1" piston?

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Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:51 pm

can anyone suggest an easy to make 1" piston? i dont have a lathe(curses) so i need something like an endcap that will fit inside 1"sch 40 pvc

muchas gracias!
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:11 pm

you can make one out of hot glue, someone did that ill try to find the link
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:19 pm

Not someone. Countless numbers of people have done that.
EDIT: Heres one. http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4471&
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:20 pm

yeah i was looking at them the other day and saw someone did it i havent really seen ohters like that until now, this isnt the one i was thinking of but heres one like it: http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3064&


EDIT: its pretty much the same thing but this is the one i was thinking of: http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4471&

or you could make one from a dowel rod
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:26 pm

Ha Ha I posted that one first.
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:28 pm

you posted that one first? i think you messed up somehow or my comps screwed up cause theres no link on your post lol
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:34 pm

Yeah there is... Oh wait. I'm sure I posted one. :? :? :? :?
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:36 pm

Same here
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:36 pm

lol i can see it now
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:35 pm

Yeah, hot glue works great, that’s what I’m using in my coaxial. What kind of gun are you making? I.e. caliber, valve type, although I’ve got a good idea, layout, etc.
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:54 pm

im making a coaxial dart gun ( a variation on this one www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2122&) its gonna be 3/8 barrel by 18" and the chamber is gonna be 1" by 12-13". its going to have 2 sights( design in process) and its going to fire my sooper(hehe i said sooper) awesome darts. un fortunately my dads comp isnt working ( we both have macs, but his is intell and the pc side crashed) so i cant ggdt it, but i used the thing on the internet and it shouls get 200-300 fps. and the piston is piloted by a modded sprinkler.

my master plan is to make 2 of them and sell one to my friend and get enough money to buils a nice rifle using a qev.

however as prof. Amadeus asked isnt the hot glu piston a bit heavy? mine is not going to be super high powered, and i was thinking of an endcap inside of the chamber for a piston.if you have a lighter one ill take it, or if the glue one is light enough...

anyway thanks alot.
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