Several people have commented saying I used the Torque Wrench wrong. They are applying rules without understanding the reasoning for the rule. The M16/M4 - 23&P Manual shows (With Pictures) the USGI Adapter being used inline with a Torque Wrench. Why is this when the experts claim it's wrong? It's because the torque values listed in the 23&P Manual (38-42 FT#) take that into account. When the USGI Adaptor is being used inline, the leverage it creates is part of the formula. The USGI Adaptors over the past 60 years have the same amount of distance between the torque wrench keyway and the centerline of the tools workpiece. I know because I own them all and have and tested them. Inline vs 90 degree value is less than 3 ft# for the USGI Adaptor and for this particular Tool and application. Notice how I set the wrench to the middle value (38-42 ft#)? My Torque Wrench was just calibrated and is accurate to -3%. That specific torque value was also important because in the past the castle nut was tightened with fixtures that didn't lock the receiver extension and lower into a solid fixture. Too much torque would cause the receiver extension to rip past it's keyway and cause clocking and damage to the tube. With better fixtures (as shown in this video) a higher torque value will not allow damage because the receiver extension and lower are in forced alignment.
@bidenisatraitor76338 ай бұрын
I don't give a damn what they say. I trust you before I trust them. Period!
@Doomer170188 ай бұрын
lol people love to point out what they think is an error because it makes them feel smart.
@ShawnD10278 ай бұрын
@@Doomer17018, for some folks, probably. For others, it's because stopping perpetuation of bad/damaging techniques is important (YES, I fully understand is NOT the case here).
@BlueCollarBachelor8 ай бұрын
They'd really hate when I stick a castle nut wrench on there and wack it with a hammer.
@NuYo-8 ай бұрын
G you don’t have to explain yourself to no one
@thatarguy8 ай бұрын
The green jig everyone is asking about is the TechCo AR15 Receiver Extension Tube Jig. Y'all are welcome.
@MyCCW8 ай бұрын
My day is made...as enginerdial as many of us are, I'm surprised no one has come out with a staking jig up until now. Yes, I know it's a simple process with a punch, but I know it's taken me a few castle nuts to get good stakes "most" of the time. Most of us aren't staking castle nuts day in and day out so this jig looks like a great way to get good stakes. Kudos to your student for creating something that truly solves a problem.
@chipsramek38688 ай бұрын
@MyCCW ... I think it's Groovy that You still use Kudos.
@Wonderkidd8638 ай бұрын
The alignment jig is the best part. Perhaps the developer will make one that aligns to milspec castle nuts at some point. Excellent product for those planning several new builds, but tough for existing. I actually prefer the non auto punch staking tool as well for whatever reason…so a single jig would be an excellent add to the bench 👍🇺🇸
@johngalt1768 ай бұрын
I believe you can adjust the tension spring on the center punch to increase the striking force. Righty tighty. Lefty loosey. At least you can on my starrett auto punch.
@printingwithpeek48978 ай бұрын
The Starrett auto punch is an amazing punch. Definitely the best one out there, especially with the materials they're using.
@goinhot91338 ай бұрын
@@printingwithpeek4897I have the starrett auto punch, never noticed that feature
@printingwithpeek48978 ай бұрын
@@goinhot9133 Hey, it's never too late to learn@
@printingwithpeek48978 ай бұрын
This is exactly the type of thing that makes homebuilds better. Sure, most people won't have machining capabilities but if you get parts from reputable manufacturers and you gauge them, you can have a rifle set up that meets and exceeds milspec. There is no reason, not to do this. I will definitely be adding this tool to my line up.
@clint22118 ай бұрын
Awhile back I purchased a complete lower from Palmetto State Armory. It was suppose to be a non blem item but it turned out to be a blem item and a bad blem at that. It also turned out that the staking of the castle nut was horrible. With this armorer's kit I feel comfortable fixing the issue myself. Chad, I can't thank you enough for showcasing this unique item. Kudos to the individual for offering this and making life as a builder that much easier.
