A tutorial for AK build parties.

[JamesY]

Great info. Another +1 for sticky. We needed this at least a year ago.

[Alexthewelder]

gj mach!

[duraglock]

Nice write up should be required reading before going to a build party.

[Rexrome]

Dido!!! Awesome write up. I have been doing my research and reading on an Ak building, but this takes all the guessing out of it. Thanks!

69, Did all your parts and flat come from ak builder? I noticed some of the tools did...

Somebody please sticky this thread!

[munkeeboi]

ak-builder flats and rivets are the way to go.

[ENTHUSIAST]

AWESOME Mach1, your passion for the AK platform is inspiring!!!

Really appreciate you taking the time to share it with us. I bet those new to building will increase in numbers due to this... THANK YOU for posting sir.

STICKY

[JamesY]

Good job Tom, reading this made me hard

I don't think that's something you should be sharing publicly.

[goober]

Good job Tom, reading this made me hard

glad i'm not the only one that got a major "eeeeeew" factor from that statement...



but anyway nice job mach, it will be good to have this info here and stickied for those that don't venture onto any of the home gunsmithing/building sites (where there's lot's more, if they're interested...)

[marxdspot]

Truest AK guru. Great write-up, 69mach1!

[G-Man WC]

Tom, So when does your new book "Pimp My AK" come out?
Good write up. --g

[ar15barrels]

Warning: And no Turkey Burgers. This is an AK build party, not an AR build party.

No fear of turkey burgers at AR builds.
We eat Steak.

[mydogsmonkey]

nice, its a sticky! WOO

[ar15barrels]

Bending and building an AK flat.

This is a tutorial for just the AK Builder trimmed and bent top rail AK flat, with the new flat bending jig. These tips and pictures are only for an AK 47 (7.62x39) build. I believe the AK 74 build may be slightly different.

The new AK Builder flat bending jig. There are three main parts to this jig. The base (die), the ram, and the bracket to hold the flat in place. Even though it looks indestructible, you can damage it if you don't pay attention and somehow line it up incorrectly or forget to back out the screws that push the ram out of the base.

The groove in the the base is an visual indicator that that is where the front of the receiver is placed on the base. The holes in the middle of the base is where the bolt heads that hold the bracket in place go into as the ram is pressed into the base. If the flat and ram are indexed backwards the bracket bolt heads will miss those holes and you will not be able to "bottom out" the ram.

That new jig is awesome.

[goober]

That new jig is awesome.

yes, it is.... works VERY well, just press from center and no moving back & forth along the jig.

[69Mach1]

A sticky! Nice.

Thanks everyone.