Official Rent Quarterbore's DPH AK-47 Flat Bending Jig - Second Tour

[Quarterbore]

Originally Posted by Oldmanpaintball

Did you get a chance to ship any of the broken jigs yet?


Matt

Sorry I did not BUT I did get to play with the jigs a little and I think I need to get some photos of the jig as there is something a little strange...

I dug out my original DPH jig and out of curiosity I stuck what I thought was the bent lower plate with the pins on Jig #1 and it looks pretty good. When I tightened up the screws it looks like that jig should work fine?

Next, I took the bottom plate that holds the flat to the jig from my #1 jig and tried that on jig #2... that jig has a pretty big arc on the surface where the plate gets attached...

I fail to see how anybody could have bent the jig body itself as that is a very serious piece of steel... I have been working late a lot and I really need to get some photos but right now it looks like the bottom plate on my original jig will work just fine. I plan to bend up another receiver and see if that works...

As for the 2nd jig, I have no idea what to think. It might be possible to chuck it up in a milling machine and mill the top flat but I just fail to see how this could have happened from use but I sure didn't notice it when it was first sent out.

I think I need a couple stiff drinks or some serious drugs as I am really perplexed by the two jigs but if I can get jig #1 back out I would be really happy as I doubt that jig was used to bend more then 10-flats before it had issues. I have done another 2 or 3 since without the alignment pins but still... 13 flats on a $130 jig isn't so great $/flat ratio.

Please give me until this weekend as on Saturday I will be able to bend up the receivers and get photos... I also do not have steel that is the correct size and I had tried my local hardware with no luck...

I appreciate the offer but you have to see what I am seeing OR I need someone to verify I am not going nuts somehow...?

[Oldmanpaintball]

If the center section is actually bent it may be garbage. You cant mill the base falt again because that would change the distance from the bottom of the receiver to the top rail bends. Send me some pics and I will tell you if I can fix it. As for steel, I planed on milling down what was needed anyway.


my email

armadillo@turbonet.com

Thanks

Matt

[mondtster]

OK guys, the jig is going out today via UPS. The tracking number is as follows:

1z5716350345677839

This is going UPS ground so I would expect it to arrive late next week. Thanks again Quarterbore!

[d.hauser]

yea!!!!!!!!!

[ShuckersFan]

Hey, was looking to buy a jig and I came accross your forum... Can I still get in on this jig rental?

Thanks!

[Quarterbore]

Originally Posted by ShuckersFan

Hey, was looking to buy a jig and I came accross your forum... Can I still get in on this jig rental?

Thanks!

Sure can! If you decide you want to buy one sluggerman here on the forums is making an excellent 555th jig and selling them:

http://www.quarterbore.net/forums/showthread.php?t=682

I will add you to the list but if you change your mind just let me know...

[Oldmanpaintball]

Any luck getting those pics out or the jig boxed up?

Matt