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Hey guys, anyone ever made a bayonet before? Im thinking about making one for my AR-15. I have wanted to make one for a while now, but I was looking through an old Sep 2009 Tactical Knives Magazine, and saw this really cool Kel-Tec folding bayonet. Ive never seen a folding bayonet before so I am amazed by it. Plus its just as fine as a pocket knife. Made from D2 tool steel, Zytel and Carbon Fiber handle. Here's a Link to the magazines actual website with that same article. That article is true about the wieght issue, I hate the wieght of an M9 bayonet, and M7 bayonets on the end of the AR. Anyway, since I dig this design so much I wanna make one based of this particular style.
Heres a High Res. But its closed.
So How should I make the loop? Im thinking about making one of the press brake in that DIY thread I wrote, but making it able to have a 90 degree angle bender attachment, but also give it a slip on piping or tube to bend circular bends. I could probably do this but it will be a lot to do and probably a lot of bending to get it correct. And a lot of Trial and Error. So is there anyone who knows an easier way to make this loop? I'm not much of a forger because I haven't really given it much of a try, but could I throw some D2 billet in a forge and shape it some how over a pipe, that fits the same diameter? I dont know what I would do about the flat parts, under the loop, attached to handle.
Also, does anyone know where to get a sheet or block of Zytel? I dont know if I will even use it for this project, but I wanted some a long time ago. But just gave up the search because I couldn't find any. I believe is a DuPont product.
If anyone has any thought or ideas, feel free to throw em out there.
Cody D
Heres a High Res. But its closed.
So How should I make the loop? Im thinking about making one of the press brake in that DIY thread I wrote, but making it able to have a 90 degree angle bender attachment, but also give it a slip on piping or tube to bend circular bends. I could probably do this but it will be a lot to do and probably a lot of bending to get it correct. And a lot of Trial and Error. So is there anyone who knows an easier way to make this loop? I'm not much of a forger because I haven't really given it much of a try, but could I throw some D2 billet in a forge and shape it some how over a pipe, that fits the same diameter? I dont know what I would do about the flat parts, under the loop, attached to handle.
Also, does anyone know where to get a sheet or block of Zytel? I dont know if I will even use it for this project, but I wanted some a long time ago. But just gave up the search because I couldn't find any. I believe is a DuPont product.
If anyone has any thought or ideas, feel free to throw em out there.
Cody D
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