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How do bbmg guns work?

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:16 am
by lando250
I have seen numerous bbmg guns but i dont exactly understand how they work. Could someone draw a diagram or something?

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:34 am
by noname
I won't draw one for a vortex because that takes too long. And in the future, do some research. The spud wiki has everything you'd ever need to know.

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:46 pm
by singularity
and how a vortex gun works...

<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~irwinner/image ... mated2.gif">

you should look in the spud wiki, thats where i got this image, except i aimated it because i got borded

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:00 pm
by saladtossser
irwinner, good job

noname, hold down shift to draw perfectly circular circles, perfect square, and horizontal, vertical, and 45 degree diagonal lines, really useful.

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:48 pm
by M3NT4L
Paint sucks. Yep so they basicaly explained to you how they work, i just wanted to say that if you wanted to make a bbmg, to go with a vortex

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:51 pm
by Bluetooth
If your going to make a vortex definately look into this site for how to build the block and stuff and you could always find a better design like the aug look.
http://www.burntlatke.com/bb.html

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:11 pm
by noname
Or buy a nice inline vortex from me. :D

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:54 pm
by beebs111
make sure that you have an air compressor with a good motor or a large tank

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:04 pm
by boilingleadbath
Paint is awsome. Not so good for jpegs or photos, but so what?

Now, more related to the topic at hand, does anyone acctualy have proof that a vortex block doesn't just act like a cloud?

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:07 pm
by Brian the brain
Good point.
If you think about it they are not so different...

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:27 am
by noname
I will if someone donates me some clear 2" PVC. :D My .177 Uzi is almost done. Just got to trim the vortex block, drill a hole for the barrel, and clamp the blowgun to the handle.

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:03 pm
by )DEMON(
At what psi would it be good to run a vortex and a cloud?

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:09 pm
by Velocity
I think you pretty much have to use it at 75 PSI+, because the bb's will be way too weak at lower pressures. You can even use it at like 140 PSI, because the pipe doesn't actually sustain that much pressure. But if a bb gets stuck... then your in trouble.

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:18 pm
by Brian the brain
at 250 psi it's even better!!

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:54 pm
by noname
Make one out of all metal, including the vortex, get a 1/4" steel ball valve, and run it off like a 3000 psi paintball air tank regulated to 300 psi. :twisted: