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Posted: 11/1/2008 9:34:39 AM EDT
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Adios amigos, I'll miss you.
Hugs and Kisses, Bradley |
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I myself used a razor blade and thought it was the easiest thing ever...
That being said, I hung a towel up and pointed everything in that direction in the even it did pop out. Then when it hit the towel, I would just look down at the bottom of the towel to find it. |
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I was using a paint scraper (bit too thick) for my first go around.
Roommate said something or another and I lost focus...***SPROING!*** Found the detent 20' away and the spring roughly 10' away under my desk after an hour of searching. Box cutter trick worked 2nd time around, though I felt like I imagine a heart surgeon might feel while performing a grueling delicate surgery. |
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Ditto the clevis pin. 15 builds and I've yet to send one flying. As much as this has been talked about I am shocked that there are some people either still ignorant of the method or too stubborn to try the method and still risk losing pins at the least to cutting fingers to "shooting their eye out" at the worst.
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I myself used a razor blade and thought it was the easiest thing ever... That being said, I hung a towel up and pointed everything in that direction in the even it did pop out. Then when it hit the towel, I would just look down at the bottom of the towel to find it. +1..I never needed the tool and have never lost any springs or detents, just use a thin blade to hold it all in place. |
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Wow! Good Idea! I'll have to try that!
Wait! I was going to make a detent spring tool according to the specs published in the Tech Manual, but I was going to need a drill press to do it right. Cool! An excuse to buy another tool! This clevis pin idea screws that! |
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Ditto the clevis pin. 15 builds and I've yet to send one flying. As much as this has been talked about I am shocked that there are some people either still ignorant of the method or too stubborn to try the method and still risk losing pins at the least to cutting fingers to "shooting their eye out" at the worst. You're missin all the fun!! 
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Brownells has them pretty cheap. Order springs and detents.
Id think people dont do the clevis pin trick enough because when they get their lower and LPK finally united, theres just too much anticipation to drive to the store to get the clevis pin. On the other hand, I think if you cant do it with a razor blade you dont need to be installing an LPK in the first place. At best you're gonna nick up your receiver on some of the other steps. |
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