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3" vortex

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:26 pm
by WOW!!
I got a 3" DWV tee laying around I was going to make a BBMG useing a vorext block. Since it is a 3" tee should I make the hole in it 1" in stead of 3/4"? The other holes will be the same. Thx

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:13 pm
by singularity
well what are you going to shoot with it? a 3" vortex is alittle over kill for BBs...

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:17 pm
by Atlantis
Marble vortex? You never know until you...look it up to see if its been done before?

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:20 pm
by WOW!!
Meabey paintballs, marbels seem a little heavy tho. Iam looking at some stuff now about it.

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:20 am
by chosen_way
wont paintballs just pop in the chamber? just experiment with different sizes.

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:55 am
by killagorrila99
marbles wouldent be to heavy. they'd just do mor damage :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:06 pm
by noname
Is the vortex itself 3" in diameter or is the housing for it?

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:13 pm
by WOW!!
The vortex block is in side on a 3" plug.

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:26 am
by noname
Then it should be the same as a 2" vortex, just in a bigger space. Make it into a double vortex and split the airstream going in into 2 blowguns. 3" is enough space.

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:10 pm
by WOW!!
Dobule barrel with a 1/4 ball valve for better flow meabey :twisted:

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:36 pm
by noname
Just get a 1/2" PVC one. :twisted: They're like 3 bucks compared to 8 for a 1/4" ball valve.

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:54 pm
by drac
It won't work. Strafers work on the concept of some pressure in the chamber, a 3inch chamber is WAY too huge. WIth the air that leaves the barrel, your chamber will have hardly enough pressure to get any kind of power behind the BBs.

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:04 pm
by noname
Not sure if this would work with a vortex BBMG....