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| Hotwired |
 Posted: 01/31/2007 3:51 AM Post subject: |
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I had to use the wrench to loosen the barrel compression fitting when I loaded it for the first time that day.
It was tightened up more than usual because I had to travel with it in a rucksack along with a track pump on a bike to meet a friend of mine with a decent camera.
But in normal use you don't need any tools.
Petrie the QEV was under £10 and none of the joints were soldered, I used a special glue called JustForCopper which can make joins on solder fittings rated to 500psi. |
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| zeigs spud |
| Posted: 01/31/2007 5:31 AM Post subject: |
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wow very nice!!!! and clean!!! whts the psi? i must of missed it.
but it is great also becuase it is the best four letter word known to man,
FREE!! (for you, not the guy who payed for it lol)
you should pu it up to it's max psi witha Loooooooong barrel and see how acurate and we it does!! safely that is |
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| Hotwired |
| Posted: 01/31/2007 5:52 AM Post subject: |
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It goes to 160psi because thats how far the pressure guage on the track pump goes but if I could I'd take it to 200.
The C:B ratio is a huge overkill at over 2.6:1 and I'd like to see what it could do with a 3m barrel (longest length the pipe comes in). Definitely need a bipod somewhere along it  |
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| joannaardway |
| Posted: 01/31/2007 6:16 AM Post subject: |
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| If you want to try something longer for the barrel, 150 cm should be nicely managable. |
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| maz oner |
| Posted: 01/31/2007 6:58 AM Post subject: |
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| is that glue common or did u need to go plumbing place because in australia there is much more limited product or atleast if u want to find somthing good u needa go specialist which is usoaly bit more pricey |
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| Hotwired |
| Posted: 01/31/2007 9:45 AM Post subject: |
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In the UK it can be found in the copper plumbing section of all the large DIY stores I've been to.
I can't really say for Australia. |
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| killagorrila99 |
| Posted: 02/03/2007 20:48 PM Post subject: |
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| ProfessorAmadeus wrote: | I love you... Really this is amazing! You are an awesome master with potato guns.
Damb Loverly. |
grr! you stole my thing!
GRRRRR YOU STOLE MY OTHER THING! It's copyrighted. |
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| Hotwired |
| Posted: 02/05/2007 19:21 PM Post subject: |
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Hey hey I don't mind, you can tell me the same thing again I won't complain  |
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| chaos |
| Posted: 02/10/2007 22:46 PM Post subject: |
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| maz oner wrote: | | is that glue common or did u need to go plumbing place because in australia there is much more limited product or atleast if u want to find somthing good u needa go specialist which is usoaly bit more pricey |
maz oner, do you have a bunnings or reece shourly they would have it. |
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| Killjoy |
| Posted: 02/11/2007 0:32 AM Post subject: |
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| im pretty sure you can order it off the internet if you can't find it at the hardware store. |
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| maz oner |
| Posted: 02/11/2007 3:19 AM Post subject: |
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Yeah I get every thing from Bunnings except copper piping so i havnt really looked at the copper/brass section much, will have a look though...
peace
maz |
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| spit_spud |
| Posted: 02/13/2007 6:41 AM Post subject: |
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| truly indeed, i love copper guns, i like you handle id you just build it or bought it? |
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| Hotwired |
| Posted: 02/13/2007 7:38 AM Post subject: |
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I moulded it by hand from polymorph granules softened in hot water.
When its soft its like a rubbery putty, when its hard its like solid nylon.
It took about an hour and lots of boiling water but it was worth it
Heres a link to the place mine was from: http://www.mutr.co.uk/prodDetail.aspx?prodID=576 |
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| Matheusilla |
| Posted: 02/13/2007 19:41 PM Post subject: |
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| OMG... Very, very nice work. I probably would not have been able to do better myself. It means alot for me to be saying that (I'm a crabby designer\inventer type, working through a D.E.P. in machining). Great gun. I'm sure that you know that all of us would love to own one |
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| chaos |
| Posted: 02/21/2007 14:14 PM Post subject: |
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I love this gun, this along with the reaper rifle inspired me to build the S.S.R.
peace |
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