
2/23/2006 5:53:18 PM EDT
[Last Edit: hoohaa][Edited] [#48]

Originally Posted By CFII:
I need help in the DFW texas area.... Anyone?




Originally Posted By fadedsun:
Fadedsun

Fort Worth, Texas

No tools, but I do have 2 rommy kits and a tantal!





Originally Posted By getit:
to anyone in DFW that needs help/tools

Ft. Worth  TX

12 ton press
mig welder
spot welder
flat bending jig
homemade trigger jig
rivet squeezers   short and 24"
homemade barrel press in/out
all hand tools/air tools
sanders/grinders
1300 sq ft shop

have built a bunch kits
sanded/stained/blued
just have my hands in everything!
wont build for u but will help! just bring the beer!




Originally Posted By SVT:
Im in DFW, TX area as well.

Sitting in a mess of kits, but no tooling. hr


Seems like there are a good number of folks here in the DFW area.  I have some kits heading my way right now.  A couple others mentioned having kits to build.  What do you guys think about getting together sometime for a build?  I am very mechanically inclined, but I have no AK building experience.  I would like to learn the tricks from some of these more experienced folks.

What do you think?  Anyone else from DFW interested?
2/25/2006 8:03:32 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 9sigman45][Edited] [#49]
NORTH CAROLINA
Winston-Salem area

9sigman45  -  Joe C.
GunGear  -  Scott S.
(co-workers)

Between the two of us we've got:
12 ton press
10" drill press
dph bending jig
xbec barrel press kit
trigger guard jig
bolt cutter rivet tool
die grinders
blasting cabinet
air compressors
115 v Spot welder
MAPP gas and TempiLac and
DuraCoating capability.
We've built 7 kits since October 05.
Only thing that we need now is parkerizing!   And more ammo.
3/10/2006 4:31:40 PM EDT
[Last Edit: sluggermn][Edited] [#50]
moorhead,mn.  Jamie here


tools I have
12 ton press
flat bending jig (I do sell these)
spot welder
bench grinder
dremmel tool
drill press
bfh
18" and 24" bolt cutter rivit tool
working on a trigger rivit jig as we speak
bench vice
clamps
barrel removal jig like xebex type jig
access to wire feed welder, laser cutter, cutting torch,and bead blaster

I have hosted one build party and would like to do many more!!
let me know if you need help or tools!
slugger

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