homemade glock 19 locking block

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LostPrimer@reddit

Any better pictures? Can't really see any machine marks and it has that orange peel MiM look to it...

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only reason it’s spotty like that is because i tried to blue it and it did not work worth a shit😂😂go figure just wanted to see what it’d do but it ended up corroding some spots,doesn’t seem like it hurt it structurally but i’m prolly gonna end up making another one and just make the full thing together instead of two different parts

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Inkw8ll@reddit

I can't tell. Does this have rails? Cause that would really help out the 17 frame/19 slide enthusiasts

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IAMABIGLLLLLLL@reddit (OP)

no rails it’s just the locking block for the pins and slide stop the rails are built further fowards on the frame

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Dangerous_Spread3510@reddit

waiting for your tutor

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alphadom4u@reddit

I'm curious about your methods. Machining? Investment casting? We all know what a locking block looks like. I'd love to see pictures of your tooling and process.

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UdenVranks@reddit

Same

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IAMABIGLLLLLLL@reddit (OP)

it all started out with a steel block and a bunch of sawing and filing,i don’t really have any access to cnc machines or lathes or anything of the sort so i just use basic stuff,(hacksaw,chainsaw files,normal files etc) had to start by cutting out the main design and drilling the holes and after that it was just filing and filing and constantly checking to see it if would fit the frame or not overall the whole process took about 3ish hours but it was def worth it for the outcome

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UdenVranks@reddit

What was your source metal? That’s pretty sick honestly. I want to see it working. Not sure I have the patience for it

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IAMABIGLLLLLLL@reddit (OP)

4140 steel,im planning on getting the back rail system done then i’m gonna test em out all together and lol it was tedious but you do what you gotta do

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dankhimself@reddit

Little tip, find a local machine shops and factories, the search the closest scrap yards near them.

Depending on what they primarily make you can usually find good end cuts of any material you want since they scrap stock material under a foot or whatever all the time when they get enough.

One yard near me has a welding and gas supply house next door and a machine across from them always scraps their brass stock there since they make custom manifolds and regulator housings.

I never knew brass came in such cool shapes as raw material.

Another huge yard by me is near the water so I see a lot of brass boat/ship sized brass and whatever. I did t need an 800 pound brass propeller, but I almost bought it haha.

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