Adding Trades after manufacturing?

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Hey guys,

wanted a metal body to go with my JG M4 S System, understood it to be a rather tricky process if I want a full receiver. Do the full receiver kits break down into two pieces?

Just purchased a Dboys one from a member on here, but it has minimal trades. I was wondering what methods there are for adding trades on afterwards? Would like them to be grey/dark silver in colour if possible.

Is it possible/feasible?

[andysmith]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

Well a reciever breaks into an upper and lower, the rounded bit at the bottom, and the magwell part with the trigger guard and that.
Getting trades put on is possible with laser engraving, look for someone who does trophies or something similar, can be expensive though ... And you will want to just bring the lower receiver, so as not to scare them.

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

Do they all do that though? I wasnt sure if they actually came apart into 2 seperate pieces. The current one I have is plastic and apparently slightly different to all other M4 bodies so I wasnt sure if they all did or not.

Will have a look into laser engraving! A quick google search hasnt turned up too much useful stuff. Mostly machines that cost $5,000 ish. Yikes!

thanks for that though. Are there any other methods that anyone knows of?

[Littletruck]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=laser+engravers+in+berkshire

Any trophy supplier should do, the top listing shows gun engraving

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

thanks for that, my selection of words in google was obviously not quite right!

Will give that company a buzz and see how much they charge. with prices starting from £6 a plate, could be quite good!

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

Best price so far....

£90.

Only a tenner cheaper than just buying a G&P receiver with the trades already done! yikes. perhaps I wont be going down this route after all.

Any other methods than laser engraving?

[helpimonfire]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

I would say a carefully cut stencil, then stick that down and go round it with a dremel... But that could take ages and could also look naff...

Paint? I don't tend to touch the magwell on my guns much so it'd last a bit longer. Plus you have a choice of colours.

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

Yeah painting was my initial thought. But then I realised the amount of detail the stencil would have to be, and the awfulness of my arts and crafts prowess. I think I might just continue to search for a receiver with trades and use this in the meantime really!

[Littletruck]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

If you have a pic of what you are trying to achieve I can send it to a guy who engraves zippo lighters etc & see what he comes up with

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

OK, the trades I wanted to add would be the Widow maker logo on the magwell on both sides, with the "taste my bullets" Phrasing near the selector. Id post an image, but all I can find are shop links and I keep doing that and getting warnings!

[Littletruck]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

lol, pm me the links shhh i wont tell anyone

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

Wink wink nudge nudge!

[Littletruck]

Spoke to my mate but unfortunately he does not do laser, he did send me a link of where to get a machine to do it.
If there was enough interest he may get one but it's gonna cost a few grand so he would need plenty of orders upfront.


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[deanfirst]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

some locksmith can do that

[Raguri]

Re: Adding Trades after manufacturing?

Yah but dean, imagine taking a gun reciever to a locksmith..
Will probably get a few dirty looks