Prototype Front sight base.

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Posted: 4/28/2015 5:29:49 PM EDT

I had this cad file of a prototype front sight base made up .
I was thinking about making some .
They will be CNC cut from billet not cast.
What does the hive think?
Sorry for the bad pic

Posted: 4/28/2015 6:11:39 PM EDT

[#1]

Dang right when I snag a cast one in the EE. I would still be in for one though, looks good!

Posted: 4/28/2015 6:20:01 PM EDT

[#2]

Braceman is welcome to borrow a genuine unfinished 1950's casting that was rescued from an Armalite dumpster.

Posted: 4/28/2015 6:22:37 PM EDT

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Braceman is welcome to borrow a genuine unfinished 1950's casting that was rescued from an Armalite dumpster.

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whoa

Posted: 4/28/2015 6:37:06 PM EDT

[#4]

The casting was loaned to Nodak Spud a couple of years ago for measurement and evaluation.

Posted: 4/28/2015 6:42:47 PM EDT

[#5]

I could possibly have a exact 3d scan made of it at work and bribe a designer to surface it.

Edit: we have this.

Posted: 4/28/2015 6:46:19 PM EDT

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Braceman is welcome to borrow a genuine unfinished 1950's casting that was rescued from an Armalite dumpster.

http://oi51.tinypic.com/14mf3vq.jpg http://oi56.tinypic.com/i1cll2.jpg http://oi52.tinypic.com/33bet60.jpg

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just out of curiosity is there more to this story?

Posted: 4/28/2015 6:57:44 PM EDT

[#7]

Cast or Machined, I don't see them Not selling. People will always want one. Can't go wrong making a batch.

Posted: 4/28/2015 7:01:21 PM EDT

[#8]

Most of the items recovered were for Hollywood AR10's. However, there were a bunch of first generation buffers. According to Reed Knight many of the first 25 AR15's had their buffers and other internals upgraded later on. Some of the buffers in my pile are used and would have been installed in the first prototypes made by Armalite.

The items were bought from an estate - I did not personally dive in the dumpster. However, before I was in the picture various other guys had bought items. The seller claimed that he sold a genuine upper with the trigger charging handle.

The smaller AR15 buffer is shown next to a pair of early AR10 buffers.

Posted: 4/28/2015 7:12:33 PM EDT

[#9]

Wow....Very cool to see that proto-Edgewater.

Posted: 4/28/2015 7:17:33 PM EDT

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Most of the items recovered were for Hollywood AR10's. However, there were a bunch of first generation buffers. According to Reed Knight many of the first 25 AR15's had their buffers and other internals upgraded later on. Some of the buffers in my pile are used and would have been installed in the first prototypes made by Armalite.

The items were bought from an estate - I did not personally dive in the dumpster. However, before I was in the picture various other guys had bought items. The seller claimed that he sold a genuine upper with the trigger charging handle.

http://oi54.tinypic.com/72egia.jpg

The smaller AR15 buffer is shown nest to a pair of early AR10 buffers.
http://oi54.tinypic.com/wjypp4.jpg

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wow, really cool.

Posted: 4/28/2015 7:33:47 PM EDT

[#11]

I'm in for a couple.

Posted: 4/28/2015 7:54:31 PM EDT

[#12]

I had a customer send me a sight base from the last batch to be finished machined , then i realized i never got one for myself.
I paid one of the engineers at my day job a bottle Jack to draw it up on Solid Works .

Posted: 4/28/2015 7:57:38 PM EDT

[#13]

I'd be in for one or more... I want to build some kind of "prototype - carbine - sbr".

John Thomas

Posted: 4/28/2015 8:30:30 PM EDT

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I had a customer send me a sight base from the last batch to be finished machined , then i realized i never got one for myself.
I paid one of the engineers at my day job a bottle Jack to draw it up on Solid Works .

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It looks like they did a good job.

Posted: 4/28/2015 8:30:40 PM EDT

[#15]

I'm in for two or more

Posted: 4/28/2015 9:01:27 PM EDT

[#16]

I snagged a cast one that I need to send to you for milling...

Posted: 4/28/2015 9:09:57 PM EDT

[#17]

Id like a few

Posted: 4/28/2015 9:42:57 PM EDT

[#18]

I am in for 1

Posted: 4/29/2015 11:53:20 PM EDT

[#19]

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I had a customer send me a sight base from the last batch to be finished machined , then i realized i never got one for myself.
I paid one of the engineers at my day job a bottle Jack to draw it up on Solid Works .

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Ya you had one for yourself..... You sold it to me

And you know I'm in for some

Posted: 4/30/2015 12:31:49 PM EDT

[#20]

If you build it we will come..

Posted: 5/3/2015 7:17:51 PM EDT

[#21]

Test part.

Posted: 5/3/2015 7:45:42 PM EDT

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Test part.

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John, That looks awesome! Nice!!!

John Thomas

Posted: 5/3/2015 8:02:52 PM EDT

[#23]

Now maybe if enough of us got together we could convince
John to machine some 601 front sight bases

Posted: 5/3/2015 8:05:33 PM EDT

[#24]

I always wanted to know why FSB's are not generally made from aluminum? I realize there is some advantage to a little weight .. but is there any reason why aluminum would not otherwise perform?

Posted: 5/3/2015 8:12:46 PM EDT

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I always wanted to know why FSB's are not generally made from aluminum? I realize there is some advantage to a little weight .. but is there any reason why aluminum would not otherwise perform?

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Erosion from the gases and pressures combined with the cheap costs of forging and casting with steel in the 50's and 60's probably made it the go to material.

Wes

Posted: 5/3/2015 8:19:33 PM EDT

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I always wanted to know why FSB's are not generally made from aluminum? I realize there is some advantage to a little weight .. but is there any reason why aluminum would not otherwise perform?

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Heat maybe.

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