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Posted: 2/3/2006 12:30:38 PM EDT
 Welded the Die up today.  Milled and polished the inner walls a bit to get the nice .005 inch clearence i wanted.   Put it to the test and bent 2 flats up.  Sweet job it did.   I put 2 indexing pins in the jig so a Tapco flat can be put in withou measuring the position while setting up. This will make it fool proof.   I used a long heavy bar stock to lay up into the edge of the upper rails and beat the over 30 degree, then laid the bar stock on top of the bent over part and pressed it the rest of the way.  It worked so goo i dont think i will bother making the upper rail folding jig.
 Here are a few pictures
http://home.wi.rr.com/schmalts/index.html/P1040797.JPG
http://home.wi.rr.com/schmalts/index.html/P1040801.JPG
http://home.wi.rr.com/schmalts/index.html/P1040806.JPG
http://home.wi.rr.com/schmalts/index.html/P1040807.JPG
http://home.wi.rr.com/schmalts/index.html/02030001.JPG
Link Posted: 2/3/2006 1:44:59 PM EDT
[#1]
Wow. Really nice job. - Zap
Link Posted: 2/3/2006 1:45:46 PM EDT
[#2]
nice, i just finished one myself. its 3 for 3 with tapco flats. probally going to sell it and triggerguard rivit jig when i'm done with it.
Link Posted: 2/3/2006 2:00:52 PM EDT
[#3]
Very nice! I wish i had a mill
Link Posted: 2/3/2006 2:05:53 PM EDT
[#4]
Nice jig Did the moly help ?

You can tell your a machinist not a sheet metal type by the heft of the jig.
Link Posted: 2/3/2006 10:44:49 PM EDT
[#5]
What no angle iron!!  REal nice pics, I may have to fire up the milling attachment and make one.


OMP

Link Posted: 2/4/2006 4:06:23 AM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:
Very nice! I wish i had a mill



you can do it without a mill or welder.  it will be nowhere near as good looking as schmalts, but it is possible.  i made one using only a metal cutoff saw, belt sander, and drill press.  

I have 5 perfectly bent Crapco receivers.

caspian
Link Posted: 2/4/2006 4:19:07 AM EDT
[#7]
sweet!  
Link Posted: 2/4/2006 5:20:35 AM EDT
[#8]
I figured that if i am going to get paid to make this on spare time at work... this thing is going to be top notch and accurate.   I welded the heavy die sides on the bottom both inside and out, and them went in with a Mill cutter and shaved the inside diameter to 1.343 inches.  1.25 for the punch, .087 for the flat sides, and .005 slop added.  I really like the index pins the best. No measuring needed, just snap the flat on over the two 1/8 inch roll pins and bolt on the holding plate and ram it home!  I made sure i hade relife holes for al of the little indents on a tapco flat as well.
Link Posted: 2/4/2006 5:35:01 AM EDT
[#9]
pics aren't  coming through right now.

Link Posted: 2/4/2006 3:08:36 PM EDT
[#10]
What happend to the pics....
Link Posted: 2/4/2006 5:52:29 PM EDT
[#11]
Although I can't see the pics in your post, I did manage to track them down and view them.  That is one damn fine flat bending jig you have there man.  If I had owned a flat bending jig that nice I never would have sold it.
Link Posted: 2/4/2006 7:50:21 PM EDT
[#12]
Very nice Work...Somehow the address of the images lost the"G" off the .JPG extension in their address.

If you right click the "red X" that currently represents the image, select 'properties'. Copy the address for the image <ctrl c> and paste <ctrl v> it into the address of another IE window. Complete the link by adding the missing "G" and hit <enter>.

example: as is http://home.wi.rr.com/schmalts/index.html/P1040797.JP

should be http://home.wi.rr.com/schmalts/index.html/P1040797.JPG
Link Posted: 2/4/2006 10:17:46 PM EDT
[#13]
that was wierd... anyway. you got the idea.
Link Posted: 2/5/2006 12:14:00 AM EDT
[#14]
Very nice.
Link Posted: 2/5/2006 11:10:28 AM EDT
[#15]
Pics no longer visible.

Please repost the pics.  I'd like to see the jig.

By the way, the receiver looks great.
Link Posted: 2/5/2006 7:07:51 PM EDT
[#16]
pics gone, i needed the web space for other items. sorry, but i have a lot of crap i listed on ebay this weekend and it used up a lot of my web space.
Link Posted: 2/5/2006 7:35:34 PM EDT
[#17]
Would you mind emailing them to me?

I want to build a jig and am trying to look at all the different designs.  I could post them for you on my yahoo album.

Thanks
Link Posted: 2/5/2006 8:15:46 PM EDT
[#18]
I'm still looking for a nice set of plans for a jig, My friend has acess to a CNC mashine just needs very clear instructions....

your jig looked great btw
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