Absolutely awesome video series on building a AK from the ground up. I watched A LOT of videos not this subject. And none of them were this clear on the process.
My girlfriend wore flip flops when using my dremel. This was after me complaining about my hands littered with invisible slivers. Idk what's worse, hands or feet slivers for month.
These are really awesome clear detailed videos I'm about to start piecing together my first AK still gathering some of the tools and now I need a part's kit
You REALLY need to get yourself some press blocks, pressing directly on the die is a sure way to warp it. And if you spread out the force with a block you can start in the middle and not move around as much.
Would love to see you do an imi uzi build. I did a long time ago but I used a demilled receiver, cut it and welded on the new parts using a welding jig. But I also made a reciever from a 80 percent flat and a bending jig with a 12 ton press, just preferred the weld set up.
Really good series. I have a question though. I’m on AK-Builder and see different types of flats. I see the difference between under-fold receivers and fixed stock. However what’s the difference between for example Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, etc? Having trouble choosing the correct flat.
Baby Face P This is my plan. Buy a flat that’s 1mm thick then purchase the other parts. At least with my AR build I bought everything individually you can customize it the way you want. Which is what I want to do with my AK. So I most likely won’t buy a parts kit.
I know this question has been asked many times. There's not a lot of information here, unless I missed the discussion. I need drawings for AK47. I want to start manufacturing spare parts. I know some of you have old books and/or access to printable drawings in pdf format Any help is appreciated.
Legal loophole to sell guns without paying fees? Have someone come over to your garage and guide them through building their own ak. Let them keep it and "ask them for free money". Would this work or no?
Amigo como puedo compra eso prensa con la lámina para su fabricación muy interesante don de puedo adquirir la prensa y la lámina del molde donde la puedo compra
Wrong. They give side support to the magazine. How do I know this? Instead of dimples the WASR uses spot welded side plates instead of dimples. Additional plates spot welded in to give side support to the magazine. I know because a friend of mine owned a WASR-3, one of the plates fell out after firing it a couple times, then the magazine wobbled all over the place causing serious jamming problems.
I just purchased an AK47 Romanian kit, first off from the photo of the parts kit it looks like the front trunion does not have 3 pre-drilled out holes, do I need to drill out the 2 missing holes and if I do should I purchase a receiver with the holes in it and just follow the pattern with the trunion? Second would I want to use a 1mm receiver for it? This is my first attempt and after watching your videos I decided I wanted to give it a try.
I'm always fascinated by your carelessness in forgetting basic methodology, you only greased the *exterior* of the flat....using steel punches & hammers (marring/denting the receiver) when the obvious tool is a plastic/rubber hammer bit.....clamping crucial parts in a vise without using any kind of protective padding, etc...etc... Man, I really get a lot of info & help from your videos, but the aforementioned shit drives me nuts! I would strangle a gunsmith who was so careless with a customer's material(s).
You could probably make some money renting out your tools to people I know they can't do it at your location but nothing prevents you from dropping off your tools to other people
Is it a fixed stock or an underfolder? The M70 fixed with the bulged front trunion use the 1.5 mm. I got an underfolder that uses 1mm but its an early M70. If you got questions and are shopping on AKBuilder just call Lonnie and talk to him. He is a great guy and a wealth of information. I have spoken to him a few times with some pretty dumb questions and he took the time to explain it. Now I'm a know it all...just ask me lol JK. I bought both 1mm and 1.5 cuz I have an assortment of models that I am building. Was like 65 bucks for the other size piece after purchasing the 1.5 mm. Money well spent.
i"m on ak builder and I've noticed flats with and without trunnion holes. is it worth it to get the pre-drilled holes? in what instances will the front trunnion and holes not line up?
Pre-drilled flats never line up perfectly so drilling the holes yourself will always be the best solution. I'm just lazy and don't mind filing out the holes to work
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wheres part 3
wheres your part 3
Pov: looking up machining processes for your imaginary weapons shop
:c it feels so bad man
You mean my spare room and work bench lol
Absolutely awesome video series on building a AK from the ground up. I watched A LOT of videos not this subject. And none of them were this clear on the process.
I really enjoy this series so far. Something I'd like to do one day, but tooling and space are issues.
My dog goes nuts when you release the press.
I wear flip flops when building too.
Much Taktikal
My girlfriend wore flip flops when using my dremel. This was after me complaining about my hands littered with invisible slivers. Idk what's worse, hands or feet slivers for month.
😭
You have the clamped on portion on backwards, the machined side should face the flat. Might be why you had difficulty getting it off. Just FYI
Greasing both sides of the flat helps (actually reloading release (105 Lanolin 10% Alcohol) works well. Thanks for the information!
