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Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:01 pm

wyz2285 wrote:They sucks! I bought both of them, just a wast of money.
How so? Mine work just fine...
will these have enough air flow to be a efficiant? if not what would be better to use?
You should get some pretty decent power especially at high pressure.
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Mine work just fine...
The slide valve should have 3 o-ring to keep it seal while "sliding" it, but there are only 2, in high pressure uses, very big air loose :|
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its my understanding that the qev uses 1/4 pipe threads. will that restricts flow too much?
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I got a rifled 14" paintball barrel today. I'm pretty sure that general consensus says that it will not help spherical projectiles (especially those filled with paint), but if I made some bullets for it with a thin layer of tape to catch the grooves, could it stabilize them?
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wyz2285 wrote:The slide valve should have 3 o-ring to keep it seal while "sliding" it, but there are only 2, in high pressure uses, very big air loss :|
Hmmm... to be honest I've only tried it to 150 psi or so, so I can't comment about high pressures. I will try and compare construction to the 3000 psi rated slide valves I also have.
I got a rifled 14" paintball barrel today. I'm pretty sure that general consensus says that it will not help spherical projectiles (especially those filled with paint), but if I made some bullets for it with a thin layer of tape to catch the grooves, could it stabilize them?
Rifling will stabilise a spherical projectile, indeed rifling came about long before cylindrical projectiles. The problem with paintballs is that they are also soft and have a liquid core.

http://www.physics.org/interact/physics ... index.html

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What's the twist rate on the barrel, and what do you intend to fire out of it at what speed?

Here's a useful calculator: http://kwk.us/twist.html
urgle the danish cow wrote:its my understanding that the qev uses 1/4 pipe threads. will that restricts flow too much?
The "barrel" outlet on mine is 3/8" BSP.
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Hey guys, I need a 2d 1:1 model of this, the dimensions of it, for a machine shop. Can someone possibly convert the solidworks file to cad, and do a 2d version of it please? Thanks.
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[quote}Hmmm... to be honest I've only tried it to 150 psi or so, so I can't comment about high pressures. I will try and compare construction to the 3000 psi rated slide valves I also have.
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let me know when you test it out
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Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:42 am

id like to know if say I buy a 15x8mm reducer, does the pipe (8mm) fit inside the reducer or does it connect via a straight coupler?

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jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:
I got a rifled 14" paintball barrel today. I'm pretty sure that general consensus says that it will not help spherical projectiles (especially those filled with paint), but if I made some bullets for it with a thin layer of tape to catch the grooves, could it stabilize them?
Rifling will stabilise a spherical projectile, indeed rifling came about long before cylindrical projectiles. The problem with paintballs is that they are also soft and have a liquid core.

http://www.physics.org/interact/physics ... index.html

eggciting!

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What's the twist rate on the barrel, and what do you intend to fire out of it at what speed?
Well I mainly use rubber .68 cal balls with a bit of paper around them to catch the grooves, but I want to omit the paper so I can feed semi automatically. I don't know how fast they're going, but it's got a 6" long 1/2" chamber, a 1/2" QEV, and at least 500 psi behind it
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warhead052 wrote:Hey guys, I need a 2d 1:1 model of this, the dimensions of it, for a machine shop. Can someone possibly convert the solidworks file to cad, and do a 2d version of it please? Thanks.
Attached. But any respecting machine shop could take the ... -DRAW.slddrw files and view them.
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Do you think 1'' brass fittings will be safe for a 10x piston hybrid? they made me throw out a box 25 odd kilo of 1'' brass fittings at work so naturally I threw it into my car. It's full of Tees, Nipples and Reducers.
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Crna Legija wrote:Do you think 1'' brass fittings will be safe for a 10x piston hybrid?
I would have no problem trusting them.
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Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:51 am

how can i weld aluminum? Does tin work?
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wyz2285 wrote:how can i weld aluminum? Does tin work?
there are some specialty products like this on the market that allows you to solder/braze aluminum.. I think these products are tin based..
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Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:40 am

Thinking of building a quick cannon this afternoon, 32mm diameter x 1m barrel, 32mm hand operated ball valve between that and the chamber, which will be 50mm x 500mm @ 40-50 psi normally, 100 psi max, and a schrader fill valve. Can I expect it to launch a spud or would that setup not work at all?
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