I'm looking for some one with experience to help with my first ak47 kit build. I'm thinking I want to have the rails welded to the receiver blank because it looks better. I'm wanting to find someone in OKC who can do a quick spot weld job for me for like $20 (or let me know reasonable pricing). The kit arrives this week so I'd be looking for someone next week.
If the receiver and the rails are aluminum you can't spot weld it you need to get it tig welded on. If one is steel the other is aluminum you can't weld it at all, you would have to drill and tap it, which is probably your best bet anyways.
Do they even make aluminum receiver blanks? I wouldn't think sheet aluminum would be strong enough. I doubt there's such a thing as aluminum rails either, since one of them doubles as the ejector.
Good luck, I originally planned on building a flat, but couldn't find tools for rental or any build parties, so I decided to save money and time and order a nodak (which has been on backorder for like 3 months btw)
Good luck, I originally planned on building a flat, but couldn't find tools for rental or any build parties, so I decided to save money and time and order a nodak (which has been on backorder for like 3 months btw)
No aluminum AK receivers that I know of and you wouldn't want one anyway. That'd be a disaster waiting to happen. To the OP it sounds like you are building from an 80% receiver or maybe from a flat?
nah, both the receiver and rails are hardened steel. needs maybe 5 spot welds on each side. could weld all the way around the rails but thats a bit overkill.
flatwins, you are correct its an receiver blank, bent up but without holes id call it somewhere between aflat and an 80% receiver. any one have experience with these? i bought a romanian kit with the receiver blank and new barrel from guntrader for $120.
any takers?
flatwins, you are correct its an receiver blank, bent up but without holes id call it somewhere between aflat and an 80% receiver. any one have experience with these? i bought a romanian kit with the receiver blank and new barrel from guntrader for $120.
any takers?
I have a TIG, but I am pretty busy. Do you have a plan in place to make sure your rails and such are located correctly?
I believe you will still want to heat treat a few areas (like trigger and hammer pin holes) before it is all said and done. I have one laying around too, but for a Yugo underfolder. I just went with a completed receiver.
Anyway, PM me.
I believe you will still want to heat treat a few areas (like trigger and hammer pin holes) before it is all said and done. I have one laying around too, but for a Yugo underfolder. I just went with a completed receiver.
Anyway, PM me.
You can bring it by my shop - I'll tig it for you.
