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So started reading up on the polymer lowers since it looked like an easy way to make your own lower at home
Heard a advertisement for a site saw they had a complete pistol kit for $650
with polymer lower, jig and drill bits
Now doing a quick search on parts it looked like it was a decent deal, since I would be getting everything but mags and sights all at the same time
one stop shopping
Depending on how easy the polymer would be to drill out I would then order an aluminum lower and try my luck on one of those too later
While waiting for my order to come in they had told me the LPK was out of stock and didnt know when they would come back in
I wanted them to go ahead and ship it out since I had been waiting for a while and send the LPK when it shows up
So the day before it was supposed to come in I went to ares armor to pick up a LPK since they are only 5 min away
Never been in there before and my eye instantly went to the aluminum 80% lowers
For $40 I picked one up, and the expensive jig
which then made it a very expensive lower
Went to the hardware store and got the right drill bits and decided to go ahead and try milling it at home, I had been watching alot of videos and seemed possible with the setup I had here
3 hrs later it was done
Although it was done on a crappy HF drillpress which was too small, it is possible to do cheaply and I think turned out good
I also do my own powdercoating at home so I did it matte black, but ended up looking like satin, I think the aluminum probably needed more heat I almost tripled the bake time just to get it to turn out satin
Since the upper is a really dull matte black usually my powder coat would be that exact color but it didnt turn out that way, matches the carry handle sight and buffer tube so im happy with how it turned out
Everything fit fine, but the roll pins were very hard to do
and I hate the safety lever, doesnt really click lock and moves a little past fire
so I will swap that out I want one that really locks hard
Heard a advertisement for a site saw they had a complete pistol kit for $650
with polymer lower, jig and drill bits
Now doing a quick search on parts it looked like it was a decent deal, since I would be getting everything but mags and sights all at the same time
one stop shopping
Depending on how easy the polymer would be to drill out I would then order an aluminum lower and try my luck on one of those too later
While waiting for my order to come in they had told me the LPK was out of stock and didnt know when they would come back in
I wanted them to go ahead and ship it out since I had been waiting for a while and send the LPK when it shows up
So the day before it was supposed to come in I went to ares armor to pick up a LPK since they are only 5 min away
Never been in there before and my eye instantly went to the aluminum 80% lowers
For $40 I picked one up, and the expensive jig
which then made it a very expensive lowerWent to the hardware store and got the right drill bits and decided to go ahead and try milling it at home, I had been watching alot of videos and seemed possible with the setup I had here
3 hrs later it was done
Although it was done on a crappy HF drillpress which was too small, it is possible to do cheaply and I think turned out good
I also do my own powdercoating at home so I did it matte black, but ended up looking like satin, I think the aluminum probably needed more heat I almost tripled the bake time just to get it to turn out satin
Since the upper is a really dull matte black usually my powder coat would be that exact color but it didnt turn out that way, matches the carry handle sight and buffer tube so im happy with how it turned out
Everything fit fine, but the roll pins were very hard to do
and I hate the safety lever, doesnt really click lock and moves a little past fire
so I will swap that out I want one that really locks hard
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