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by Major Collins
Mon May 12, 2014 11:18 am
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: 1/2 sealing face for piston valve- Soldering Tutorial
Replies: 1
Views: 1469

1/2 sealing face for piston valve- Soldering Tutorial

How to make a sealing face for a 1/2 piston valve I was looking for a sealing face while out at stores but i couldn't find one so i made one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09E6e_nQ_JE the parts list is 15mm copper tube copper olive 1/2 male brass compression fitting Hopefully i covered everything ...
by Major Collins
Fri May 09, 2014 3:39 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: QEV, 3 way valve, slide valve help
Replies: 21
Views: 7836

Re: QEV, 3 way valve, slide valve help

Ahhh...how bout this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/MEAD-MV-50-NEW-IN-A-BOX-/230856058203?pt=BI_Control_Systems_PLCs&hash=item35c017e55b Due to size constraints, i'm not sure if it can fit in the gunstock. So I was doing some thinking, and came up with a shut-off valve: Screen Shot 2014-02-08 at 11.58.18...
by Major Collins
Fri May 09, 2014 2:38 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: First launcher, what type of valve?
Replies: 2
Views: 1225

Re: First launcher, what type of valve?

Piston valve all day, every day. Get yourself some brass fittings and some high pressure!
by Major Collins
Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:46 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Ugly Blowguns
Replies: 9
Views: 3526

Re: Ugly Blowguns

I love wood grips and stocks, mainly making riflestocks. You can dress up blowguns rather nicely.
My safari rifle stock and my pistolgrip rifle stock! :D
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by Major Collins
Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:03 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: pressure washer handles
Replies: 1
Views: 930

pressure washer handles

I been looking around at getting a pressure washer handle though i wanted to make and fit my own handle on it. Does anyone have pictures or a video of the internals of a pressure washer handle? ive tried looking around for some but no luck these are the ones ive been looking at http://ace.imageg.net...
by Major Collins
Wed Aug 07, 2013 5:50 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Elephant Rifle mk1 and mk2
Replies: 33
Views: 16296

Hey wyz i had a similer idea, what if you just glued a popoff over the hole ?
I like how my gun influenced both of yours :)
by Major Collins
Wed Aug 07, 2013 1:53 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Elephant Rifle mk1 and mk2
Replies: 33
Views: 16296

The epoxy's drying in my 1/8" nipple connecting the blowgun handle, so if my tests tomorrow workout, I'll post some pics here Post it anyway! and Wyz, post them diagrams! i also have a few other ideas aswell. and now mk1c The piston housing and 1/4 bushing that goes to the pilot http://i41.tinypic....
by Major Collins
Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:49 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Elephant Rifle mk1 and mk2
Replies: 33
Views: 16296

Haha righto maybe i missed that , ill upload pictures of my mk1c (c is for compact) and my mk3 which is a co-ax !
by Major Collins
Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:39 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Elephant Rifle mk1 and mk2
Replies: 33
Views: 16296

Im lost , what did you do wyz?
by Major Collins
Sun Jul 14, 2013 11:16 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Elephant Rifle mk1 and mk2
Replies: 33
Views: 16296

@Gun freak thanks! The blowgun is epoxied into the stock, i cut all the excess around the blowgun so it was just a straight tube.Then slid it through a drilled hole in the stock at the correct angle. Air chamber is straight down, its a prefrence thing .Blitz knows what im on about :) Though mk3 will...
by Major Collins
Sun Jul 14, 2013 9:31 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Elephant Rifle mk1 and mk2
Replies: 33
Views: 16296

@Dart guy ive been looking into a coax version and i am working on a supressor aswell. Its quite light , around 2 kg. what are these razor darts you speak of ?

@blitz yeah i carved it myself, its pine wood with a oak stain.
by Major Collins
Sun Jul 14, 2013 7:49 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Elephant Rifle mk1 and mk2
Replies: 33
Views: 16296

Elephant Rifle mk1 and mk2

My first rifle post in joining this forum! Well this is my 1/2 inch piston valve rifle. The barrel 16mm(roughly)x65cm long steel. Fits marbles nicely. Preferred ammo is homemade plastic nail darts. Blowgun pilot soldered in schrader valve Air chamber is 40mm pvc, goes up to 160 psi ive bombsheltered...
by Major Collins
Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:17 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Some newbie questions
Replies: 8
Views: 2330

wait i sent you the wrong video, silly me but the video is a good example of how a qev/piston works

anywho heres the one i ment to link
by Major Collins
Fri Jul 12, 2013 3:53 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Some newbie questions
Replies: 8
Views: 2330

This theory
Just get high pressures from the other tank for a decent amount of shots.
by Major Collins
Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:29 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Some newbie questions
Replies: 8
Views: 2330

Well im assuming it will be attached from a external air supply eg compressor or hpa tank, and it will be a constant air flow filling up the air chamber. You will need something to cut off the air supply manually-like a ball valve.If you decied to use anything but a slide. Becuase a slide valve cuts...