Wife is going to be mad..

Djstorm100

Djstorm100

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That I have now 7 ar's to build. 80% for the win. Now to clean up all the chips.

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Beautiful!

Those things make a LOT of chips don't they? I havent done one in a couple yrs and Im still finding the aluminum fragments in the garage.
 
Put her mane on one and give it to her.
It's up to you if you want to make it a functional gun or not.
 
Tim said:
^ This is a ghost gun...
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I thought about engraving Casper on the side of the magwell but resting on the side of caution. It might not do well for our cause against the left.
Although humorous, those that don't understand will assume it's kills with no mercy.


ronn47 said:
Put her mane on one and give it to her.
It's up to you if you want to make it a functional gun or not.
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By ATF as soon as I remove material (even just a slot) it's consider a firearm. Going to save these for a rainy day.
 
Damn, sweep them up carefully! That many chips taken to a recycling center might yield enough money to buy another 80% “conversation piece” for future use.
 
Goofyfoot2001 said:
I don't own an AR but can you do this with just a drill press?
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Yes but not well.
Drill press bearings are not meant to have significant side to side loads like a mill so they aren't precise and often chatter. I used an x/y vise in a drill press and it worked but was hard, slow and ended with a less than ideal product.
 
JohnFreeman said:
Beautiful!

Those things make a LOT of chips don't they? I haven't done one in a couple yrs and Im still finding the aluminum fragments in the garage.
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Thank you, yes they do. I went from 24minutes to 16, this is with doing manual tool change. Each one I made just a little bit faster with out sacrificing quality

NCFubar said:
Damn, sweep them up carefully! That many chips taken to a recycling center might yield enough money to buy another 80% “conversation piece” for future use.
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Rigid shop vac is the ticket in getting chips out. I wish I had a Haas with a convayer or arguer but have to start some where.
Goofyfoot2001 said:
I don't own an AR but can you do this with just a drill press?
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You can but as other have said they won't come out as nice but still functional. they have jibs where you drill out most the material so you aren't engaging so much material on the sides.

concepthomes1 said:
@Djstorm100
So, do you over-size the dimensions to allow for final coating, especially on the threading?
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I assume you are referring to the buffer tube? If so the threads are a lower class 2 so lots of room. For the pins and safety I drill those undersize and ream them out. I can not stand loose pins.
 
In my 80% lower thread, I mention how I wanted to do something but it might not be seen a funny as I see it.


But screw that!

 
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