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clemsonguy1125

Posted: 01/17/2010 17:56 PM Post subject: Mini Coaxial Piston.

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Im building a mini coaxial gun from 1/2 in copper. The barrels a piece of brake line. All I have left to do is epoxy it together and add the piston. My question is whats the best was to build the piston. Ive considered using epoxy or bondo but wasnt sure about the air leaking around the epoxy piston. Do i need to cut a groove in it, and what size if so. Also is there a way to make it serviceable without using fittings,would using screws work.

jackssmirkingrevenge

Posted: 01/17/2010 21:06 PM Post subject: Re: Mini Coaxial Piston.

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clemsonguy1125 wrote:

I've considered using epoxy or bondo but wasn't sure about the air leaking around the epoxy piston. Do I need to cut a groove in it, and what size if so.

Works perfectly well for me, I've never needed to make an equalisation hole or groove because unless you put in an o-ring, the piston will never be 100% airtight.

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Also is there a way to make it serviceable without using fittings, would using screws work

You could conceivable cast an epoxy plug with an o-ring for airtightness that is held in with screws.

theBOOM

Posted: 01/18/2010 1:41 AM Post subject:

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For convenience I would use hotglue for the piston its relatively light and not brittle at all and to attach a sealing face you just have to heat up and press the sealing face down...

Why not just get some 1/2" fittings, I think you're gonna have a hard time using screws as it will be hard to get a 100% seal unless you tap the screws in with the corresponding tap.... to much work IMO?

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indeed, hotglue is a good idea, however make it longer than half the ID of your chamber, or this may happen http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/something-bad-happened-help-needed-t20 128.html

clemsonguy1125

Posted: 01/18/2010 11:29 AM Post subject:

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Well last night will looking for some hot glue sticks I found a marker cap thats slides easily and while looking through the chamber with a piston in it you cant see lite so I ll use that

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