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Posted: 8/28/2007 10:20:54 PM EDT
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Hello everyone, Getting close to finishing my AMD 65 build and would like to know how to mount the side swivel on the thing. |
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The sling swivel attaches by bending two metal tabs inside the reciever. I seems like it would be fairly weak after bending back to demil, and re installing due to metal fatigue. You would need to cut a slit in the reciever. The template is here. pookieweb.dyndns.org:61129/AK/docs/templates.htm Looks like the server is down right now. I've got a copy. Email me and I'll send you one. |
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OK So I'm looking at making a slot like on that template and putting this sling swivel in? Swivel |
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I cut the notch slightly small with a dremel cut off wheel and enlarged with a needle file. I then took the sling tab and stuck the little tabs through the slot and bent them outward. In order to hold them better I used one of the Bernzmatic Oxy/MAPP torches and a white braze rod and put a little braze on the tabs on the inside of the reciever, it holds very well. I was hesitant about using a Wire feed welder because I was afraid of burn through, but I think one on low current may work too. |
I used the templates from pookie and at the time no one sold the sling attachment so I made one out of a old romainain sling holder.  I was trying to bend them striat and one side broke off, but did make it easier to slide in.  To make the slot I marked it and then drilled a bunch of holes and then cleaned up with dremal.  I welded with a mig welder on low. I took the tab that was broken off and welded in to for extra support. 
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