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Peshawar
08-30-11, 00:16
It happens.

I messed up the selector cuts on this receiver years ago. Honestly, I kinda forgot about it.

But, the remedy might be pertinent.

This is what is necessary to correct fubar'd selector cuts. Tig welds. Cost me $20. Go local if you are savvy. WAY cheaper.

Now I can dress this down and re-cut the selector cuts. Yay!

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/199/dsc09693ee.jpg
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If you cut it badly, don't give up. With a good welder you can restore the hope / cool. :D
Aries144
08-30-11, 04:12
How exactly were the cuts messed up here? What was wrong?
Mikey
08-30-11, 05:02
What about the heat treat on the receiver?

Mike
Peshawar
08-30-11, 09:39
It took me a while to find the proper convex cutter for the selector. Until then, I had been experimenting with fail-centric cutters. And my selector cuts were fugly.

I'll post pics when I get it done. No worries on the heat treat. Not for this part of the receiver. It's all good in the hood. ;)
Aries144
08-30-11, 22:34
Fail-centric? What do you mean?
Peshawar
08-30-11, 23:16
Was just kidding around. :p Translation -> badly chosen cutters that made crappy selector cuts. Totally my fault, but I like a certain look to the cuts. I'm a picky bastard.
Peshawar
09-16-11, 11:07
Got the welds dressed down now. Hopefully this weekend I will re-do the cuts. Once it's gotten a good abrasive blasting, it's own momma wouldn't know I screwed it up before. :o

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5516/dsc00257o.jpg
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ICANHITHIMMAN
09-16-11, 11:41
What about the heat treat on the receiver?

Mike

TIG welding is not the same as SMAW, FLUX or MIG

In tig welding the heat is not put into the metal as it is in the first 3 I mentioned. There for it is ok in this application