Old Jalopy
.45 acp
I have to stake the Kali Key I just bought, and cannot find my center punch. I figure a small phillips head should do the same thing?
Staking Question
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Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
I'm not familiar with this conversion and thought it was a drop in type system. What needs to be staked? What ever it is, you need a punch that is materially harder than that which is to be punched and I doubt a phillips head screw driver would be sufficient. I have used concrete nails in a pinch, nail sets will sometimes fill the bill.
Robin
Robin
Old Jalopy
.45 acp
It is pretty much drop in. But, the gas block (key) has to be staked to the BCG the same way putting an actual gas key would have to be. The block is made of 7075 aluminum just like any other gas key, so a screwdriver will work. My thought on using the phillips is it's more like an actual punch than a flat head. Or a nail could do the trick as well.
Find your center punch, no sense in using substandard tools when you want the job done right.
Vapor
.308 Win
Find or buy a center punch. I have an auto center punch for staking myself. I find it gives me more control.
Old Jalopy
.45 acp
Found an old slightly rusty punch. A few minutes with some sand paper cleaned it up.
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Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
It’s amazing how much easier things go when you have the right tool. I did a catback exhausting on my son’s car with him and I couldn’t get the exhaust hanger off. I tried for about 30 minutes and then googled it. They make a tool for it, I sent the kid to the auto parts store wheel I worked on other things. Took 2 minutes to get it off with the proper tool.
