Ak build party?

awptickes · Apr 7, 2012

AK-Builder has some Romanian kits with headspaced barrels in stock, those are some of the easier kits to build (IMO.)

R357 · Apr 19, 2012

There definitely seems to be some interest here. The rub will be figuring out who can host the build party, and how many would be in for the location of the hosts. We can work out gear, knowledge base, and supplies after we have groups committed to locations.

So if you are willing to host a build party please indicate how many builders you are comfortable hosting and your general location in the thread.

Also if you want a hand in organizing this speak up or send me a PM.

Thank you,

Fox123 · May 30, 2012

Interest still out there for this project? would be interested jumping in this party

gibby · May 30, 2012

I am interested to.

rcpd34 · May 30, 2012

I'm in; especially in the Montgomery County area. I'd like to learn a bit about building mine as I'm new to t he AK platform and pretty clueless.

straightsilver3 · May 30, 2012

I'm in for this Just got a minty Bulgy 74 kit with unissued bulgy barrel

accce · May 30, 2012

Do you mean a guy and I?

armed ferret · Jun 10, 2012

Once again, I have all tooling for building off complete receivers.

Willing to bet once again, nothing comes of my having made that statement....

awptickes · Jun 10, 2012

AF, where are you located?

armed ferret · Jun 10, 2012

Pasadena/GB general vicinity.

Atlasarmory · Jun 10, 2012

If this goes down in the Pasadena GB area I have some build tool I could bring. Don't have an AK build at the moment. Wouldn't mind picking the brain of a few seasoned builders though.

awptickes · Jun 11, 2012

I've got a spot welder, and the jig to position the rails for the spot welder.

I have an "after the fact" jig that can be used to straighten the bottom edges of a poorly bent receiver.

I also have some modified bolt-cutters to crush the trunnion rivets. I need to clean them up a little bit, they're kinda messy, but do the job.

armed ferret · Jun 11, 2012

awptickes said:
and the jig to position the rails for the spot welder

in fairness, that's called "a drill bit". :innocent0

awptickes · Jun 11, 2012

armed ferret said:
in fairness, that's called "a drill bit".

Haha, yeah, I suppose one could use a drill bit, but this is the fancy schmancy ak-builder jig. A lot easier than using a drill bit and c-clamp.

armed ferret · Jun 11, 2012

yeah but come on man. it's an ak. it's supposed to be built with vodka, drill bits, and hopes & dreams.

awptickes · Jun 11, 2012

Truth.

I think I've used more hammers and files on AKs than all other tools combined.

JWLaRue · Jun 11, 2012

I'd be interested in a build, but like a few others would need to (still) buy all the parts.

If there is a build party, how long does it take to do a build? Especially if there are multiples to be built. Depending on time commitment, I can host a party. I have a lathe, mill, and drill press to add to the already offered tools made by others.

I am in the Annapolis area.

-Jeff

armed ferret · Jun 11, 2012

For a basic AKM build on an NDS receiver with trunnion holes already drilled, you're looking at probably 2 hours give or take, less if the demilling isn't too much of a pain. No way to know until you start getting into it though. A few of the early kits came already demilled (rivets removed from trunnions/trigger guard, etc) and we had working rifles built within 30-40 minutes of starting. If you have to remove the rivets, though, 2-ish hours is a decent time to build one. That's not including finishing, of course. I don't have a blasting cabinet or park tank (yet) but I'll get there eventually. Blasting, parkerizing, and duracoat or molyresin usually takes about another 45-60 minutes.

Get 3 presses into the mix, and you can press rear rivets in one station, trigger guard at the next, and front rivets at the next. Then once all those are done, set up all three for pressing barrels and you're in good shape. Would probably speed up the process a bit.

awptickes · Jun 11, 2012

If anyone is into building an AK pistol, Centerfire still has pistol kits.

dleary13115 · Jun 11, 2012

I want very much to attend a build party. I own 3 AK's but don't know how to build one. If we want this to happen we need to make it worth while for the guys with the knowledge and tools, like we might want to make it profitable for them. If one, two or three guys who have the tools and knowledge teamed up to organize a build party I would gladly pay an admission fee.

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