How NOT to clip and pin

[bladeworks123]

Was thinning the ears out on this fcg frame yesterday and apparently the pin bushing came loose and caught the belt on the grinder. Not exactly sure about that because it hapened so fast, but the bushing hit dead center in the left lens of my safety glasses.... Anyway, the moral of the story is wear your safety glasses when working with your grinder etc. This one will get the ears cut off and go in the spare parts box.

[7.62guy]

plus 1 on the safety glasses. i have to wear them at work every day. i have gotten to where i don't feel dressed without them. glad there was no harm to you.

[Buelligan]

I bet you can silver solder the ear on when you put the pin in .

[bladeworks123]

I thought about building it up with solder, but this one wasn't for me, and I guess I'm too much of a perfectionist. It wouldn't park right to look good. I saw one once that someone had spot welded plates on the front which gave it about the same shape as the front of a Navy lower, I think this will be a good candidate for experimental cosmetic surgery.

[Smokehouse69]

Yeah, I've seen that pasted on panels that replicate the ears on a Navy lower. If I had one that had the ears clipped off I might do it in the spirit of cosmetic restoration. But bare lowers are fairly cheap, I might just buy another and pitch that one.

[holescreek]

I had the same thing happen on my mill. I just cut the ears off and threw it in the "back-up" pile.

[Planning]

SAVE IT, people are using them for building the m-53, belt fed ak's, etc. i never trash gun parts. (it looks it in my shop, trailers, storage buildings, etc.)

ron

[bladeworks123]

SAVE IT, people are using them for building the m-53, belt fed ak's, etc. i never trash gun parts. (it looks it in my shop, trailers, storage buildings, etc.)

ron

Oh no Ron, make no mistake, nothing goes in the scrap bin except those things that are totally un-identifiable after they are evaluated for size and shape.....everything has a place in my shop. My wife calls it the "black hole" The place in the universe where everything goes and stays til eternity. In fact the fella I was doing this for just told me he wants it anyway. So it will get the old round off!!!

[bladeworks123]

plus 1 on the safety glasses. i have to wear them at work every day. i have gotten to where i don't feel dressed without them. glad there was no harm to you.


That was really the point of my post. I take no pride in demonstrating my lack of skill and finesse. It doesn't matter how simple you think a job is, none of them are worth the cost of an eye or a finger. I am really fortunate to still have all my appendiges after all these years. Take the time out to make sure you are working as safely as possible. Accidents can happen to anyone, sometimes you just can't predict what could go wrong. Protect yourself from those times.

[Smokehouse69]

I never throw anything away either. I recently just identified 2 out of 3 mystery parts that I had in an inherited box o' gun parts. One was an M1919 cocking lever the other was an M1919 sear. The third is still unidentified but I suspect it is also part of an M1919.
I think these are parts of a mythical M1919A4 that my Dad and his brothers supposedly had mounted on a Jeep. They used it to hunt hogs at night with after WWII. Until the Sheriff paid them a visit one day and told them that the ATF was investigating an unlicensed machine gun being used in their area. One of my uncles made it dissappear after that. I don't want to know where it is either! :eek:
Here's the third part, anyone know what it is and what it goes to? The first pic is the top, it is smooth with no markings. The second is the bottom side, it has an F in a circle and inside the recessed place is WW.

[Sprout47]

Wow -- lucky you kept safe with the goggles ;)

[BIGKID]

I never throw anything away. The problem is finding it later. I just bought 3 of the $15 shells to clip and pin. I use a file to thin them out, because I don't know when to stop with the grinder.

[jdowney]

Safety glasses are definitely a must :thumbup:

I was going to do the same with a milling machine, now I'm thinking of using a file! Maybe cut most out with the mill then sneak up on it with the file.

[bladeworks123]

I never throw anything away either. I recently just identified 2 out of 3 mystery parts that I had in an inherited box o' gun parts. One was an M1919 cocking lever the other was an M1919 sear. The third is still unidentified but I suspect it is also part of an M1919.
I think these are parts of a mythical M1919A4 that my Dad and his brothers supposedly had mounted on a Jeep. They used it to hunt hogs at night with after WWII. Until the Sheriff paid them a visit one day and told them that the ATF was investigating an unlicensed machine gun being used in their area. One of my uncles made it dissappear after that. I don't want to know where it is either! :eek:
Here's the third part, anyone know what it is and what it goes to? The first pic is the top, it is smooth with no markings. The second is the bottom side, it has an F in a circle and inside the recessed place is WW.

I know the guy who could tell you if it was part of a 1919.....Perro.

[franks71vw]

Thats the feed paw for the 1919 series :D

[Smokehouse69]

Thats the feed paw for the 1919 series :D

I knew it must be a 1919 part, I had identified all the other parts and was too lazy to dig into that one. I figured one of you gurus would recognize it! :lolgreen:

[7.62guy]

I never throw anything away either. I recently just identified 2 out of 3 mystery parts that I had in an inherited box o' gun parts. One was an M1919 cocking lever the other was an M1919 sear. The third is still unidentified but I suspect it is also part of an M1919.
I think these are parts of a mythical M1919A4 that my Dad and his brothers supposedly had mounted on a Jeep. They used it to hunt hogs at night with after WWII. Until the Sheriff paid them a visit one day and told them that the ATF was investigating an unlicensed machine gun being used in their area. One of my uncles made it dissappear after that. I don't want to know where it is either! :eek:
Here's the third part, anyone know what it is and what it goes to? The first pic is the top, it is smooth with no markings. The second is the bottom side, it has an F in a circle and inside the recessed place is WW.

that must have been a fun way to hunt hogs.

[kevin]

did someone say belt fed ak's? Details PLEASE!