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pump for go cart mounted pneumatic

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 6:58 pm
by djt
i just had this idea to turn a regular bike pump into an air pump that takes no manual labor to pump for a go cart mounted gun. you just cut the handle part off of the bike pump and attach it to the wheel. then you attach the the main body of the bike pump to the frame of the go cart on some sort of a hinge to allow it to move up and down with the bar attached to the wheel. there are many adjustments that would need to be made but you get the general idea.

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:09 pm
by Brian the brain
Wow...you've just re-invented the compressor...in a bad way

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:15 pm
by djt
i understand that. but the point is if you want to mount a gun on a go cart your not going to be able to have an air compressor on board plugged into the wall.

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:17 pm
by zvallance1
that seems like it would work pretty well, but im thinking that the pump would have to be VERY heavy duty for it to not simply snap mid-pump (because obviously the more you pump it, the harder it gets, and eventually the plunger might just snap)
unless you put a saftey pop-off valve (i think thats what its called) on the pump itself

give it a go! let us know how it works!

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 9:51 pm
by singularity
reminds me of a steam engine, it might work at low speeds but i wouldnt trust it at high speeds. it would probibaly snap at high speeds

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:36 pm
by noname
So don't go fast. Cruise around, shoot holes in stuff you probably shouldn't. Make it detachable for a fast getaway. :lol:

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:17 am
by sgort87
How about you run a chain directly from the engine to a larger wheel with this pump attached. This way you can easily build a sturdy frame and not affect the wheels of the kart and it would not spin as fast as the wheels.

In my opinion this is kinda dumb. there are better methods of portable compression.

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:25 am
by carlbelcher
In my opinion this is kinda dumb. there are better methods of portable compression.
Amen to that gort!

I think you should scrap the whole "bike pump" idea and just chain drive an air compressor off the engine. Better yet you could put the compressor chain before the clutch on the cart engine so it would run even if your not moving.

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:13 am
by Brian the brain
You could also build a 50 foot windmill to power a friction heat rub-a stick-furnace, wich could power a steamengine wich could in turn drive your ingenius device, strap the whole thing to your back, go really freaking fast and yell:

"Look at me, look at me!!!"


Or you could buy a CO2 tank and regulator...PFF
But that might be too much trouble....

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:33 am
by a-ron
some people just have way to much time on thier hands
:roll:

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:49 am
by MrCrowley
Some guy in NZ built a engine into a couch and it could go up to 35kph :shock: ,it was pretty sweet 8) and he sold it for like $4000NZD. They had a video of it on the news and hes holding a beer driving in a couch down a main road and all these people are looking at him weird and tooting.

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:22 am
by sgort87
That's not very fast at all. There are some that exist in the US and England that easily match traffic speeds and capabilities.

But yes, those "couch cars" in general are all flippin sweet. I still haven't made mine which pisses me off...

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:05 pm
by M3NT4L
Couch cars, thats one hell of a wayto be a couch potatoe, i have never seen one but i was part of the making of the worlds biggest skateboard and i wanted to attach a motor but if so guiness would take it off the book it was a good idea though.

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:35 pm
by Infernal2
LOL, Why not just:

1.) Remove the motor from your compressor and mount it on your go-kart.
2.) Run copper compression fittings from the motor to your gun.
3.) Mount an inline check valve (80 - 125?) so that you don't blow your cylinder but always have enough pressure to fire...
4.) Mount an inline pressure line to a gauge on your steering column...

????

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:57 pm
by jjk92
if you think about it it would only push the plunger in like 1/4 of the way so i dont know if it would do much scrap the idea and just mount a machine gun on the top of ur go-cart