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AR15L
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Location: Nampa, Idaho Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 19467
Real Name: Rick
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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?
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Thu May 02, 2019 7:34 am |
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Arisaka
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Location: Tacoma Joined: Sat May 4, 2013 Posts: 6216
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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.
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Thu May 02, 2019 7:40 am |
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RocketScott
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Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11096
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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
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Thu May 02, 2019 8:09 am |
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TINCANBANDIT
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Location: Mohave Valley Arizona Joined: Fri May 20, 2011 Posts: 13371
Real Name: Casey
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ever thought of using vinyl graphics electricity and acid? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cojdY1AWGDo
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Thu May 02, 2019 8:33 am |
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AR15L
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Location: Nampa, Idaho Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 19467
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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.
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Thu May 02, 2019 9:07 am |
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beckdw
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Location: Tri -Cities Joined: Thu May 23, 2013 Posts: 2798
Real Name: David
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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?
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Thu May 02, 2019 9:41 am |
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survivor
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Location: Kent Joined: Wed Mar 13, 2013 Posts: 1660
Real Name: Andy
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Thu May 02, 2019 10:48 am |
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RocketScott
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Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11096
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Could also do the vinyl with a blast cabinet to get it a little deeper
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Thu May 02, 2019 10:49 am |
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Yondering
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Location: Skagit County, in the woods Joined: Tue Apr 7, 2015 Posts: 1058
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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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