[Milsurplus] Items Wanted

[J. Forster]

Kepro, the PC people, made a nice 12" shear,. I think there was a bending
attachment that went with it.

-John

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> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 2:12 AM, Mike Hanz<aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>
> wrote:
>> Some mounts are real bears to fabricate, but when you break them down
>> into
>> their component parts, they can generally respond to innovative thought.
>
> Break them down into the bits and pieces from which they'd be made.
> This is not a problem.
>
>
>> The bottom pan, which is the most visible
>> component, is 16 gage 5052 aluminum and fairly trivial to fabricate with
>> a
>> hacksaw, file, and small pan/box brake.
>
> I still need a brake.  A small one.  18" would be getting close to
> overkill.  12" would be gooder.
>
>> You can buy small pieces of 5052 on
>> ebay fairly reasonably. Â You do *not* want the common 6061-T6 alloy -
>> it
>> takes much more force to bend and can develop stress cracks if not
>> folded
>> with enough of a radius.
>
> That "T6" hanging out at the end is such a pain.  :-)
>
> Anyway ... Most of this is in the planned capacity of the shop except
> the spot welding and that might wind up being flush riveting instead.
> As you said, it's under the receiver and out of sight so some
> alteration from original can be managed.
>
> So much fun, so few rounds ... ;-)
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michael, WH7HG
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