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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:40 pm
by jrrdw
Wont that union hold the diaphram in one place? Thus not allowing it to move, keeping it from working?

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:44 pm
by sandman
the diaphragm is flexible so it can stretch, hence why sprinkler valves work :wink:

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:50 pm
by jrrdw
sandman wrote:the diaphragm is flexible so it can stretch, hence why sprinkler valves work :wink:
Wont it be clamped all the way around? It has to let the pilot chamber vent.

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:57 pm
by sandman
jrrdw wrote: Wont it be clamped all the way around? It has to let the pilot chamber vent.
a sprinkler valve is clamped all the way around :roll:
and when it vents the force stretches it back and allows the air into the barrel

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:01 pm
by BigJon
The diaphragm is accually a little bigger than the diameter of the union so it can move back and forth a little bit i think. Kinda hard to explain so sorry if you don't understand.

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:30 pm
by Easterbunny
would it be easier and peform better to make it a piston insted? somthing like an end cap with a rubber disk , bolt washer and a nut. put a couple of holes in the endcap for airflow. here

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:34 pm
by BigJon
If you use the piston method you won't need to drill holes in the endcap (piston) unless it is absolutely air tight. I also think a piston would be easier to make but thats just me.

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:35 pm
by Easterbunny
would this piston work?

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:41 pm
by BigJon
If you want a piston valve have a look at this since your chamber is 3"http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/3-piston-t313.html

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:49 pm
by Easterbunny
thank you, how much movment should i allow for it?

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:52 pm
by sandman
i think the formula is use 1/4 of the diameter of the piston

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:04 pm
by MrCrowley
Barrel diameter, not piston :wink:

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:13 pm
by sandman
wouldn't the Piston OD and the Barrel ID be the same thing?

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:14 pm
by Easterbunny
ok here is the updated plans, i hope to make the body tube removeable to service the launcher if it is nesscary with a pistion

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:16 pm
by MrCrowley
sandman wrote:wouldn't the Piston OD and the Barrel ID be the same thing?
No otherwise the piston wouldn't work :wink:

And if the piston O.D = Barrel I.D wouldn't the piston go inside the barrel :P

The piston needs an exposed area that has pressure forcing it back, that's why pistons work so well.

So the O.D of the piston could be say 8cm and the I.D of the seat(barrel) could be 7cm.