80% lowers

[teratos]

This is what mine looked like after Cerakote.

Looks great!!

 

[GTOGUNNER]

I've tried several 80% lowers and turned them all into un usable pieces of metal.

Once a paperweight, always a paperweight.

 

[Sticky]

Once a paperweight, always a paperweight.

It only take one false move. One must be careful, go slow and measure/check often.

 

[Blacksmith101]

The current issue of Firearms News has a very positive review of the AR15Mold.com make your own complete resin lower kit. Here is a link to their web site it has lots of videos and instructions on pouring your finished ready to assemble lower in their patented molds:
http://ar15mold.com/

 

[pcfixer]

Looks great!!

Thank You! Looks good to me too. All fits tight and shoots very good at 25, 50 and 100 yds.
Haven't had anywhere to shoot 150 and 200 YET. Going to my brothers place in KY farm in June.

 

[Jollyllama]

This is what mine looked like after Cerakote.

Did you cerakote the raw aluminum?

 

[cryptoman]

This is what mine looked like after Cerakote.

Great job, it looks amazing. I have a couple of 80 percent lowers and jigs, but have been to chicken to start on them. Seeing the job that you did inspires me to follow through.

 

[ironpony]

The current issue of Firearms News has a very positive review of the AR15Mold.com make your own complete resin lower kit. Here is a link to their web site it has lots of videos and instructions on pouring your finished ready to assemble lower in their patented molds:
http://ar15mold.com/

Should have a 100% party. Before the atf issues a statement.

 

[Sticky]

Did you cerakote the raw aluminum?

It needs to be bead blasted first, then you can cerakote it.. That's how I did almost all of mine.

 

[Blacksmith101]

Should have a 100% party. Before the atf issues a statement.

It gets hard for them because if you start with an 80% lower or an empty mold you are still doing the manufacturing.

 

[ironpony]

It gets hard for them because if you start with an 80% lower or an empty mold you are still doing the manufacturing.

Didn't they come out with something about loaning the tools (mill/drill press/ jigs) amongst others.

 

[Blacksmith101]

Didn't they come out with something about loaning the tools (mill/drill press/ jigs) amongst others.

In this case you buy the mold and it comes with enough raw material to make 5 stripped lowers and you can buy additional supplies to make more. Buy a different mold and the same material would make something else.

I believe the ATF was cracking down on people who would do all the preparation and set up and have in house jigs so all the individual did was essentially push the go button on the machine. That is a lot different from people buying jigs or molds and really doing the operations to make a receiver.

 

[TinCuda]

In this case you buy the mold and it comes with enough raw material to make 5 stripped lowers and you can buy additional supplies to make more. Buy a different mold and the same material would make something else.

I believe the ATF was cracking down on people who would do all the preparation and set up and have in house jigs so all the individual did was essentially push the go button on the machine. That is a lot different from people buying jigs or molds and really doing the operations to make a receiver.

That's pretty sneaky. I bet you could rig up a cell phone app that would let you start the CNC machines in some factory from home. LOL

You could get a text message letting you know the block of billet is in the machine, you transmit the go command with your phone and 3 days later it shows up in your mail box. Technically making you the manufacturer.

I think I might be going into business... LOL


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[dogbone]

It only take one false move. One must be careful, go slow and measure/check often.

Exactly!

My brother snickered at me because for every change in direction of the X-Y table, I would stop and say out loud, "I want the table to move away from me, so I will turn the crank handle counterclockwise."

One of us managed to mill right through the sidewall of their lower.

Hint: It wasn't me.

 

[Sticky]

Exactly!

My brother snickered at me because for every change in direction of the X-Y table, I would stop and say out loud, "I want the table to move away from me, so I will turn the crank handle counterclockwise."

One of us managed to mill right through the sidewall of their lower.

Hint: It wasn't me.

Even with DRO, I still add some tape with arrows penned in to both cranks to indicate direction of travel. One can't be too careful, especially as you are nearing the end of the project!

 

[dblas]

Didn't they come out with something about loaning the tools (mill/drill press/ jigs) amongst others.

You can loan the tools, jigs, etc, with no issues. If it is a CNC machine, you cannot provide the programming, they have to provide their own programming for the CNC machine.

 

[Alphabrew]

Any updated pictures? Looks nice so far.

Just pulled from the safe:

 

[MMartini1969]

Wow. That looks awesome. How long did it take you? Drill dress, mill or router?

 

[Alphabrew]

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[Alphabrew]

Wow. That looks awesome. How long did it take you? Drill dress, mill or router?

Over the course of few weekends, taking my time and thinking ahead/getting it right. I've done a couple. I use an easy jig, ratty old drill press and a $100 makita trim router