Its a little fat, lol, but good job on your work.
Made my own 995 barrel shroud
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Hey guys, Here is the shroud I made on Christmas day. It took me 4 hours but I am happy with the results. I never heard from thekrnel so I decided to make my own. First I started with a piece of 1-1/2" 6061 Solid Aluminum Rod (bought on Ebay with shipping $17.00). I rounded the rear of the aluminum so I had enough space to make Front sight adjustments. I cut the lines in the aluminum with a pipe cutter. I drilled the center of the rod out with 1/2 drill bit and then reamed it with a 5/8 reamer. If I had a lathe the job could have been done in an hour. I did this with a handheld Sears Cordless Drill. After the center was drilled I drilled to holes and tapped the holes for two 10/32 set screws. Now All I have to do is decide the finish for it. I am thinking of a flat black powder coating. Let me know what you guys think.
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Excellent work! Doing it yourself as always more fun that buying from someone else (though I'm jumping on bushman's triggers when they get released 
The following is not a criticism; it's just info for anyone who might like to try similar projects.
There's an outlet called Metals Supermarket near me and, since they have several outlets in Atlanta, I think they may be a chain. Has anyone heard of them? You can walk in, go to the back with no ugly insurance warnings about customers in the shop, and dig through the cutoffs. If you don't find a scrap that fits your needs, they'll cut something for a modest price.
Today I got a chunk of aluminum for J-22 mag extensions, a steel plate and rod to build some rivet tools for an AK build, and some miscellaneous angle iron for clamping things on my drill press bed for $12 and change.
I'll fall back on eBay if necessary, but if you can find someone like this, it's a lot more economical!
The following is not a criticism; it's just info for anyone who might like to try similar projects.
There's an outlet called Metals Supermarket near me and, since they have several outlets in Atlanta, I think they may be a chain. Has anyone heard of them? You can walk in, go to the back with no ugly insurance warnings about customers in the shop, and dig through the cutoffs. If you don't find a scrap that fits your needs, they'll cut something for a modest price.
Today I got a chunk of aluminum for J-22 mag extensions, a steel plate and rod to build some rivet tools for an AK build, and some miscellaneous angle iron for clamping things on my drill press bed for $12 and change.
I'll fall back on eBay if necessary, but if you can find someone like this, it's a lot more economical!
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Man it looks like a silencer LOL. Make it a little longer and make one of these on the end. Without the sight on it
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How do you powdercoat somthing made from aluminum? Doesn't powdercoat work on the principals of electrical magnetism? I thought that was why people started anodizing aluminum, because powdercoat was impossible. Correct me if i'm wrong... politely.
looks nice gives it a combat look.
looks a little like a silencer.
looks a little like a silencer.
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