Made my own gas block

josh29j · April 24, 2016, 05:15 PM

Machined my first gas block today. It's adjustable and titiunium. Just wanted to share.

Clark · April 24, 2016, 05:35 PM

Smooth metal working.
Without your finger, the picture would seem blurred.

josh29j · April 24, 2016, 05:45 PM

I bead blasted it for a dull finish

Clark · April 24, 2016, 09:10 PM

I have never made a gas block, but Randy Ketchum did for me when he was alive. That was for my old 44 carbine when I blew up the barrel.

I have made gas regulators for BAR rifles that are just bolts with holes in them.

I have been doing gunsmithing for a week straight, and I just watched a video on bad gunsmithing and it looks just like me.

Just be glad you are not me, with big ugly gaps between metal and wood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAHkPSumBJQ

Gunplummer · April 25, 2016, 02:42 PM

Good for you josh29j. We need to see more of that kind of ambition on this forum. I get tired of "Somebody should make a.....".

g.willikers · April 25, 2016, 03:55 PM

Is titiunium anything like kryptonite?

Roughedge · April 25, 2016, 03:56 PM

Great job, do you do metal work for a living?

josh29j · April 25, 2016, 04:16 PM

Yeah I'm a machinist by trade. I playing with making more in stainless. Gonna try to make a nice fixture for repeatability.

josh29j · April 25, 2016, 04:21 PM

This for on my ar 15 I plan on building in the near future. I saw that titiuinum adjustable gas blocks run for about 180 bucks thats a pretty penny

Gunplummer · April 26, 2016, 04:13 PM

I don't know what titanium costs, but do know it is way more than aluminum. I used to scarf up the bar ends from jobs too. The alloy stuff works good for some of those old long, heavy firing pins in the military stuff. I see job left overs come up on ebay once and a while at a reasonable cost.

josh29j · April 28, 2016, 07:25 PM

Put it on tonight and testing this weekend

josh29j · April 29, 2016, 07:56 PM

Tested today. Worked well it definitely makes a difference.

April 24, 2016, 05:35 PM	#2
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	Smooth metal working. Without your finger, the picture would seem blurred. __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

April 24, 2016, 09:10 PM	#4
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	I have never made a gas block, but Randy Ketchum did for me when he was alive. That was for my old 44 carbine when I blew up the barrel. I have made gas regulators for BAR rifles that are just bolts with holes in them. I have been doing gunsmithing for a week straight, and I just watched a video on bad gunsmithing and it looks just like me. Just be glad you are not me, with big ugly gaps between metal and wood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAHkPSumBJQ __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

April 25, 2016, 03:55 PM	#6
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Is titiunium anything like kryptonite? __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

April 25, 2016, 03:56 PM	#7
Roughedge Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2011 Location: Monroe,NC Posts: 669	Great job, do you do metal work for a living? __________________ The man that die's with the most stuff win's!

April 24, 2016, 05:45 PM	#3
josh29j Member Join Date: December 28, 2014 Posts: 63	I bead blasted it for a dull finish

April 25, 2016, 02:42 PM	#5
Gunplummer Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2010 Location: South East Pa. Posts: 3,364	Good for you josh29j. We need to see more of that kind of ambition on this forum. I get tired of "Somebody should make a.....".

April 25, 2016, 04:16 PM	#8
josh29j Member Join Date: December 28, 2014 Posts: 63	Yeah I'm a machinist by trade. I playing with making more in stainless. Gonna try to make a nice fixture for repeatability.

April 25, 2016, 04:21 PM	#9
josh29j Member Join Date: December 28, 2014 Posts: 63	This for on my ar 15 I plan on building in the near future. I saw that titiuinum adjustable gas blocks run for about 180 bucks thats a pretty penny

April 26, 2016, 04:13 PM	#10
Gunplummer Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2010 Location: South East Pa. Posts: 3,364	I don't know what titanium costs, but do know it is way more than aluminum. I used to scarf up the bar ends from jobs too. The alloy stuff works good for some of those old long, heavy firing pins in the military stuff. I see job left overs come up on ebay once and a while at a reasonable cost.

April 28, 2016, 07:25 PM	#11
josh29j Member Join Date: December 28, 2014 Posts: 63	Put it on tonight and testing this weekend

April 29, 2016, 07:56 PM	#12
josh29j Member Join Date: December 28, 2014 Posts: 63	Tested today. Worked well it definitely makes a difference.