renegadecow Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Front sight and bayonet lug. Ended up going plastic-fantastic again as I quit half way trying to make them out of steel. Seemed strong enough on their own though as I've bolted them on the barrel apart from the usual glue. Should they get shot off or broken off when I'm stabbing somebody with the pig sticker, I may rebuild them in steel as I've been eyeballing a cheap MIG welder. Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Magazine! Or clip, whichever. Holds a shotgun shell anyway so I don't know what to call it really. It's slightly taller than real (8~10mm) because I had to deal with it having to fit against the hop. Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Wow! I love the use of shotty shells! Really clever! Link to post Share on other sites
Burke Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 How did you make the bends line up so well? Link to post Share on other sites
Docv400 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Loving your work more and more with each picture you post RC It all looks very 'factory prototype' in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks! I keep it a point to take pictures when the parts are almost done so's they'll look tidy. I'm struggling to make the spike bayonet and honestly it wouldn't even pass for a prison shiv with what it looks like now. @Burke You mean the bends on the side of the mag? After cutting out the side panels, I drew on the lines of the folds and used a lighter to heat just the line itself. When the material was soft enough to manipulate but still had some resistance to it (so it won't sag), I put the pencil mark against the edge of a table and pressed either side with steel rulers (or anything flat I can reach) to the right angle until it cooled. Then I did the same thing for the next fold. Link to post Share on other sites
FW200 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Your attention to detail is great OC-14 groza front set next maybe? Got a Kalash receiver with GBB innards which could use such a conversion Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Done with the spike bayonet. I made the lock fixed and the hinge squared off so the bayonet will be semi-permanently fixed and cannot be deployed easily mid game (requires removal of hinge screw). Even if its plastic, the spike is pretty rigid and could seriously injure someone just as much as the steel one so I made it a point to keep it extra safe mid game. Also got to tweaking my camera. Past pictures were very dim. edit: Your attention to detail is great OC-14 groza front set next maybe? Got a Kalash receiver with GBB innards which could use such a conversion Thanks. An OC-14 has been in my "list" for as long as I can remember. But GBB (AKS74U) really is the only way to go so I'm waiting for WE's offering first before I decide on picking one up to butcher. Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted January 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Apologies for being a complete lethard. Got the flu (again!) and I have the tendency of procrastinating all the more when work starts to pile up. Have little accomplished from last, mainly the stock cap and trigger guard. I've put the whole action over the stock template to make it seem I've done so much more. Real steel rear sight is installed and I've got my sks bandoleer ready. edit: to put into perspective where I am in the build, I still have to: -modify hop chamber -finish magazine that holds the shotshell -put on a front sight post -make little fiddly bits like the receiver pin, gas tube pin, stock pin -modify trigger profile -make the stock -paint Link to post Share on other sites
heavri Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Looking good! Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Thanks, and... I GOT WOOD!!! Haven't glued the main sections (middle and left section already glued) as there are a few high points on the receiver that need some more fitting. Stock is made of 3 layers of plywood, each measuring 15mm thick (though the label clearly says 18mm! ). Now because of that, the inner sides are becoming dangerously thin, and I'd say just about as thin as the real one. So instead of reducing any more of the wood for fitting purposes, I'll be sanding off the receiver thickness a bit. Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Renegadecow, you make my penis hurt. Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Here, this ought to soothe it down. But your left nut might shrink a bit, I know mine did. Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoc Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I would just suggest not to use stain+transparanet lacquer on the wood... use semitrasparent yellow instead. (this time ) Best would be shellac. But fantastic. Link to post Share on other sites
Wingmann Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Very impressive! Link to post Share on other sites
squale Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Awesome job,Renegadecow Link to post Share on other sites
vorgaphe Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 What happened to the trigger guard? Or is it attached to the magwell? Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Thanks. Trigger guard locks the mag on, but not attached to it. I just didn't include it in the pics because I still have to carve out the relief for the part. Same goes with the mag, and I can only start carving it after I've glued to two sections of the stock together. Link to post Share on other sites
Docv400 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 If you're worried about the strength (or lack of it) of the thin sections, you could try some wood hardener on those sections. It's meant for use on things like rotten window frames, it's basically a resin that soaks into the wood, and reinforces it. If you applied it on the inner surfaces, it should give a useful increase in strength, without soaking through to the outer plies and spoiling the finish. Try it on some scrap pieces first though, to see how far it penetrates. Wood Hardener. ...and no DarkLight, you can't use it on bodily parts Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 ...and no DarkLight, you can't use it on bodily parts Thanks, but I've never had a problem with hardening my wood without additional products. Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 hhahahahahaha. Ive never seen a funnier looking gun!!! /\/\ Link to post Share on other sites
Bane Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Updates, dammit, i recently picked up a real SKS yet i'm keen as hell to see how this one turns out Link to post Share on other sites
FW200 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Any updates on this awesome piece? Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Yes: I have greatly underestimated the extent of my laziness. After treating myself to a beautiful Colt single action, I found spending most of my free time watching westerns and practicing twirling techniques To which, more out of shame, I've picked up the SKS again. Spent half the day fitting and bedding the action, glued the two halves and now it fits almost perfectly. Will try reinforcing the thin areas as Doc suggests, but now that everything fits snugly I don't think it's even necessary. Link to post Share on other sites
DangerWerx Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Amazing work!!! Probably the best @ home fab job I've seen yet! Link to post Share on other sites
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