Good 1.5 in piston?

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thespeedycicada
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:20 am

well sorry for the noobish question but my hot glue gun is nowhere to be found and my epoxy is all cogealed and unusable ssoooo whats a good premade piston for 1.5 inch sch40?
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:23 am

why would you want to make a 1/2 inch piston? performance wouldnt be so well you should do at least 1.5 inch or higher for really good performance
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:24 am

you now those crayola markers they fit perfectly in 1/2in sch40 Im sure you could convert that into a piston somehow.
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:24 am

There are alot of high power guns with 1/2 or 3/4 inch pistons.
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:28 am

i used a 1" plug and put tape on it till it fit. I JB welded the sealing face on.

but i used 1/2" for the barrel.
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:31 am

your title does not match your question, did you forget to edit your question aswell after elitesniper posted his response?

As for the piston, you could melt the hot glue in a pan or similar then pour into your coupling. As done in the BCvids tutorial on a piston valve.
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:26 am

I used a sanded down dowel. Takes a little effort, but annoying.
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:54 am

chap stick cap with a rubber sealing face glued on. :wink:
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:42 am

OHH wait sorry its a piston for 1.5 inch pipe not 1/2 inch.
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:07 am

I guess you could be creative and glue 5 milk jug caps together because they fit nice and snug in 1.5in pipe
I just relized that that would be a very effective piston even more effective than a proper hot glue or epoxy one because of the light weight.
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:49 am

Another noobie question from me. I understand fully how a piston works,(all 3 kinds) but how tight does the hit is the tee for a coax, or a barel sealing?
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Pizlo i dont understand your question.

sooo nobody has any more ideas? :(
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:09 pm

who thats weird how did I totally miss thaT typo. I was wondering how tight the actual piston need to be withing the outer pipe of a coaxial piston valve.
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:24 pm

On my very first piston valve (1.5"), I sanded down a 1" coupler (I think it was 1") and used some washers, a bolt, and a bike tube squeezed onto the face.
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:35 pm

and it held up?
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