@mrsillyname8 ай бұрын
Get this man to 100k!
@thelastlatchkeykid84668 ай бұрын
I can watch these videos all day.
@Pyle818 ай бұрын
Sweet little kit, Something ill definitely be adding to my Armour's Bench tool box. Thanks for showcasing this unique tool.
@joelatkinson20808 ай бұрын
Just an idea for a future video. I'd love to see you do an evaluation of Anderson's RF85 treatment and how it compares to other friction reducing treatments and coatings. Love the channel and thanks for all the content you put out.
@BreezyBeary3 ай бұрын
That tool is amazing and you are an exceptional armorer. Subscribed! I have assembled 20+ ARs and your attention to detail is top notch and I learned from you already! Thank you.
@birdsoup7778 ай бұрын
Awesome Channel. Appercaite your talent and your commitment to learn it
@TheWarriorSolution8 ай бұрын
What a cool design! Awesome idea and perfectly executed for home builders. Well done Echo Zulu.
@nickadkins77658 ай бұрын
Tango Uniform is the name of the company. Echo Zulu refers to the name of the kit.
@107gamma2 ай бұрын
I got my tango staking set now. Thank you.
@johnknouse88468 ай бұрын
Could have used that several years ago when I was butchering my staking job!! Great video as usual.
@misterphuzz8 ай бұрын
I like little inventions like this. My only recommendation, for version two of their product, is to angle it just a little bit, just a wee little bit, so that it puts a little bit more focus on moving material in the direction of the notch. Other than that, I like the idea.
@Radvous3 ай бұрын
I bought the same spring loaded punch on Amazon a few years back, works amazing as a staking tool.
@justlookingaround6 ай бұрын
Looks like a great tool and definitely looks professional.
@frozennorth34268 ай бұрын
I like the variant on the Fallen logo. More firearms reference back to the skateboard world :) Always good to see.
@steveninaz95768 ай бұрын
Just ordered one. Great item
@TheGalliaComata8 ай бұрын
Nifty. I like that wrench head. At the very least nice fast way to make a couple centered marks. Thanks
@silentstryker15906 ай бұрын
That's nice! Thank you for another upload.
@DickLickBiden-zy3nf8 ай бұрын
Lol without reading instructions. Many may not enjoy your sense of humor and even more likely don't even catch most of it. I for one appreciate and enjoy it.
@5shotsr6117 ай бұрын
Fantastic idea thanks for sharing!!
@Larrymoecurley8 ай бұрын
You must be a great teacher!!
@knewsome698 ай бұрын
Drunken woodpecker…so you HAVE seen my staking skills!😂
@BrassAngels8 ай бұрын
Groovy little tool! Glad someone cam3 up with it cause I thoroughly enjoy tools that make my efforts easier & make my end result better. Cheers & Thank you! #SOTAR #SOLGW #ARJunkie
@lkazanov5 ай бұрын
Very cool, the requirement for a proprietary castle nut is a bit of a turn-off. It is basically a locating punch jig. But kudos to them. The use of the Geissele receiver extension holder makes this task very simple.
@Toolness14 ай бұрын
Very cool. Some of mine are ugly but they hold. I did order one of the spring loaded ones you pull back and let go to use on my next one, that'll help me a lot. I'll use a push-down one like this for my starting divot and then switch to the other for some more oomph.
@steveninaz95768 ай бұрын
Thank you Sir
@Sam-et3bv4 ай бұрын
Awesome. Very awesome.
@Maine3078 ай бұрын
great tool!! BUT, lets also talk about that AWESOME greenish receiver holder!!! WOW !!! OMG!
@NateDizity14205 ай бұрын
Good video. Just picked up the starter kit on Brownells. Nut Wrench would've been nice to have but trying to keep costs down.
@dangerdoberman8 ай бұрын
Whoa. That's really great.
@M14Shooter8 ай бұрын
Great solution!
