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3/8/2009 8:23:41 PM EDT
Anyone ever do it with a file, demel, or die grinder?
3/8/2009 11:45:56 PM EDT
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Yep, I've done it with a hand file.    It wasn't very hard.   Just stop early;  you can always file a little more.  Once you go to far, it's too late.
3/9/2009 7:58:40 PM EDT
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Yep, I've done it with a hand file.    It wasn't very hard.   Just stop early;  you can always file a little more.  Once you go to far, it's too late.


Thanks Gunnut. I'll give it a try... nice and slow.
3/10/2009 12:22:27 PM EDT
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Yep, I've done it with a hand file.    It wasn't very hard.   Just stop early;  you can always file a little more.  Once you go to far, it's too late.


Wow, you used a hand tool on a full auto carrier till it was SP1 spec?  How long did that take you?

If I didn't use a mill, I would have used a dremel and then cleaned it up with a file.

Whatever method you use, make sure the corners are square and not rounded.  M60Joe said that square corners are needed for proper disco trip.

3/10/2009 6:10:46 PM EDT
[#4]
+1 to square corners.

I did a couple on a CNC mill. Zip Zip Done !
3/10/2009 6:31:25 PM EDT
[#5]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Yep, I've done it with a hand file.    It wasn't very hard.   Just stop early;  you can always file a little more.  Once you go to far, it's too late.


Wow, you used a hand tool on a full auto carrier till it was SP1 spec?  How long did that take you?

If I didn't use a mill, I would have used a dremel and then cleaned it up with a file.

Whatever method you use, make sure the corners are square and not rounded.  M60Joe said that square corners are needed for proper disco trip.



You don't need to use a FA carrier for a Lightning Link.  I'm modding an AR15 semi carrier. About 1/8" to remove. But I'll probably use a die grinder or dremel and finish off with a hand file like you suggest. Thanks.


3/12/2009 8:01:15 AM EDT
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Yep, I've done it with a hand file.    It wasn't very hard.   Just stop early;  you can always file a little more.  Once you go to far, it's too late.


Wow, you used a hand tool on a full auto carrier till it was SP1 spec?  How long did that take you?

If I didn't use a mill, I would have used a dremel and then cleaned it up with a file.

Whatever method you use, make sure the corners are square and not rounded.  M60Joe said that square corners are needed for proper disco trip.



You don't need to use a FA carrier for a Lightning Link.  I'm modding an AR15 semi carrier. About 1/8" to remove. But I'll probably use a die grinder or dremel and finish off with a hand file like you suggest. Thanks.




You know what, you are right!  Until I looked back at a pic of the difference between FA, Semi and SP1 carriers, I thought SP1 was in between FA and Semi.  I must have looked quickly back in the day and transposed Semi and SP1.

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