How much "Egg" is to much ?

[PullThru 1948]

Hi Folks, my stupidity and careless ways continue it seems with a Polish Blank.

Not having ever to egg a receiver hole, to fit a trunnion (Lucky, or used to be ), Don't know the parameters for Ok or to much.

Removed rear rivets last night and measured what I should have to begin with. As a result the trunion is now where it should be and as you can see, it's half a hole out.

To much to egg ?, refill with weld and redrill ?(don't have the right Welder though or the skill to risk that)

What to do ?? Help please.

[Bradrock]

If the rivit head covers it. It's cool with me. If it doesn't?........................Get a rivit with a bigger head!! Heh...Heh

I would not bother to weld & re-drill. It's an AK.. As cheap as those shells are, I'd replace that before welding on it.

[PullThru 1948]

Fair point , I should crack out another shell and start again. Got a few left.

[mtdew]

I've seen worse.

[jimmy t]

Put your rivit in, you will be ok as long as they lock up good and tight.

[mtdew]

If you decide to go with a different receiver dont throw that one out, it can be repaired. Some copper backing and a mig or tig will fix it right up. I ought to know, I've screwed up more than one.

[PullThru 1948]

If you decide to go with a different receiver dont throw that one out, it can be repaired. Some copper backing and a mig or tig will fix it right up. I ought to know, I've screwed up more than one.

Yep, kept all my screw ups, got their own box even.

Only have a cheap HF wire welder so I'll egg and re-rivet and see how it goes.

Keep me busy I guess.

I'll post result. Thanks Guys.

[Coils]

The bottom hole is good to go, the top one looks a good bit off but I'd still try it. Like Bradrock said, open it up and see if the rivet head covers it, but I think it'll be ok even if it doesn't.

[o.d. ak]

Yeah i would just go ahead and try it. All of the pre-drilled Nodaks i've built have been off a similar amount.

[PullThru 1948]

The holes in fact are spot on , the Trunion for the photo was just slapped in un supported for the Pic.

All this because I didn't measure out the Top cover. Dumb.