@cjanquart7 ай бұрын
That's a great jig; my first build went well but using a Starett punch I wasn't able to get it perfect, but at least I didn't bubba-gonsmif it (like nsz85). This is perfect for alignment then following up as you did at an angle without the jig. Agreed; would most definitely like to see a version that would work with milspec castle nuts.
@charlesgillette29258 ай бұрын
Great idea.
@doejohn86748 ай бұрын
Very cool tool!
@dalesmth18 ай бұрын
In my twenty years of building Ars, I’ve never staked a castle nut. Nor had one come loose.
@SchooloftheAmericanRifle8 ай бұрын
Doing something wrong for 20 years isn't a good thing.
@JCunningham218 ай бұрын
How many Carbine classes has it made it through?
@dalesmth18 ай бұрын
@@JCunningham21 3,000 rounds and counting.
@gregphillips96708 ай бұрын
I recently purchased a non AR related item and included in the package was one of the castle nut stickers. Naturally I checked out their website. I haven't bought a kit yet but will in the near future.
@JenkinsStevenD8 ай бұрын
One castle nut = $19.99. 6 pack of castle nuts = $125.99. So....save myself $6 and order 6x 1 castle nut vs. a six pack....got it.
@ryanthomas23748 ай бұрын
buying... for sure
@mikedj4205 ай бұрын
That bottle of sriracha is a must have for every serious armorer.
@michaelfrangoudakis8232 ай бұрын
That’s a nice tool.
@BAdventures7 ай бұрын
Good quick demo and review. Please review the Forward Controls CN5F Extended Castle Nut. More thread engagement and coverage. Is it stronger and any better than mil-spec?
@samvittoria96928 ай бұрын
That is awesome.
@mrshort23798 ай бұрын
Awesome castle nut staking kit, awesome design: However I dont want to come off like a troll, but I would have to iterate, that it is not worth the $85. price tag being asked, especially for a proprietary castle but and jig, and those of us that are not staking a daily multitude of castle nuts, you could most likely piece together that whole kit except the jig, for the price of the jig. Just saying
@NoWr2Run7 ай бұрын
AGREED.
@boinger19888 ай бұрын
very slick!
@V8SKULLS4 ай бұрын
Beautiful video, thanks for sharing, could you tell me you wonderful vise jig, the green one, that holds everything in line, I want to purchase one. Thank you very much
@sraldiris8 ай бұрын
I need that!
@matthewbeaver50268 ай бұрын
I understand that they would like for us to purchase their castle nuts. Though for us poors it'd be nice if they would make a jig for a mil spec nut.
@j_flo8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the reco. I saw your ratcheting castle but video and I’m rethinking that method. 🇺🇸🦅2A
@JamesBond-ut5iv8 ай бұрын
It's an interesting one. I've gotten good at staking but this would have helped during the learning process. I've got some ugly ones for sure.
@Auggie_938 ай бұрын
Didn't know you were based out of Maryland. Might have to give you folks a visit
@digitalshooter29058 ай бұрын
The only bad part of this jig in my opinion is it's a proprietary tool. Should've just designed it to work with milspec castle nuts. Then maybe he could've designed a different castle nut that works with it and sold that as well if he wanted to.
@bfonfield15348 ай бұрын
We need a hug for our FCD castle nuts sir.
@Akinius7 ай бұрын
Nice! I don’t currently have any builds planned, but I’m ordering one of these for my next project, whenever it is. Question, though… where do you get that aeroshell grease in that handy container with a brush built into the lid? I’m used to little tubs and having to use an external brush or something that dries out or gets lost between uses… Thanks!
@DickLickBiden-zy3nf8 ай бұрын
Wow I really like that vise tool for the lower. Very nice!
@markannadale75338 ай бұрын
Who makes the fixture that the lower and receiver extension was places in? That is very nice.
@Mr_Clean8 ай бұрын
Techco. Ncstar makes one, botach makes one and G$$$$$ makes one
@Shackleford_Rusty8 ай бұрын
Just what I’ve been looking for, just snagged one. Thanks Chad
@Larrymoecurley8 ай бұрын
Where did you get the lower receiver vise ? Well done video.
