Gas block removal tool

mountainman · June 23, 2009, 10:20

would there be any interest in an aluminum blow hammer tip that can be used to safely remove gas blocks from barrells? I'm thining about pricing these so they could be considered disposable after say 5 uses or maybe I can work on a tip that gets inserted into the block that only costs like $5 and then you just buy new ones as they are needed? Ideas input, interest? feel free to throw in you .02.

tac-40 · June 24, 2009, 11:11

I think you would have better luck building a fixture to use in a hydraulic press. Probably easier to make, last longer, and minimize possible damage. I know I would be in for one of that type.

mountainman · June 24, 2009, 13:35

I was thinking blow hammer cause they are smaller and cheaper and most people fiddling around with guns probably already have a compressor. Now would you want a insert that fits inside the gas block with a shoulder that rests on the end of the threads or something with a bore that fits on the shoulder outside of the threads? Ya see the blow hammer in my opinion with a low enough regulator setting is fairly gentle and doesn't deliver a metal bashing "WOMP" more like many "pecks".

Slow · June 24, 2009, 14:15

with a blow hammer i would rather have a bore to go over the threads (run into some really stuck blocks before). i have been thinking about a 2 piece deal that (like an action wrench) would bolt around the block and barrel so i could use my press and have a straight push on the bore axis, hammering on the tube/regulator area just seems to far off centerline of the boss, not a big deal at first but as the block moves off further it can chant and bind if not paying close attention, (we are all somewhat susceptible to mental lapses)

*edit to add*

the gas block wrench would need to have a removable section between the gas adjust and barrel for the different style blocks (inch, Izzy/argie, metric). IIRC they are different dimensions

tac-40 · June 24, 2009, 22:22

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Ya see the blow hammer in my opinion with a low enough regulator setting is fairly gentle and doesn't deliver a metal bashing "WOMP" more like many "pecks".

But I am the impatient type. If a few pecks don't move it, then I'll most like crank up the regulator and put a full 150psi to the impact gun. Make that puppy sound like a Ma Duece. Something will give, let me tell ya.

That is why I would like something I could use with my press. It just don't move very fast and I don't tend to overdo it. The fixture doesn't have to be very large. Like Slow said, a two piece clamp on unit. Once it is on, then I could use one of my clamshell gear pullers as the base.

mountainman · June 25, 2009, 16:49

You guys got presses that are longer than the barrells I guess. I think I can work something out for you that would hug the gas block and wrap around the barell loosely and you can lie that clamp on the bed of the press and press with teh ram down on the muzzle. to put block on just flip the dealie over and ram down on the chamber. Is that what you guys were talking about?

Slow · June 26, 2009, 11:52

yup

mountainman · June 26, 2009, 14:53

All I can say in teh meanwhile is take and number and come back to me in a week or two to remind me if you guys really are serious.

Sgt Rock · July 01, 2009, 14:30

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Originally posted by mountainman
You guys got presses that are longer than the barrells I guess. I think I can work something out for you that would hug the gas block and wrap around the barell loosely and you can lie that clamp on the bed of the press and press with teh ram down on the muzzle. to put block on just flip the dealie over and ram down on the chamber. Is that what you guys were talking about?

I just use two V blocks and a C clamp on my press. Works for all FAL barrels and AK's as well.

ggiilliiee · July 01, 2009, 18:11

split body ,attaches to gasblock profile ..slide hammer on ....slide hammer off ..hehe.....

can you smell what the giilliiee is cookin ??????ehhe .

tac-40 · July 02, 2009, 06:15

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..slide hammer on ....slide hammer off ..hehe.....

Dadgummit, ggiilllliiee, everything you do seems to have the same reciprocating motion.

June 23, 2009, 10:20	#1
mountainman Registered FALaholic #: 14702 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Deltona FL Posts: 3,192	Gas block removal tool would there be any interest in an aluminum blow hammer tip that can be used to safely remove gas blocks from barrells? I'm thining about pricing these so they could be considered disposable after say 5 uses or maybe I can work on a tip that gets inserted into the block that only costs like $5 and then you just buy new ones as they are needed? Ideas input, interest? feel free to throw in you .02.

June 24, 2009, 11:11	#2
tac-40 Moderator Armed Curmudgeon FALaholic #: 12090 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SC-Low Country Posts: 4,526	I think you would have better luck building a fixture to use in a hydraulic press. Probably easier to make, last longer, and minimize possible damage. I know I would be in for one of that type. __________________ Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you.....Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. Lt. Col. Grant L. Rosensteel, Jr. USAF ______________________________ If you do in fact have a problem, you have the rest of your life to solve it. How long your life lasts only depends on how well you solve it.

June 24, 2009, 14:15	#4
Slow Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 17330 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,653	with a blow hammer i would rather have a bore to go over the threads (run into some really stuck blocks before). i have been thinking about a 2 piece deal that (like an action wrench) would bolt around the block and barrel so i could use my press and have a straight push on the bore axis, hammering on the tube/regulator area just seems to far off centerline of the boss, not a big deal at first but as the block moves off further it can chant and bind if not paying close attention, (we are all somewhat susceptible to mental lapses) edit to add the gas block wrench would need to have a removable section between the gas adjust and barrel for the different style blocks (inch, Izzy/argie, metric). IIRC they are different dimensions __________________ Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it What’s the point in ever trying to be happy when the very pursuit of happiness is what makes you miserable. I'm trying to see things from your point of view, but i can't stick my head that far up my ass *"The earth swarms with people who are not worth talking to"* -Voltaire "If you mix fat and lies, you get Bill, not soap. Throw in some stupid, and it turns to Vince." - ce Last edited by Slow; June 24, 2009 at 14:20.

June 26, 2009, 11:52	#7
Slow Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 17330 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,653	yup __________________ Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it What’s the point in ever trying to be happy when the very pursuit of happiness is what makes you miserable. I'm trying to see things from your point of view, but i can't stick my head that far up my ass *"The earth swarms with people who are not worth talking to"* -Voltaire "If you mix fat and lies, you get Bill, not soap. Throw in some stupid, and it turns to Vince." - ce

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June 24, 2009, 13:35	#3
mountainman Registered FALaholic #: 14702 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Deltona FL Posts: 3,192	I was thinking blow hammer cause they are smaller and cheaper and most people fiddling around with guns probably already have a compressor. Now would you want a insert that fits inside the gas block with a shoulder that rests on the end of the threads or something with a bore that fits on the shoulder outside of the threads? Ya see the blow hammer in my opinion with a low enough regulator setting is fairly gentle and doesn't deliver a metal bashing "WOMP" more like many "pecks".

June 25, 2009, 16:49	#6
mountainman Registered FALaholic #: 14702 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Deltona FL Posts: 3,192	You guys got presses that are longer than the barrells I guess. I think I can work something out for you that would hug the gas block and wrap around the barell loosely and you can lie that clamp on the bed of the press and press with teh ram down on the muzzle. to put block on just flip the dealie over and ram down on the chamber. Is that what you guys were talking about?

June 26, 2009, 14:53	#8
mountainman Registered FALaholic #: 14702 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Deltona FL Posts: 3,192	All I can say in teh meanwhile is take and number and come back to me in a week or two to remind me if you guys really are serious.

July 01, 2009, 18:11	#10
ggiilliiee banned again FALaholic #: 17179 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: orygun Posts: 4,838	split body ,attaches to gasblock profile ..slide hammer on ....slide hammer off ..hehe..... can you smell what the giilliiee is cookin ??????ehhe .