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by awkward poop
Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:34 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Highly impressive home made airguns!
Replies: 10
Views: 2813

Can anyone remember the name of that forum that was for machined pcps?
by awkward poop
Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:54 pm
Forum: Ammo & Parts
Topic: Hard to find bits in Australia!
Replies: 16
Views: 4697

O cool Nerang is about 20 mins away from me
by awkward poop
Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:33 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Eggbert
Replies: 6
Views: 4380

well i had a look at the arrows for ya BOOM, this is what they say on the shaft- AL 7001 - T6 2114 redzone by A.A.T. probably not much help.

Edit- o yeh the sight is made out of the same rod as the silencer and i just crossed some red fishing line at the front :D
by awkward poop
Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:22 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Eggbert
Replies: 6
Views: 4380

nah the paint is just regular water based white house paint. The arrow though i have no idea, its an aluminum one. It used to have some writing on it but that seems to have disappeared :o i'll look for some tomorrow and tell ya what it says. as for the silencer it works enough to reduce the echo it ...
by awkward poop
Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:46 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Eggbert
Replies: 6
Views: 4380

Eggbert

This is eggbert the 1/2 inch piston valved gun. it has a barrel diameter of 7.1mm (an arrow shaft) and is made of brass and galvanized steel. It has a spring behind the piston and the piston is made out of the white plastic tube from dry fire extinguishers, the sealing face is some clear vinyl tube ...
by awkward poop
Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:14 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: 1000 psi solenoid valve vs a 3/4 hot glue piston valve.
Replies: 5
Views: 1800

1000 psi solenoid valve vs a 3/4 hot glue piston valve.

hey guys just need a quick response here, i found this on ebay. apparently its half inch. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Valve-Solenoid-type-12-volt-1000-PSI-for-air_W0QQitemZ370221704151QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_15?hash=item5632eee3d7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65:1|66:2|39:1|240:1318|301:0|2...
by awkward poop
Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:07 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: will this work?
Replies: 2
Views: 913

thats what i figured, but i still cant figure out how to seal the piston with the firing chamber? without creating a lot of dead space.
by awkward poop
Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:43 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: will this work?
Replies: 2
Views: 913

will this work?

hey fellas. for my second gun i wanted to make it so i could get 2-3 shots out of 1 fill. but here is where my problem lies I don't want to have the old spring behind the piston. I would rather have the chamber with a b valve on it. Here is the design, but i have a few questions, will the piston sti...
by awkward poop
Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:39 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Just wondering
Replies: 17
Views: 4572

its not really worth it mate, unless you use the air pumps that people with large fish breeding set ups have which run to multiples of 8+ tanks. those get pricey so you would get a better price and performance from a fridge compressor.
by awkward poop
Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:39 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Poops First gun
Replies: 3
Views: 3240

Poops First gun

Hey guys this is my first ever attempt at making anything like this. umm well the diameter of the barrel is around 10mmish, air tank is a poly riser cant remember diamteter. basically its just a super basic ball valve gun. i can pump it up to about 100 psi in a few seconds with that cheap ciggy comp...