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Gun mount
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:01 am
by rebalgray
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:42 am
by psycix
looks nice!
now paint em as beautiful as you did to your cannons!
it would be cool to match the colours
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:08 am
by rebalgray
All the wood will be stained walnut and have a high gloss.
Martin
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:31 am
by spud yeti
That looks really bnice, well done. A remote controlled electric turning/swivelling feature would be really decent on it too (but thats just my imagination!) Well done.
btw, how old are you?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:23 pm
by rebalgray
I'll be 69 in Nov. Thanks for the comments.
Martin
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:26 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
rebalgray wrote:All the wood will be stained walnut and have a high gloss.
Martin
Lookin' good
not sure about the colour though, I think the walnut would have gone better if the launchers were plain flat black to give that antique look.
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:33 pm
by iPaintball
Very nice! This is probably the best gun mount I have seen yet! I really like your gun's paint jobs. At 69, you are prolly the oldest person I've seen that is still interested in spud guns. And I DON'T mean that in a bad way!
Again, great job!
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:41 pm
by pyrogeek
How do you get the turret to stay where you put it? Just friction, or some sort of a big gear with teeth?
Having them on more of a trailer may be the way to go. Like one of those big lawn carts with the 10inch pneumatic tires.
It all looks very nice though. At 68, you also prove a point, spud guns aren't just for kids too young/cheap to buy real guns.
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:32 pm
by rebalgray
Friction pretty well keeps it in place on the left to right. I have wing nuts on the up rights that I can tighten that hold guns elevation. I've always been interested in things that go bang. I've had all kinds of fire arms. Spud guns are new for me though. Gort helped me out a bunch.
Martin
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:59 pm
by goathunter
Now, now, Rebalgray don't go saying you're getting old.Old is what young folks call the previous generations.You're getting to the part of life where things get fun again and you have the smarts to make it all work out.Its just a reverse teenage years.
That's probably why me and my Grandpa get along so well.
And very nice looking swivels,are they pine?They'll look good with a dark stain and high gloss.I'm a fan of that look myself.My paintball gun has wood grips and dark stain/gloss.
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:49 pm
by dauphinoise potato
Very very nice swivels, some sort of electrical feature might be a worthy addition.