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Author: | AR15L [ Thu May 02, 2019 7:34 am ] |
Post subject: | Stamping lowers at home |
Has anyone used the Harbor Freight metal stamps to mark your (unmarked) 80's? Did it work? How did it turn out? Recommend or not? |
Author: | Arisaka [ Thu May 02, 2019 7:40 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Stamping lowers at home |
Used these quite a bit. Because each letter is an individual stamp, It is difficult to achieve uniform spacing between letters. also a bit difficult to keep all letters straight. Depending on where you stamp, I would be concerned with bowing the receiver wall. Definitely support the underside of the receiver wall by backing it with a something stiff. |
Author: | RocketScott [ Thu May 02, 2019 8:09 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Stamping lowers at home |
7075 is hard stuff. I don't know that you'll get a good stamp on it. Probably end up looking like a kindergarten art project $30 at Hyperion is the way to go if you ask me |
Author: | TINCANBANDIT [ Thu May 02, 2019 8:33 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Stamping lowers at home |
ever thought of using vinyl graphics electricity and acid? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cojdY1AWGDo |
Author: | AR15L [ Thu May 02, 2019 9:07 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Stamping lowers at home |
Arisaka wrote: Used these quite a bit. Because each letter is an individual stamp, It is difficult to achieve uniform spacing between letters. also a bit difficult to keep all letters straight. Depending on where you stamp, I would be concerned with bowing the receiver wall. Definitely support the underside of the receiver wall by backing it with a something stiff. Well, since it is still a "paper weight", it is pretty solid so no problems smacking it with a 5lb sledge. I just need to put either SAFE - FIRE or NO GO - GO. Something simple. Etching would be nice, I just don't have the patience for that. Any is better than trying to use a Dremel freehand. ****************** EDIT: After another cup of coffee, I have just decided to drill a small dot. Paint white for safe and red for fire. Thanks for the ideas. |
Author: | beckdw [ Thu May 02, 2019 9:41 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Stamping lowers at home |
Huh, was thinking about using these to put a custom serial on my P80 glock. I'm guessing it might work better on the (tin?) strip in the rail? |
Author: | survivor [ Thu May 02, 2019 10:48 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Stamping lowers at home |
This guy recently stamped his GM Hydramatic clone. https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/gm-cl ... 23-739576/ |
Author: | RocketScott [ Thu May 02, 2019 10:49 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Stamping lowers at home |
TINCANBANDIT wrote: ever thought of using vinyl graphics electricity and acid? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cojdY1AWGDo Could also do the vinyl with a blast cabinet to get it a little deeper |
Author: | Yondering [ Thu May 02, 2019 8:17 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Stamping lowers at home |
Arisaka wrote: Used these quite a bit. Because each letter is an individual stamp, It is difficult to achieve uniform spacing between letters. also a bit difficult to keep all letters straight. Depending on where you stamp, I would be concerned with bowing the receiver wall. Definitely support the underside of the receiver wall by backing it with a something stiff. I use them as well, most recently to mark my SBR lower. It works well, but takes some practice. It helps if you use a guide at least to have the letters aligned vertically so it doesn't look like you did it while drunk. I always stamp the letter I'm about to strike on a separate piece of scrap first, to make double sure it's not upside down or something stupid like that. Also different letters require a different amount of force to stamp to an even depth, so practice that. B for example takes a lot harder whack than T or I to get the same stamped depth. |
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