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Post by usairsofter841 on Dec 28, 2009 20:15:18 GMT -5
Im wondering from anyone who has purchased Airsharp 1919 plans, Is it simple?? like what tools did you need to build it and how long/complicated was it?
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2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on Dec 29, 2009 20:37:00 GMT -5
How hard or how simple it is depends greatly on the tools you own or how much or how little you do yourself or send out. The patterns are complete and relatively straight forward. You cut them out and paste them onto the assorted sheets of ABS plastic you buy (in the thicknesses recommended) You them cover the paper in clear acetate so when you do your cuts you remain correct to your pattern. It's recommended you drill the holes in the patterns called for pryer to making your cuts. You can cut the ABS with a dremel (Time consuming and you will go through lots of wheels) or better you can use a coping saw. (Hopefully electric!) You will do quite a bit of running around looking for all the appropriate screws and needed bits and pieces. For the barrel you will likewise attach the pattern and do cuts and hole drilling. Once all your pieces are all drilled and cut out you glue and assemble them not unlike building a large model
You install the M14 gearbox and barrle and build and attach the box magazine. It's a lot of work frankly and quite time consuming. How Killbucket thought he could afford to do it for and sell them for $550.00 was beyond me and not surprisingly he went out of business as a manufacturer and pissed lots of folks off in the process. He was offering an incredible value given what you got but if you ended up not getting anything or had to wait six months that obviously wasn't a good deal.
If you can find one used and it appears well made buy it. If you're handy and have time and the interest building one as a home project is time well spent. I built three of them and have a fourth about 80% complete. Too many projects!
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Post by burke on Dec 30, 2009 16:30:44 GMT -5
How many hours to build it 2nd Bat?
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Post by hairy apple on Dec 30, 2009 21:24:01 GMT -5
That's going to depend on your skill at building things and the tools you have.
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Post by bigdiamond on Dec 30, 2009 22:33:49 GMT -5
I bought a set of plans from Killbucket a while back. Instead of abs, I used aluminum. I also went a liitle more scale. I also changed to a 249 gearbox, and went with a feed pawl mounted ammo box. I thought the plans were well worth the little bit I paid, I also got all his other plans included. I used contact paper first then the plans then clear, it peeled off great. I emailed Killbucket a few times, he was always offered a fast reply to me. I say go ahead and get them and get to work! P.S. invest in a small table top bandsaw WORTH EVERY PENNY!
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