Love it man! Thanks for doing this step by step AK series.
These are really awesome clear detailed videos I'm about to start piecing together my first AK still gathering some of the tools and now I need a part's kit
Pretty cool baby face. Thanks for showin this. Look forward to the rest of this series
Just want to say AWESOME video series, I have been referencing it! Thanks for doing it
You REALLY need to get yourself some press blocks, pressing directly on the die is a sure way to warp it. And if you spread out the force with a block you can start in the middle and not move around as much.
In the words of the Strange one, Very Cool P. Now I have a much better understanding of this bending process. Keep up the great work dude.
Would love to see you do an imi uzi build. I did a long time ago but I used a demilled receiver, cut it and welded on the new parts using a welding jig. But I also made a reciever from a 80 percent flat and a bending jig with a 12 ton press, just preferred the weld set up.
I like using the first AK-Builder flat bending jig that came out years ago.
Any chance you could upload part 3 again? It seems to be missing.
I second this! Not being able to see the riveting process is lame; Hopefully TH-cam's guidelines didn't have it taken down or something like that.
I love this kind of stuff, keep them coming. Now I got to go looking for a parts kit.
Always better if the ram is center of the work.
My friend and I pressed our flats using a jury rigged pipe bending tool. Worked fine.
NekoGhost Gunner Katyusha best
Grease both sides. Looks like a cool build.
The best prices on AK-47 parts by a long shot are from a company on Gun Broker called spectresupply2.
I'll look them up
I'd be very interested in seeing the plans for how you built your press. You never show the whole thing...
cool, cant wait to see the next video on this.
Very cool can't wait to build one
I get awesome flashbacks of Fallout 4 when watching this video.
Dude... Im like 99% sure you put the retainer on the flat upside down. You want the machined part against the flat so it helps spring back.
78yr old American veteran
.this is all great, BUT need a way to make and load primers for reloading our ammunition.
That's something I been thinking about for years now and haven't come up with a solid solution. The ingredients are volatile..
Great video bro. I hope no antigunner tears smash that flag button.
Shhhhh
اخي راسل صفحة الفيس عقيل الحجامي
Why didn't you put "release" agent on the inside of the receiver to make it easier to remove it from the die?
Why don't you press it at the center instead? It didn't seem to fit good.
Bravo c'est super 👍
awesome!!
Where did you get that AKS-74U poster on the wall?
Don't really remember, I think I just did a search for aks-74u and ordered one I liked.
Like it
Learnin’ more
Why don't you use a wood block in between the press and the dye?
Lindo trabalho parabéns
Where is part 3
I dont recall the pakistani blacksmith in a mud hut as having this many tools.... 😁
Could you send me the image via fax to print with all the measurements of the box design?


Really good series.
I have a question though. I’m on AK-Builder and see different types of flats. I see the difference between under-fold receivers and fixed stock.
However what’s the difference between for example Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, etc? Having trouble choosing the correct flat.
Some counties used different thicknesses of steel. Do you know what country your parts kit came from?
Baby Face P This is my plan. Buy a flat that’s 1mm thick then purchase the other parts.
At least with my AR build I bought everything individually you can customize it the way you want.
Which is what I want to do with my AK. So I most likely won’t buy a parts kit.
@@financingmysteries The 1mm is standard so that should work.
Yugo (Yugoslavian AK) is 1.5mm, everything else is 1.0mm
Are toolcraft trunnions and bolts quality?
Even I probably wont ever be able to build one due my location, it’s so interesting to see!
hit that plate corner with hammer?omg...u totally freak out it wont out
It would be better if there were this set of fixture data
great, I plan to build if 47
Thanks bp
less talk , just keep doing
You should do a VZ 58 build!
Thinking about it
I know this question has been asked many times. There's not a lot of information here, unless I missed the discussion. I need drawings for AK47. I want to start manufacturing spare parts. I know some of you have old books and/or access to printable drawings in pdf format
Any help is appreciated.
Почём пластинка?
After the shaping of the body many AK builders do a treatment in a high temperature oven, I see that you have not done it, how come?
I do a spot heat treat later on.
How can I buy this flat ready made? replay must plz
Legal loophole to sell guns without paying fees? Have someone come over to your garage and guide them through building their own ak. Let them keep it and "ask them for free money". Would this work or no?
As long as the user makes the receiver themselves it's totally legal.
@@BabyFaceP mind blown
Lol my girls gunna be pissed about the study being filled with shop equipment
“Don’t worry about it”
Can you not just keep the press over the middle of the top of the die? instead of going back and forth from side to side?
YES, YOU CAN. I just layed out my center and hit center with the shaft. works fine.
