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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:11:45 AM EDT
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I'm interested as wel, as I would also like to convert mine over.
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:16:14 AM EDT
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Go buy those rivots with the tube center thats threaded....I can't remember there name but someone here will.
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:18:44 AM EDT
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I found a neat trick for drilling the holes. I had a flat I tried bending and it didn't quite work out. I saved it, however. I took a cut off wheel and used a dremel to cut out the bottom part of the receiver. Voila -- instant template. I used the back trigger guard hole and the trigger cut out to align the cut blank on top of the saiga. That made it easy to locate the holes. One catch is that I think it shifted a bit so I may not have the holes for the trigger guard exactly centered. I drilled out the pistol grip area and then used files to make the hole square. I think it came out OK. |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:27:53 AM EDT
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Good, now that you have it down I'll bring mine over. No............... really! 
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Posted: 12/30/2006 12:13:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/30/2006 12:20:28 PM EDT
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 I'm happy to help you I am going to have someone else finish mine up. I know a guy, and he does good work, but he is out of state. |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 1:47:39 PM EDT
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I found a guy who could weld up the holes -- Mike at Tornado Technologies. The only thing is that I have to remove the paint from the receiver otherwise the finish could catch on fire and/or smoke...
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Posted: 12/30/2006 11:23:05 PM EDT
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I'm getting set up with a sand blaster. I have the cabinet, but lack a big enough compressor and tank.
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Posted: 12/31/2006 7:57:34 AM EDT
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So you're going to remove the finish completely and then refinish after conversion?
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Posted: 12/31/2006 11:35:21 AM EDT
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JB Weld looks good. I countersunk the holes for more surface area.
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Posted: 12/31/2006 12:07:30 PM EDT
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you shouldnt have removed the rivets that hold the cover plate on
if you grind the heads off and remove the plate then sand them flat you arnt left with unused holes in the bottom of the rec  the easyest way it to just put a rivet in each of the side holes if you want to weld it clamp a copper plate to the back of the rec then any monkey can weld it for you |
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Posted: 12/31/2006 1:01:39 PM EDT
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Oh, now you tell me! 
I was quoted $10 a hole. Do you know any monkeys with TIG welders? 
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