I call this snark Vera. Get your snarks here!

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DunkEm said:
In public?

I thought this was a family friendly forum.

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They've been dittoing each other privately for some time.
Just recently have they gone public.
They want everyone to start calling them the Ditto Bro's.
I for one congratulate them on their brave step forward. :D
 
worldwood said:
I'll ditto Mike :D
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Yes, but will you respect me in the next snark thread?

Nos: maple should hold up just fine, even the softer big leaf acers:

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......just avoid stainless pins if you want to NOT scorch the maple around them :rolleyes:. There are a lot of sugars in maple that burn quite easily. When shaping it, make sure your tools are sharp and your sandpaper fresh....
 
Jonny1280 said:
They've been dittoing each other privately for some time.
Just recently have they gone public.
They want everyone to start calling them the Ditto Bro's.
I for one congratulate them on their brave step forward. :D
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Ditto Bro's is too much typing. Can we just go with DB's?
 
crimsonfalcon07 said:
Well, some guys like their wood stabilized. What impresses me is that Noswad at least wants to have his done professionally. No amateur wood stabilizing for him!
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Like I said: getting his wood stabilized by a professional....is going to be costly.


---> and possibly involve incarceration.
 
crimsonfalcon07 said:
Well, some guys like their wood stabilized. What impresses me is that Noswad at least wants to have his done professionally. No amateur wood stabilizing for him!
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Well, he's got high standards.


Having said that, GSOM has some wisdom worth noting.
 
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Noswad0208 said:
Anyone know of a place you can send wood off to to be professionally stabilized? I was thinking about getting a knife handle made from some maple from around here.
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Just research it online, theres all kinds of places that will stabilize wood for you. CF suggestion of K&G is a good one. As far as doing it yourself, well, yeah you can do that, I have, but it will never turn out as good as what the pros will turn out. By the time I made a pressure vessel and vacuum pump, hoses, hardeners and such, put it all together and experimented with it, I could of taken that money and had it professionally done with better results.


.........In other news, finally got the go ahead from the wife to build a AR. I decided that I am going to machine my own lower. Any of you AR guys have any advice, suggestions, info, tips, resources on uppers or builds in general?
 
TMHunt said:
Just research it online, theres all kinds of places that will stabilize wood for you. CF suggestion of K&G is a good one. As far as doing it yourself, well, yeah you can do that, I have, but it will never turn out as good as what the pros will turn out. By the time I made a pressure vessel and vacuum pump, hoses, hardeners and such, put it all together and experimented with it, I could of taken that money and had it professionally done with better results.
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It wasn't a complete waste since Murph seems to enjoy it.


I still don't think that's a good thing...... For anybody.
 
Ar15.com has a ton of knowledge on building ar15s. Bravo Company makes really good stuff and has tons of different options for builds.
 
TMHunt said:
.........In other news, finally got the go ahead from the wife to build a AR. I decided that I am going to machine my own lower. Any of you AR guys have any advice, suggestions, info, tips, resources on uppers or builds in general?
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Todd, that sounds like a blast! I have nothing of value to add though.

ac700wildcat said:
Ar15.com has a ton of knowledge on building ar15s. Bravo Company makes really good stuff and has tons of different options for builds.
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I know where I'll be making a tangent off to later today. Dad and I have been kicking around the same idea since he has access to a shop now.
 
TMHunt said:
.........In other news, finally got the go ahead from the wife to build a AR. I decided that I am going to machine my own lower. Any of you AR guys have any advice, suggestions, info, tips, resources on uppers or builds in general?
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If you're doing a standard AR, and not a 308, matched sets don't matter quite as much. It really depends on what you're looking for. Headspace is important, and not something to mess around with. Ditto getting the torque values right. What caliber, and what sort of features are you looking for?
 
Thanks for the good, albeit disturbing, advice guys. :D Those maple scales are beauties, GSOM!

Todd, check out Palmetto State Armory for good and inexpensive AR parts. Dad builds them using parts from them all the time. You gonna go with .223/5.56 or something else? Dad built me one in 7.62x39mm that I really like as well. :thumbup:

Edit: Here is a pic with 'my' 7.62x39mm in it and another of four ARs that Dad has built (along with a MAK 90 and an SKS). If you have any questions about em I can get him to answer them.

The 7.62 likes shooting coyotes. :D
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The two on the left he didn't build (those are the SKS and MAK 90).
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(No offense intended by the flag. Just heritage. :))
 
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TMHunt said:
.........In other news, finally got the go ahead from the wife to build a AR. I decided that I am going to machine my own lower. Any of you AR guys have any advice, suggestions, info, tips, resources on uppers or builds in general?
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M4carbine.net is another good site. When I put mine together I bought a stripped lower and parts kit and bought an assembled upper to simplify things, but I don't have access to the tools and everything that you do.

It really depends on what you're looking for. If you want just a plinker to have fun with than del-ton, Palmetto state, DPMS or just about anybody is fine and should work. If you want something more serious than you want to look to Bravo Company, Lewis Machine & Tool, and the high-end stuff like that is where you want to look. For durability and reliability's sake make sure to get a top quality bolt and bolt carrier that has a properly staked gas key. M4 feed ramps on the barrel extension are a good thing to have too.

Another thing you may want to know is that a chrome-lined bore and chamber used to be considered a must-have but it is being phased out in favor of other processes (unfortunately I don't remember what they're called) that do the same thing but better and for less money as well as being more precise. At the very least get a chrome-lined bore and chamber if you don't feel like researching everything since those should still be all over the place.

http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?7009-AR-Technical-Discussion-FAQ-Knowledge-Base-Threads

That link is a good source of info to get you started but it's 7 or 8 years old.
 
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Stabilizing your own wood is a lot like making your own "mycarta" or for that matter, smelting your own steel. Whether or not it's "worth it" depends mostly on how much time and money you have to piss away on $50 worth of finished material, and your results are extremely unlikely to be as good as the stuff you get from the pros.

granitestateofmind said:
......just avoid stainless pins if you want to NOT scorch the maple around them :rolleyes:.
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If you think stainless bolts are bad for heat-transfer/scorching handle material, try copper. That stuff heats up RIGHT NOW on the grinder. With such amazing conductive properties, you'd think they would use more copper for wiring and radiators and stuff... oh, wait... :o :p
 
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