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by panaceabeachbum
Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:32 pm
Forum: Suppliers, Manufacturers and Refurbishers
Topic: WTS: 8mm Conversions for Nato Belt Loaders
Replies: 27
Views: 10307

Re: WTS: 8mm Conversions for Nato Belt Loaders

I have a number of the sets avail straight out of the stamping die. These need to be trimmed which should take just a few mintes with a belt sander or metal cutting bandsaw. All parts are laser cut.
by panaceabeachbum
Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:28 pm
Forum: Suppliers, Manufacturers and Refurbishers
Topic: US made Gripstick and Bolt conversion services
Replies: 11
Views: 6973

Re: US made Gripstick and Bolt conversion services

I have a number of grip housings in the white complete with the hole for ar safety and the hole for the original safety for sale for $99 each.
by panaceabeachbum
Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:09 pm
Forum: MG42 General Discussion
Topic: Anyone hear from panaceabeachbum lately?
Replies: 9
Views: 1206

Re: Anyone hear from panaceabeachbum lately?

my new email adress is richard@REMOVEthompsonmachine.net just remove REMOVE to send me an email, I think you can also choose the send user an email feature here also, I am not on the various web groups much anymore due to a couple of mil contracts I am trying to keep up with but I stay right on top ...
by panaceabeachbum
Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:22 pm
Forum: MG42 General Discussion
Topic: Anyone hear from panaceabeachbum lately?
Replies: 9
Views: 1206

Re: Anyone hear from panaceabeachbum lately?

Hi Guys, just been extremly busy, I bought a new machining center and new turning center in hopes of freeing up some time but have taken on a couple of military contracts and free time is even harder to find. I am still making the grip housings and doing bolt conversions. I have aprox 40-45 qty of t...
by panaceabeachbum
Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:31 pm
Forum: MG42 Build It Yourself
Topic: A few pics of my semi bolt conversion
Replies: 22
Views: 20506

Re: A few pics of my semi bolt conversion

hey guys, still around , just been really busy with a new milling center , thought I would get caught up but ended up taking on more projects . I have a third milling center on the way and two new employees coming on board shortly
by panaceabeachbum
Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:34 pm
Forum: MG42 Accessories
Topic: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready
Replies: 19
Views: 4109

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

I am unsure if I have answered everyones PMs , When I log in it says I have 4 messages on hold due to my inbox being full, I deleted a bunch of old messages but it still shows 4 on hold, If you havenet received a response to your PM by today you may want to resend. I will be offline until mon but wi...
by panaceabeachbum
Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:20 am
Forum: MG42 Accessories
Topic: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready
Replies: 19
Views: 4109

Re: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

all thats needed for instalation is to drill out the original spot welds that hold the cartridge stop and hopper end in place and replace the parts with the new ones provided. I will post a step by step pictorial next week
by panaceabeachbum
Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:44 pm
Forum: MG42 Accessories
Topic: .308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready
Replies: 19
Views: 4109

.308 to 8mm belt loader conversions ready

After quite a delay and two vendors for the laser cut parts I finaly have a QTY of 50 of the nicely formed 8mm conversions to allow the inexpensive 308 blet loaders to be converted to 8mm. These are the same high qaulity stampings the other member was selling last year right out of the same set of s...
by panaceabeachbum
Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:48 pm
Forum: MG34 Build It Yourself
Topic: PBB semi mg34 build
Replies: 15
Views: 3060

Re: PBB semi mg34 build

TNW has a patent on this paticular method of semi conversion and I in no way plan to cross any moral, ethical or legal line by offering their design for sale. All the parts shown here were machined for my own personal use. I believe a couple of other members here offers semi bolt and component servi...
by panaceabeachbum
Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:30 pm
Forum: MG42 Build It Yourself
Topic: Weaponeer M53/MG42 Stick Grip
Replies: 64
Views: 39564

Re: Weaponeer M53/MG42 Stick Grip

As for the 42 grip and bolt wise lite is using it looks kind of like the ones BRP make, as does the 34 conversion parts you are making look like the ones from TNW. Well since you brought it up the BRP grip is a welded up steel affair made from the original grip housing, alot more like the ones you ...
by panaceabeachbum
Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:59 am
Forum: MG42 Build It Yourself
Topic: Weaponeer M53/MG42 Stick Grip
Replies: 64
Views: 39564

Re: Weaponeer M53/MG42 Stick Grip

before anybody gets their undies in a twist my above comment is just my way of ribbing pirate about an old subject, nothing more. I think the the neat products he comes up with are just awesome , and he is a great freind of the home builder. Operating a machine shop and knowing what it cost to produ...
by panaceabeachbum
Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:46 am
Forum: MG42 Build It Yourself
Topic: Weaponeer M53/MG42 Stick Grip
Replies: 64
Views: 39564

Re: Weaponeer M53/MG42 Stick Grip

sounds like a good plan, lots of folks would like to keep their original grip frame. I do have to ask looking back thru your old post why the AR fcg? I thought that was pissing up a rope ?
by panaceabeachbum
Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:34 am
Forum: MG42 Build It Yourself
Topic: Weaponeer M53/MG42 Stick Grip
Replies: 64
Views: 39564

Re:

You know thats been bugging the crap out of me, a little over a year and a half ago I met Tony and Eric (mgs) at knob creek and showed them my grip housing which Tony looked at quite intently. He stated thay liked it and could probably use it in an upcomming project. He asked for my business card. T...
by panaceabeachbum
Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:06 am
Forum: MG34 Build It Yourself
Topic: PBB semi mg34 build
Replies: 15
Views: 3060

Re: PBB semi mg34 build

forgot to mention, I also placed a chunk of aluminum in the ejection port to keep the pieces of rec scrap aligned and avoid to much weld building up in that area also. Copper would be a much better choice of filler material for the eport and bolt channel but the alum seemed to hold up very well.
by panaceabeachbum
Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:02 am
Forum: MG34 Build It Yourself
Topic: MG34 Jig Rental
Replies: 40
Views: 15932

Re: MG34 Jig Rental

in addition to filling the area on the outside mentioned in the first post on this thread you also need, or at least sholud, weld up the inside of the rec floor to prevent the insertion of an unmodified FA bolt
by panaceabeachbum
Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:43 am
Forum: MG34 Build It Yourself
Topic: PBB semi mg34 build
Replies: 15
Views: 3060

Re: PBB semi mg34 build

well I posted all these pics with the thought :( that I would be able to go back and edit/add text to each of these pictures at will so they would make more sense. Had I known the edit feature no longer existed i would have been a little more careful in giving descriptions of exactly what was going ...
by panaceabeachbum
Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:19 am
Forum: MG34 Build It Yourself
Topic: PBB semi mg34 build
Replies: 15
Views: 3060

Re: PBB semi mg34 build

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by panaceabeachbum
Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:18 am
Forum: MG34 Build It Yourself
Topic: PBB semi mg34 build
Replies: 15
Views: 3060

Re: PBB semi mg34 build

this shot shows a completed semi auto rec and a bunch of scrap on a mandrell to help point out the area on the outside to be filled. The inside of the lower rec scrap has been filled with a large pool of weld just abof the large cross pin before it was slipped onto the jig http://www.thompsonmachine...
by panaceabeachbum
Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:13 am
Forum: MG34 Build It Yourself
Topic: PBB semi mg34 build
Replies: 15
Views: 3060

Re: PBB semi mg34 build

here is the area on the outside of the reciever that must be filled to prevent the introduction of a FA sear into the receiver. Its very important that this area and the one pointed out above be filled with weld before the rec scrap is rejoined to insure that at no point you have been in possesion o...