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Posted: 2/28/2011 2:34:56 PM EDT
| I'm wanting to turn some nasty, pointy, upholstery eating, DNA sampling flash hider from hell, but I'm not sure what still to pick. 4130 would be the obvious choice, but I don't have a mill and rotary table handy to turn some round bar into hex bar, so I have to stick with what I can get in hex, which is 303, 304, 316, 321, 347, and 15-5 stainless, 12L14, and 360 brass. There's some aluminum, too, but I'd like it to last more than a mag without eroding to the point it falls off. 360 brass might look interesting, but will it handle the pressure and erosion? Same with 12L14 and 303. I really don't want to mess with 304 or 316, and I've never touched any of the other stainless alloys. Anyone have any suggestions? |
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I just use a cheap used Chinese spin jig I bought off fleabay. I'd love a real rotary table, but that is going to wait a long time....
I goof around with 12L14 for stuff like this. I have not fired my suppressors for longevity, but it is good enough for making something to see what happens. This is just something fun to make if I have a couple unaccounted for hours or so in the garage. 
Ah, you don't have a mill. I imagine you could bolt a spin jig to an angle plate on your cross slide. That is what I did a couple time until I got a mill. |
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Quoted: I just use a cheap used Chinese spin jig I bought off fleabay. I'd love a real rotary table, but that is going to wait a long time.... I goof around with 12L14 for stuff like this. I have not fired my suppressors for longevity, but it is good enough for making something to see what happens. This is just something fun to make if I have a couple unaccounted for hours or so in the garage. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/DSCN0952.JPG Ah, you don't have a mill. I imagine you could bolt a spin jig to an angle plate on your cross slide. That is what I did a couple time until I got a mill. Damn fine work, just not "please don't poke me with that" enough for me ;) And thanks both of you. 12L14 it is. I was getting concerned someone would say inconel or titanium and I'd have to admit myself to the nearest asylum.
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