@ForceRecon1125 ай бұрын
If you're applying appropriate torque, something like vibratite is not necessary, correct?
@William-Bill-MunnyАй бұрын
LOL the Bob Ross of gunsmiths
@davelogan773 ай бұрын
Sweet.
@akmarksman8 ай бұрын
That is a neat product. Not a bad price for the Armorer's kit.
@tdjohnskyАй бұрын
“Drunk woodpecker “ 😂
@scott22285 ай бұрын
That wrench looks like it will give FCDs a run for its $. If I didn’t have it I’d pick this kit up for sure.
@boriquais7 ай бұрын
SOTAR have you staked griffin endplates? I destroyed 2 good quality punches and didn’t even scratch the finish.
@drewbaglin16323 ай бұрын
Is it possible to send a lower to you for buffer tube adjustment and restaking?
@justlookingaround6 ай бұрын
And know we know, and knowing is half the battle, GI Joe.
@ROCK-yh2mx3 күн бұрын
What digital torque wrench were you using?
@DB2A78 ай бұрын
Fancy
@nickadams29517 ай бұрын
Does this work with a standard castle nut
@ROCK-yh2mx3 күн бұрын
What digital torque wrench do you use?
@bmeng71528 ай бұрын
Whats the name of the green block you used to keep the receiver aligned with the buffer tube??
@rux2213Ай бұрын
laughing at the "drunk woodpecker" comment!
@Cameron-bk5gk26 күн бұрын
Shouldn't the castle nut wrench be 90 degrees from the torque wrench handle to achieve proper torque value? I always thought having it at any other angle would cause an incorrect reading.
@ChilangoDios3338 ай бұрын
I have like 3k rounds on a lower I built that I tourqed and never staked and it is not loose... just blue loctite
@mrpibb77818 ай бұрын
My two builds i "cheated" and used PWS ratcheting castlenuts. No staking required. This thing may warrant a looksie though
@lucasdunajski80188 ай бұрын
Where did you get that reciever extension block for the vise?
@bayoucity18 ай бұрын
"I don't want to cut into the instructions." *Proceeds to tear the instructions to confetti.
@allens95736 ай бұрын
The forever staking
@ravenovatechnologies65548 ай бұрын
Very cool tool, very good tutorial. But i do have a question. Have you ever seen issues from a badly staked buffer extention tube? To me it seems like even single stake is more than enough to hold it for a lifetime of abuse. Maybe i have rose colored glasses on, but ive never had a single issue with a castle nut backing off. Perhaps im just staking properly...
@frozennorth34268 ай бұрын
The receiver extension tube doesn’t need to be staked, only the castle nut that generates axial pressure between it and the lower (via the endplate which acts as a spacer between the two). Castle nut staking is a plastic deformation of the endplate metal that fixes the endplate’s rotation relative to the castle nut. (and the endplate in turn already has its rotation mechanically fixed relative to the lower) The expectable forces that could rotate the castle nut relative to the endplate are at worst what we would colloquially call “jiggling”. That’s it. Literally all we’re trying to do is control jiggling. We’re just doing so on a machine that’s pretty good at jiggling things. The only function of staking is to offer a degree of mechanical obstruction to Jiggling Rotation that is: - greater than our arbitrary thread friction and/or adhesive can provide - less than would require irreversible welding So, staking merely introduces a mechanical barrier to rotation (forming a plasticly formed de facto lug) that a little jiggling won’t overcome even when adhesives and friction from axial thread pressure have failed to attest the jiggling. That is to say, as something that actually changes the Shape of (plasticly deforms) metal objects, castle nut staking doesn’t really have to accomplish much. Picture a glass mason jar with a notch in it that you can hammer a bit of the rim of the lid into. You can shake that jar as hard as you want forever, but you if you’ve hammered a bit of the lid’s edge into that notch, no matter what thread friction and adhesive you overcome with shaking, that lid is never gonna rotate relative to the glass, because it’s floating in between the sides of that notch. It offers rotational resistance, but not in a fight against any rotational force, only against jiggling. A minor torsional effort with a wrench can break a castle nut stake like it’s nothing, and that’s the way it should be, because it’s meant to be a small and reversible thing resisting far Smaller stresses. In fact that’s the reason we call so much attention to castle nut staking: because it accomplishes something so mechanically Minor that most people don’t even imagine it’s worth doing.
