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Posted: 6/4/2015 5:03:26 AM EDT
In the process of getting an 80%. It's gonna be my 1st one doing it. Is it necessary to re-anodizing it after milling in the trigger area? Is this gonna be a weak link in the weapon if I don't? I plan on not having any markings it, just a plain jane, with a paint job.
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In the process of getting an 80%. It's gonna be my 1st one doing it. Is it necessary to re-anodizing it after milling in the trigger area? Is this gonna be a weak link in the weapon if I don't? I plan on not having any markings it, just a plain jane, with a paint job.
Thanks You should definitely re-anodize it because you don't want soft trigger pin holes ask in this thread, a few people have experience with DIY anodizing http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_4/675852_Home_anodizing_First_attempt.html |
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You should definitely re-anodize it because you don't want soft trigger pin holes ask in this thread, a few people have experience with DIY anodizing http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_4/675852_Home_anodizing_First_attempt.html Quoted:
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In the process of getting an 80%. It's gonna be my 1st one doing it. Is it necessary to re-anodizing it after milling in the trigger area? Is this gonna be a weak link in the weapon if I don't? I plan on not having any markings it, just a plain jane, with a paint job.
Thanks You should definitely re-anodize it because you don't want soft trigger pin holes ask in this thread, a few people have experience with DIY anodizing http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_4/675852_Home_anodizing_First_attempt.html Thank you, this actually helped and I have some ideas on how to proceed. |
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In the future, I'd steer clear of anodized 80% lowers. I think it's kind of stupid. I get its supposed to help cut costs for the end user, but I think it's retarded. But if your going to anodize it, its going to cost more to re-anodize it (strip current anodize off and then anodize it) |
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Anodize requires detailed knowledge of the alloy.
The gun manufacturers are well known for not being all that forthcoming with the information. Larger ones can 'adjust' the alloy as they wish. There are a whole lot of tricks that can be done with aluminum to produce harder wear surface in the alloy. One of them results in carbide being formed in the metal. Some aluminum can then be removed from the surface leaving the carbide exposed as a wear surface. Hard enough to be a cylinder bore in an engine. |
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