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Posted: 9/28/2005 12:10:07 PM EDT
[#1]
not unless you are damn good with a MIG welder and you know how to heat treat it
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Posted: 9/28/2005 12:14:38 PM EDT
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How would this be different from any other flat ? What's different about the heat treating and why would a MIG welder be necessary as opposed to a regular flat ?
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Posted: 9/28/2005 12:19:08 PM EDT
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cause there are cut and just have tabs left to let you fold by hand......then you have to weld the bend length wise down both sides
but the heat treating is just the same I would imagine.....there are 100 ways to do it how you weld that sucker without it warping I have no clue |
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Posted: 9/28/2005 2:35:35 PM EDT
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the instructions from the mfg'r are quite helpful. the welding should be done in individual tacks...and coming back to "connect" them all together.....that way there isn't too much heat applied (like in a continuous weld bead) to warp the sheet metal. i understand that its not a difficult job to finish the flat up.......
heat treating, mentioned above, is sotmething you have to do to any flat......its no different b/w a laser cut flat or a "u-bend-it" flat. hth |
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Posted: 9/28/2005 3:31:56 PM EDT
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Ah, ok, now it makes sense. I thought they were just scored slightly so you could see where to bend, didn't realize how much was cut out of them for the bend lines. |
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Posted: 9/28/2005 4:22:51 PM EDT
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I have some of these laying around if you want one i would take $35 for it with the rails. These are a lot thicker than standard flats. I bought mine from a friend & the original creator of the fold by hand flat. I have been told that these do not require heat treating like standard flats due to their added thickness. It probably wouldnt hurt though
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Posted: 9/28/2005 4:26:23 PM EDT
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You can get that WITH rails for $40 from www.ar15plus.com.
I wundered how bad it would warp, but I welded mine up with 3/32" 7018 with no warpage. Weld about 1/2" then walk away for a cigarette, cum back weld another 1/2" in another spot, repeat. It was OK, the selecter seemed a little low, the mag seemed to be to low so I removed material from the selecter stop, now it's all good. |
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