@In-Midnight-Clad8 ай бұрын
As long as the staking has moved enough material into the staking notch, it'll serve its purpose. Functionally, it doesn't matter how ugly it is, but Chad's a professional and cares about how his work looks. Understandably so.
@JFT8038 ай бұрын
Im more interested in the green jig!
@FirstArmament3 ай бұрын
Where did you get the vice?
@michaelfrangoudakis8232 ай бұрын
Will this tool work with the FCD castle nut?
@Bodhi1satva8 ай бұрын
Where can I find that green vice?
@mikemcmillan54827 ай бұрын
Lock tight?
@vinceburris25388 ай бұрын
Could have used one of those a while back.
@musician4456 ай бұрын
"Oh yeah look at that staking". haha I love it man, i was saying the same thing to myself. Thats one of those moments where my girlfriend would have turned to me and said "NNEEEEEERRRD". XD
@JadedGLORY26897 ай бұрын
Haha "We'll do it live. We'll do it F***ING LIVE!!!!!
@24skeemers8 ай бұрын
Anyone know the diameter of the hole lol? I have a Starrett 18-C auto punch on order and hoping to order just the plastic piece but not sure if it’ll fit
@fireboyrasmussen19768 ай бұрын
Never staked. Would like this kit. So what happens when you want to remove it? Does the end plate And the Castle nut just get ruined? Is it a pain to get off?
@fireboyrasmussen19768 ай бұрын
I watched your video removing one. I’m down with this kit.😊
@Whizzo3334 ай бұрын
Actually the starter kit does have tool inside, small punch....🇺🇸✊
@AR-ud1dp8 ай бұрын
Hi, love your videos however why not just use the pws ratchet lock! It’s easy and awesome at the same time! Takes under a minute to install!
@SchooloftheAmericanRifle8 ай бұрын
Because I have a negative opinion of them.
@AR-ud1dp8 ай бұрын
@@SchooloftheAmericanRifleso I have learned a lot from your videos! More than I could once imagine that one day I’ll know so much about ar15’s. Please elaborate on what kinda problem or problems you are referring to?I have them in all my ar’s that I’ve built. 2 of them in particular have been run hard and somewhat abused. Never had a problem with them!
@70HeavyChevy8 ай бұрын
@InstructorChad - - Just out of curiosity; any thoughts or experience with the PWS ratchet-style castle nut and end plate? Thank you for an amazing channel, really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us 🍻
@DET_C0RD8 ай бұрын
What if I didn’t grease the threads before I put my nude buffer tube in?
@Whizzo3334 ай бұрын
Probably be dead soon......
@goinhot91338 ай бұрын
All seems well but the punch seems anemic.. even after several cycles of the punch the divot was minimal.
@DerWaidmann_8 ай бұрын
What is your opinion on the PWS ratcheting castle nut/endplate system?
@tonyc2238 ай бұрын
I have 3 on lowers. I like them,never came loose. Thousands of rounds.
@bidenisatraitor76338 ай бұрын
I like this method better..just an opinion...stick to basics
@printingwithpeek48978 ай бұрын
The end plate is not truly ratcheting and does shear if torqued the wrong way. If you want that style of system, the better option is the Fortis K2.
@Shootsmith8 ай бұрын
Love mine, switched over
@SchooloftheAmericanRifle8 ай бұрын
Seen many come loose, especially if they are reused. The tooth wears flat.