theotherwaldo
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Again, inspired by a Nylon 66... .
I could even utilize “locally sourced, non-GMO” ammo manufactured right here in my garage... oh the possibilities!You are SOOOOOO onto something here.
How in THE hell could anyone villianize an *Amish-15*?
"B-b-bu-but.... IT'S sustainable!"
Todd.
Easy now. Don't get carried away until that labor *force* is certified as being ethically treated.I could even utilize “locally sourced, non-GMO” ammo manufactured right here in my garage... oh the possibilities!
Probably, but the quantity of carbide tooling required to work bois d'arc would cost more than the finished product []I suspect a lower made of bodark would stand up to a pounding
Phenolic is a wood product that could be cut to the same dimensions as aluminum and probably be stronger than aluminum. It can withstand high heat and can be powder coated. With a darker clear coat, it looks like fiberglass
BTW, the one thing that Is missing in that "how to" is a vacuum chamber to get the bubbles out of the casting.
I've made these out of old pressure cookers with modified and gasketed lids. Vacuum pumps for this volume run about a hundred bucks.
Generally true, with a couple exceptions.The lower on an AR-15 just holds everything together and takes very little stress.
Now a laminate of phenolic resin, and hardwood used for the reciever might be interesting. you wouldn't need reinforments for the pins, and I'd bet that even the reciever extension could be done with nothing more than a little beefing up, or a thin walled threaded insert.
I have a slab somewhere of the lab/industrial grade, counter top phenolic. That thing is both tough and hard. It will ruin even good cutting tools quickly, so that particular type is probably not the best option. but from my understanding there's a few different options for phenolic resin formulations. I did laminate it with some Maple and teak and was gonna try make a bow riser out of it, and stuff sticks to it pretty good.