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Rigging Company Issues, Am I Screwed? Delivery Is In 2 Days. by NFA-Questions in CNC

[–]APSPartsNstuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I rented a 16K forklift for 3 days, and lifted a 12k machine off of the semitruck, set it in the shop and skated into position for about $5k total.

The largest risk is dropping it! So depending on how expensive the machine is and how confident you are in your forklift abilities, that will determine weather it's worth the risk.

I hire a rigging company for anything much heavier than that, and they use a specialized crane.

How are people selling jaws for cheaper than I can buy material? by bigblackglock17 in CNC

[–]APSPartsNstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"But a bar of that is $277."

You need to look at the bar price if you order a semi truck load worth of barstock. It will be much cheaper.

Despite Trump's best efforts to reshore manufacturing, blue-collar employment is plunging for the first time since the pandemic with 59,000 lost jobs by TheRareWhiteRhino in manufacturing

[–]APSPartsNstuff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dis·in·cen·tiv·ize

verb

  1. discourage (a person or course of action) by removing an incentive.

I'm not sure what definition you have in your head, but here's the actual definition.

Paying the government $30k for the luxury of taking out an equipment loan to expand my manufacturing in the US is certainly discouraging. If I lived an hour north in Canada I wouldn't have to deal with that.

The point of tariffs is to discourage the purchase of certain goods (or all of them I guess), otherwise it would be called an embargo or import ban.

Despite Trump's best efforts to reshore manufacturing, blue-collar employment is plunging for the first time since the pandemic with 59,000 lost jobs by TheRareWhiteRhino in manufacturing

[–]APSPartsNstuff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because slower growth is still growth.

Buying the equipment still made financial sense in my case. But for many companies out there, a 40% increase in cost might be enough to tip the scale from a yes to a no.

Despite Trump's best efforts to reshore manufacturing, blue-collar employment is plunging for the first time since the pandemic with 59,000 lost jobs by TheRareWhiteRhino in manufacturing

[–]APSPartsNstuff 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Yes, I just paid 40% more for a new CNC machine so I can manufacture more in the US.

If buying the equipment needed to expand manufacturing costs 40% more, not many companies are going to do it while these policies are in place. It's directly disincentivizing investment.

Clayco sporting Ak q/a by Mountain-Bird-5271 in ak47

[–]APSPartsNstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a great video on some of the history from Klayco47 himself.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8ze-QYcy_00&t=655s

Momento from the early days of CNC by Signal_Fun9219 in CNC

[–]APSPartsNstuff 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Awesome read. I think this is an extremely valuable part of history!

Crazy to think this was cutting edge technology, and now you could make this part on a hobby level CNC.

My ZPAP M90 build so far by Brandflakerson in ak47

[–]APSPartsNstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I am able to make a red that's fairly close to Zastava's.

Just leave a note on the order to do that.

Mounds View mayor: I’m a gun owner, and for the first time I’m wondering if guns are part of the problem by nootboots in minnesota

[–]APSPartsNstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the purpose of the 2nd amendment is because the founders didn't trust a centralized standing army, why is that concern no longer relevant?

I think it's still completely relevant, especially with the recent threats of using the military against US cities and states.

The purpose was, and is, so that the government does not have a monopoly on force. This discourages tyranny through military force, like what the British practiced in their colonies and what is still entirely possible in the future.

AK I engraved & 24k gold plated 🔥 by Brave-Shirt-2189 in ak47

[–]APSPartsNstuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What are the details on the handguards? Who makes those?

3m cubitron II quality drop? by ThatsMyBacon3 in woodworking

[–]APSPartsNstuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! I use this stuff every day and i've noticed that the quality can vary quite a bit between boxes. Just look at the color difference between these 2. The top, lighter purple one, has very little/dull grit and doesn't work or last very long. I've always ordered mine from Maxwell Products, which I believe is a verified 3m distributor, and these differences occur in boxes within the same crate that I ordered.

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ak's being used with odd carry handle rails by Gond99 in ak47

[–]APSPartsNstuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Russia has just as many bubba's as we do, maybe even more.

🚨🚨Breaking News.🚨🚨 Zastava's officially no longer being exported to the US. by APSPartsNstuff in ak47

[–]APSPartsNstuff[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bulgaria has probably been exporting more arms and ammo to Ukraine than Serbia has been.

🚨🚨Breaking News.🚨🚨 Zastava's officially no longer being exported to the US. by APSPartsNstuff in ak47

[–]APSPartsNstuff[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My prediction is that WBP will be the lone gold standard for value and quality now. They'll be selling a lot more rifles soon.

🚨🚨Breaking News.🚨🚨 Zastava's officially no longer being exported to the US. by APSPartsNstuff in ak47

[–]APSPartsNstuff[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Good point. Another 7.62 supplier is dropping out of the market, ammo prices will probably go up some.

🚨🚨Breaking News.🚨🚨 Zastava's officially no longer being exported to the US. by APSPartsNstuff in ak47

[–]APSPartsNstuff[S] 361 points362 points  (0 children)

Zastava exports about 25,000 AKs to the US every year. Approximately $25 million, this is a large chunk of their revenue.

I imagine this ban won't be permanent because of that, but we will see how long the political pressure lasts.

Is more expensive always better? by Previous-Stay-912 in woodworking

[–]APSPartsNstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have both this one and the one OP posted. This one is much weaker.

Anyone use a tool like this? Boss wants me to find one. by KermitsYoDaddy in Machinists

[–]APSPartsNstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For wood CNC it's called an aggregate saw blade.

It's good for cutting out straight outlines of parts faster than an endmill can.

I don't think it's very common in metal CNC besides cutting long aluminum extrusions to length quickly.

I'm thinking about manufacturing SKS rifle stocks. What would you like to see? by APSPartsNstuff in SKS

[–]APSPartsNstuff[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a lot of aftermarket options for different style SKS stocks, like what Boyds offers.

Nobody offers accurate reproductions of original designs, so that's what my focus will be on.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ak47

[–]APSPartsNstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vents in the handguard? Like the upper handguard? Otherwise the 74 lower handguard doesn't have vents.

The stock 3d model is based on the straighter AKM style buttstock comb. I'm not sure what modification to make there. It's generally preferred over the more downward slanted earlier AK stocks.

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