"Fun Gun" Build
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I come to you today with a promise: I am building a gun, and I will finish it!
I've put too many cool projects on hold. Either because I have no time, no money, no proper tools, or I'm just lazy. Yeah, probably that last reason.
No More! I've started a project and I will finish it.
Well, here is the start. I've got all the PVC parts ordered and the barrel support tees bored out with holesaws. I still need to get my 2" Sprinkler (tomorrow) drill it, tap, and slap everything together and I'm done.
Chamber is 3' of 3" PVC
Barrel is 4' of 2.5" PVC (I regret cutting one foot off of it seeing how out of proportion the thing will be. Oh well.)
I've put too many cool projects on hold. Either because I have no time, no money, no proper tools, or I'm just lazy. Yeah, probably that last reason.
No More! I've started a project and I will finish it.
Well, here is the start. I've got all the PVC parts ordered and the barrel support tees bored out with holesaws. I still need to get my 2" Sprinkler (tomorrow) drill it, tap, and slap everything together and I'm done.
Chamber is 3' of 3" PVC
Barrel is 4' of 2.5" PVC (I regret cutting one foot off of it seeing how out of proportion the thing will be. Oh well.)
Good luck
Dont let the TV tempt you to stop build once you get going. TV can be very addictive and it is the lazy man's sport. And you know, we are all on the computers too much damn it we need to go outside and build more mother Fu*king cannons. WHY ARE WE LAZY AND FAT AS AMERICANS???
You Europeans and Aussie's and New Zealander's and any other place are lucky because you aren't corrupt as much as Americans are on Mcdoland's and other fast food places. We Americans are fat now, but not me
I think i might have gone too far with this post. But i think you get the picture
Dont let the TV tempt you to stop build once you get going. TV can be very addictive and it is the lazy man's sport. And you know, we are all on the computers too much damn it we need to go outside and build more mother Fu*king cannons. WHY ARE WE LAZY AND FAT AS AMERICANS???
You Europeans and Aussie's and New Zealander's and any other place are lucky because you aren't corrupt as much as Americans are on Mcdoland's and other fast food places. We Americans are fat now, but not me
I think i might have gone too far with this post. But i think you get the picture
Last edited by SpudUke5 on Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- Legendpilot
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Good luck with the gun! Simple, clean and effective.
I love Mcdoland's! -Lp
I love Mcdoland's! -Lp
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First ammo will be a tennis ball.
First target will be the sky (I want to see how high it will go)
First target will be the sky (I want to see how high it will go)
- battlemonkey
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ha aparently 30 percent of nZ is overweight but i do rowing so not me
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No... I wanted to redisgn the piston but never got around to it. Someday.MrCrowley wrote:So you're a rower aye That's worse then being a 'jock' at my school
Anyway, PVC what happened to that topic you made awhile back, was it the omega? That get finished?
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Well, in my overzealous attempt to make this gun compact, I made it too compact. The barrel support tees overlap since the barrel is so close to the chamber.
If anyone can find me a 2" Riser (female pipe thread x male pipe thread) it would be MUCH appreciated. Pic:
So I scrapped the barrel's tee and just carved out a short length of 2" pipe to contour to the barrel and plugged it into the chamber tee. Basically like the typical block of wood support, only all PVC. The zip ties are temporary, I just needed to hold the thing together until I get straps.
I still need to mod the valve. Any tips?
If anyone can find me a 2" Riser (female pipe thread x male pipe thread) it would be MUCH appreciated. Pic:
So I scrapped the barrel's tee and just carved out a short length of 2" pipe to contour to the barrel and plugged it into the chamber tee. Basically like the typical block of wood support, only all PVC. The zip ties are temporary, I just needed to hold the thing together until I get straps.
I still need to mod the valve. Any tips?
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I'm going to tap it with 3/4" NPT and use a ball valve with a handle extension for added leverage. If I ever decide to, I'll pilot it with a QEV.
- rna_duelers
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3/4 inch,man is that overkill or what!I used a 1/4 on a 2" cannon and it goes fine although,there will be increased pilot volume with the pipes etc,but a 1/2 should do just fine.
Have a look to see how I did it here,ohh and thats a 3/8 nipple reducing to 1/4 that is screwed into the flow control section.
http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtop ... html#85126
Have a look to see how I did it here,ohh and thats a 3/8 nipple reducing to 1/4 that is screwed into the flow control section.
http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtop ... html#85126
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Think so? Well I do have pipe taps in 1/2". I'll try to use as big a size as I can without exceeding the flow control stem diamtere then.