[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Builds from 0% forgings -- Part II

Posted: 7/11/2013 10:47:31 PM EDT

Well, guess I have been too busy with other stuff and my thread got purgatoried to the Archive...

Anyways, I have started work on them again, the weather has just been too awesome to sit inside at a mill or with a file, and I worked an ungodly amount of OT in June.

I have 2 of the 3 forgings ready to mill the fire control pocket and finish up. I bought a 14" US Cutter vinyl cutter, my buddy GeneT has an Etch-O-Matic, and it is time to get these finished up.

Posted: 7/12/2013 3:21:06 AM EDT

[#1]

Now get working on those DIAS's.

Posted: 7/12/2013 6:44:18 AM EDT

[#2]

As promised, some pictures:

Vinyl Cutter (US Cutter 14" MH-series MK2):

Interior of magwells:

Lowers with some Magpul 20rd mags (ATACs camo, these were the tightest of my sample mags used for test fits while filing, now drop free easily):

Posted: 7/12/2013 9:30:35 AM EDT

[#3]

Did you mill out the magwell? This is the only part that is preventing me from finishing up my lowers, I have four and no means to the magwell

Will

Posted: 7/12/2013 12:46:13 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Did you mill out the magwell? This is the only part that is preventing me from finishing up my lowers, I have four and no means to the magwell

Will

Drill the corners, mill it out as best you can, then file to finish.

Posted: 7/14/2013 3:42:25 PM EDT

[#5]

Exactly what flyingillini said: Drill many, many, many holes. Chapter 9 of Brandeis' instructions show all the drilling coordinates.

I would advise going very, very slowly drilling the holes. One of my 3 the bit walked away from center near the bottom. Not a structural issue, but there is a hole all the way through......

I've been filing away, running Cratex bits with the dremel, and will do some more filing before starting with the sandpaper. I hope to get them all ready for milling the fire control pocket, so I can move on to etching them and anodizing and be done with them.

Posted: 7/17/2013 10:20:29 AM EDT

[#6]

Got my first vinyl template cut and tested it on a 2.5" laptop drive caddy. All of the white areas in the pic is what I will be weeding out of my template for electro etching.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Builds from 0% forgings -- Part II

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Builds from 0% forgings -- Part II

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Builds from 0% forgings -- Part II