Modding air chuck hose for quick disconnect?

Show us your pneumatic spud gun! Discuss pneumatic (compressed gas) powered potato guns and related accessories. Valve types, actuation, pipe, materials, fittings, compressors, safety, gas choices, and more.
User avatar
Kilash
Private 4
Private 4
Posts: 70
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:20 am

Sun May 12, 2013 10:26 pm

I'm picking up a cheap 12V tire air compressor and I need to know how to modify the existing air chuck into a quick disconnect coupler. Anyone know how?
User avatar
jackssmirkingrevenge
Five Star General
Five Star General
Posts: 26216
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:28 pm
Has thanked: 576 times
Been thanked: 347 times

Donating Members

Sun May 12, 2013 10:37 pm

Yep, see attached diagram.

Those 12V compressors are next to useless... what were you thinking of using it for?
Attachments
soundadvice.PNG
soundadvice.PNG (12.82 KiB) Viewed 3976 times
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
jsefcik
Sergeant 2
Sergeant 2
Posts: 1138
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:11 am

Mon May 13, 2013 6:48 am

How about get a cheap usefull compressor from homedepot:) the most 100-175 bucks:)
User avatar
Technician1002
Captain
Captain
Posts: 5189
Joined: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:10 am

Mon May 13, 2013 7:33 am

If you still need to run on 12 Volts, use a proper sized inverter.

A step up from a 12 volt compressor..
Image
User avatar
Kilash
Private 4
Private 4
Posts: 70
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:20 am

Mon May 13, 2013 10:07 am

Short for cash right now, the one I'm look at is $20 right now. And I need something I can run indoors thats not too loud. Its for a marble gun, so I don't need too much power.

I did have access to 2 nice full size gas air compressors, but they belong to my Pops who is completely against me "playing around" with spud shooters. I got into an argument with him just asking for spare connectors :/. And the only time I can get access to those is when he's not working, which means he's home, which means he's gonna hear me start them up. Its a whole bunch of lemons.

I could perhaps try to get my hands on a spare air tank, and fill it up at the gas station for $2.
User avatar
jackssmirkingrevenge
Five Star General
Five Star General
Posts: 26216
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:28 pm
Has thanked: 576 times
Been thanked: 347 times

Donating Members

Mon May 13, 2013 10:33 am

Buy yourself a track pump, you should be able to go to at least 150 psi with relative ease and the exercise will do you good ;)
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
User avatar
Kilash
Private 4
Private 4
Posts: 70
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:20 am

Mon May 13, 2013 10:40 am

Already have one lol, and its the exercise I'm trying to avoid in the first place :roll:. Plus the fact that I really want to get away from schrader valves. Perhaps I can fit the quick connect on the hand pump? Hmmm...
jsefcik
Sergeant 2
Sergeant 2
Posts: 1138
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:11 am

Mon May 13, 2013 11:24 am

Kilash wrote:Already have one lol, and its the exercise I'm trying to avoid in the first place :roll:. Plus the fact that I really want to get away from schrader valves. Perhaps I can fit the quick connect on the hand pump? Hmmm...

Borrow your neighbors ,,, save up the couple extra bucks nd get a good one
User avatar
Kilash
Private 4
Private 4
Posts: 70
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:20 am

Mon May 13, 2013 2:36 pm

Saw a mastercraft 3 gallon for 80 bucks, would that do?
User avatar
jackssmirkingrevenge
Five Star General
Five Star General
Posts: 26216
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:28 pm
Has thanked: 576 times
Been thanked: 347 times

Donating Members

Mon May 13, 2013 11:36 pm

hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
User avatar
Brian the brain
Moderator
Moderator
Netherlands
Posts: 3497
Joined: Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:06 am
Location: Holland
Been thanked: 7 times

Fri May 17, 2013 12:41 pm

I did have access to 2 nice full size gas air compressors, but they belong to my Pops who is completely against me "playing around" with spud shooters. I got into an argument with him just asking for spare connectors :/. And the only time I can get access to those is when he's not working, which means he's home, which means he's gonna hear me start them up. Its a whole bunch of lemons.
Assuming you're not an adult and your dad is your legal guardian...
You are putting us in a difficult position.
If your Dad is against you playing around with spudguns and you want to do it anyway...that's one thing..

We can't tell if he's ignorant or...he is just watching over his irrisponsable kid...see?

But if we advise you how to break your dads rules...that makes us part of your rebellion...or, depending on your local laws, a crime?

If what you want to do is completely legal where you live we could provide insights for you to get your dads approval ultimately.


Imagine this:
you build/power/launch a cannon with the provided info, against your dads will...and you end up hurting yourself or worse...?
What then?

All the information on this website is free for all, but you should know better than to use it without your parents' consent.
You can't expect us to help you, knowing this.
Gun Freak wrote:
Oh my friggin god stop being so awesome, that thing is pure kick ass. Most innovative and creative pneumatic that the files have ever come by!

Can't ask for a better compliment!!
User avatar
Kilash
Private 4
Private 4
Posts: 70
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:20 am

Fri May 17, 2013 6:28 pm

^ Brian, I'm in my 20s... and married.
User avatar
jackssmirkingrevenge
Five Star General
Five Star General
Posts: 26216
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:28 pm
Has thanked: 576 times
Been thanked: 347 times

Donating Members

Sat May 18, 2013 1:50 am

Kilash wrote:Brian, I'm in my 20s...
OK, older, more mature...
and married.
... but not completely sane :D
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
User avatar
Zeus
Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Posts: 1505
Joined: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:34 pm
Location: 'Straya, C*nt

Sat May 18, 2013 5:04 am

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:
and married.
... but not completely sane :D
Now now Jack, there is the occasional girl worth marrying, mine signed an agreement that what we enter with, we take away, and we're fighting over $50 I gave her, still wants to return it, which I simply won't have.

She's also a raging nympho, and crazy in bed, but this is a PG forum...

Kilash, your pop(I assume dad or grandfather), would he happen to be a democrat, or of a similar political persuasion?
/sarcasm, /hyperbole
User avatar
Kilash
Private 4
Private 4
Posts: 70
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:20 am

Sat May 18, 2013 10:37 am

Lol JSR.

Kilash, your pop(I assume dad or grandfather), would he happen to be a democrat, or of a similar political persuasion?
He was brought up a Maoist communist. He lived under a collective economy for 20 years, was an accountant for a textile factory, and has been for all the years I knew him a chronic workaholic. I have no idea what that makes him here.

He's a brilliant handyman, savvy mathematician, and entertaining drunk, but he was one of those infallible father-type that always used the stick and never the carrot. Studying was about the only things he expected me to be doing under his roof, and recreation was downright sin.

But hey, he bought me my first car and he still gives me money, so he's not all that bad :D . I just wish he was more receptive of my hobbies...

In any case, that 3 gallon compressor is on sale right now for 80 bucks, picking it up today :wink: .
Post Reply