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  1. TheLocalDrunk

    Sanders?

    I really like that! Might have to "borrow" that design. If you were to make a second one.... what would you change?
  2. TheLocalDrunk

    Gunsmithing?

    Funny cause I make fun of gamers too. Im not wearing a shiney shirt yet ;) Thanks. yeah, it has been fun and scary. Could have easily gone too far and turning it into an expensive paperweight. But i didnt and it works! I do take pride in saying I did it. (And it doesnt look like a home job...
  3. TheLocalDrunk

    Gunsmithing?

    Then I just mounted up a new charging handle. (I could have made one from scratch but I have a match coming up and wanted to get this done) Also mounted a "Matchsaverz" Oh, I also mounted optics to it. (I shoot open class) The optics sit high so I need to raise the comb height now. Playing...
  4. TheLocalDrunk

    Gunsmithing?

    Then I had to sand down my front grip down to allow a proper mating surface for the extention tube and clearance for the newly opened up loading port. I hit it with some emery cloth as well and made it smooth to the touch but it is still discolored.... anyone have a tip for that?
  5. TheLocalDrunk

    Gunsmithing?

    Next up was my shell latch. I drilled and tapped the button. (Which I broke one tap on a practice piece and had to run out and buy some more.) Also, because I didnt want to drill all the way through this piece I really wanted to get the threads as far down as possible. BUT i couldnt find a...
  6. TheLocalDrunk

    Gunsmithing?

    Here it is after the milling. You can see my lines didnt line up perfect because of the method above. But I was able to hand file it and put a radius in there too which is nice to have. I then went to work hand filing a bevel and removing tooling marks. Then worked my way with some coarse...
  7. TheLocalDrunk

    Gunsmithing?

    Busy weekend. Might split this up on a couple posts. Milled out some more this weekend. This time it was on my round column mill. (Which sucked for this operation) My first problem to overcome is hard to describe. With a head that rotates. I can adjust my work piece so the first angle is flat...
  8. TheLocalDrunk

    Gunsmithing?

    I just tested his setup tonight. It’s fast. Me likey. Mine will match very very soon. Will update when I can.
  9. TheLocalDrunk

    Source of Lathe oils and lubes?

    I too got mine from KBC
  10. TheLocalDrunk

    Not exactly gunsmithing

    Its another Forum. I will PM you about it.
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