Can you send me a link. To the tools used to bend the sheet metal
Where can i find part 3?
Playeur
I need the design drawing of the AK gun, can anyone give it to me? Thanks a lot
Amigo como puedo compra eso prensa con la lámina para su fabricación muy interesante don de puedo adquirir la prensa y la lámina del molde donde la puedo compra
Where is part 3?
TH-cam pulled it, it's over on Utreon
I need ak 47 full parts piece
Grease on both sides maybe?
I always heard the milled receivers were better than these stamped. What is your opinion on that assumption?
Milled is stiffer but stamped works just fine. None of my AK's are precision tools so the flex you get with the stamped doesn't matter to me.
10:41 those are for receiver reinforcement/strength, nothing to do with magazine wobble/clearance.
Wrong. They give side support to the magazine. How do I know this? Instead of dimples the WASR uses spot welded side plates instead of dimples. Additional plates spot welded in to give side support to the magazine. I know because a friend of mine owned a WASR-3, one of the plates fell out after firing it a couple times, then the magazine wobbled all over the place causing serious jamming problems.
I just purchased an AK47 Romanian kit, first off from the photo of the parts kit it looks like the front trunion does not have 3 pre-drilled out holes, do I need to drill out the 2 missing holes and if I do should I purchase a receiver with the holes in it and just follow the pattern with the trunion? Second would I want to use a 1mm receiver for it? This is my first attempt and after watching your videos I decided I wanted to give it a try.
Does your AK Build need to be serialized?
not needed if your building for yourself and or building to sell
@@safetyharborfirearms nice
Meu sonho fazer isso aqui no Brasil
لوضل عل عرب بعد 100سنه مانفكر بصناعته نصنع بس نفاق وجذب وطائفيه ونصنع طواغيت تكفخ بينه وتم تصنعون السلاح وحنه نهوس بي ونتعارك ونزامط بي عبالك احنه الصانعينه وحنه بريج ماصانعين
Proszę, jak mogę uzyskać ten szablon
What steel grade is that sheet metal of?
nice
Nice man 👍🏻🇺🇸
Pregunta, de cuanto es el ancho y largo del receiver?
Regarding the bending die set, what's the difference with the 1mm punch and the 1.5mm punch option?
Some of the countries used different gauge sheet metal for their receivers. I've only build on standard 1mm receivers so far.
@@BabyFaceP Oh, got it. Thanks
Where to get this tool
5:22 Butter?
Nice receiver! And also 🖕finger of peace to the ATF
Amigo día culpa no tendría patranes de la arma que sale en el video la mini usi
Shop press go REEEEEEEEEEEEE
The dimples in the Magwell are not there for the purpose of stabilizing the Mag. It might help but it's not the purpose
is there a difference if you have a 1.5 mm reciever or you just need different parts to do it with?
I'm always fascinated by your carelessness in forgetting basic methodology, you only greased the *exterior* of the flat....using steel punches & hammers (marring/denting the receiver) when the obvious tool is a plastic/rubber hammer bit.....clamping crucial parts in a vise without using any kind of protective padding, etc...etc... Man, I really get a lot of info & help from your videos, but the aforementioned shit drives me nuts! I would strangle a gunsmith who was so careless with a customer's material(s).
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You could probably make some money renting out your tools to people I know they can't do it at your location but nothing prevents you from dropping off your tools to other people
😅In the Eyes of the ATF🕵️♂️
Boy, you have to calm down. You're way too hectic!
Monetized! Just so you know.
what size bending jig would i need for a yugom70
Is it a fixed stock or an underfolder? The M70 fixed with the bulged front trunion use the 1.5 mm. I got an underfolder that uses 1mm but its an early M70. If you got questions and are shopping on AKBuilder just call Lonnie and talk to him. He is a great guy and a wealth of information. I have spoken to him a few times with some pretty dumb questions and he took the time to explain it. Now I'm a know it all...just ask me lol JK. I bought both 1mm and 1.5 cuz I have an assortment of models that I am building. Was like 65 bucks for the other size piece after purchasing the 1.5 mm. Money well spent.
Bunun kalınlığı kaç mm?
Hey, where might i find this press kit for the flat?
ak-builder.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30083
indeed there are many ways to skin a cat
Maybe grease inside also lol
Please give me layout
Niceee
how are you
i"m on ak builder and I've noticed flats with and without trunnion holes. is it worth it to get the pre-drilled holes? in what instances will the front trunnion and holes not line up?
Pre-drilled flats never line up perfectly so drilling the holes yourself will always be the best solution. I'm just lazy and don't mind filing out the holes to work
where can i buy this receiver? and do i need license?
Google "Ak receiver flat", and licensing all depends on your country or state.
hi