step by step Diy keymod/m-lok to arc plate adapters

[mel]

theese are the plates i use
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D7S...UTF8&psc=1

step 1
remove the 2 stops theese come out with a 2.5mm allen wrench


step 2
completly drill the threaded holes out to 5/32 all the way threw the plate also shown in the picture above

step 3
on the same side u removed those stops from take a 9/32 drill and drill down far enough so the m-lok/keymod screws are counter sunk just below the surface of the plate




step 4
flip the plates over and use the same 9/32 drill and drill into the holes about .100-.125 of an inch
then using a dremel or file clean up the edge of the plate were the drill came out of the side of the plate u want the outside corners of that hole squared so the mlok or keymod backer will drop nicely into the plate





step 5


mount to hg


problems u may run into
one i can think of is that u may not be able to losen the screw enough to get the backer to slide into the rail the fix is to drill the side the screws are on a lil deeper alowing the backer to move away from the arca plate a lil further when u lossen the screw

and then on the other side if u cant tighten it up enough to lock the plate onto ur handguard u just need to drill a lil deeper on the backer side ( side that goes against the hg ) a lil deeper so the backer can suck up into the plate a lil deeper


and thats it a cheap and simple alternative to buying exspensive rail to tripod plates


they also do make those arca plates in plastic which are a lil easier to modify then the aluminum ones , while i prefer the aluminum ones , i do have a plastic plate on my 25 pound ar-10 and have never had an issue with it or felt like the plastic plate wouldnt hold up

as cheap as theese are i keep one on every rifle i have , instead of having 1-2 i have to share between rifles , nice to just grab whatever rifle i want and the tripods without having to change stuff around versus say buying a 30-50$ premade keymod/mlok adapter plate's for each rifle

[wannabustbunnies]

I just use the ones that are 60mm or bigger that have two or more slots in them and just put an mlok nut and bolt through each slot. Job done
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[mel]

I just use the ones that are 60mm or bigger that have two or more slots in them and just put an mlok nut and bolt through each slot. Job done
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nice way simpler then my way , i havent ever come across those plates though happen to have a link ?

[wannabustbunnies]

Here is one link I found from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/CAVIX-Universal-C...462&sr=8-4

I am in Australia and have gotten mine from eBay and also AliExpress. Just search for PU-60, PU-70 etc depending on how long of a plate you are after