I don't think it would be cheap....sure, if you want to make a cheaply made substandard product
The wall thickness will have to be greater, to get the same stiffness, the front trunnion could be machined in place, maybe the mag-well too....So I got to thinking, would it be possible to machine an Uzi receiver out of aluminum while using an old Uzi parts for everything else (except barrel, bolt etc etc etc)?
The aluminum would be 6061-T651
I understand. Hence why I said I won't be using old barrel, bolt, etc...IE there would be the blocking bar, a semi-auto sear, etc.It might be possible.
But it would be against federal law using old (real) Uzi open bolt parts.
Don't go there.
rc
I understand that 7075 is a better material, but since I will not be paying for material (or machine time), I figure it will be worth a shot.I'm not sure the aluminum would stand up to the stresses. Even so, 6061 would be a poor choice. 7075 would be a much better choice
I would love to do that. But I forgot to mention I am talking about 3D printed titanium, ie it will break to due stresses made when printing it. Although...I've been mulling around the idea of making a titanium compensator...Now titanium could be very cool...