Cheapest QEVs Around

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Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:04 pm

I was browsing Spudfiles when I accidentally clicked an advertisement that took me to a pneumatic/hydraulic parts supplier. I actually looked around and found 16$ 3/4" QEVs and even a few good DCVs! I guess the advertisement companies are getting better at what they do around here

Yay, cheap valves for everyone
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Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:34 pm

Cool find. Can anyone explain why almost all manufactures have a huge price hike between 3/4" and 1". At that site the jump is over $100!
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Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:47 pm

irisher wrote:At that site the jump is over $100!
Remarkable isn't it, I would much rather buy 8 3/4" valves for that price! Could it be relative lack of demand?

I couldn't see anything about international shipping, do they do orders outside the US?
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Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:05 pm

I haven't checked out shipping yet, I have no need for a QEV at the moment. I've already got three launchers built around various sized QEVs.
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Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:26 am

That's awesome. But, the problem with it is, we don't know the full specifics of it, so we could run into problems of; where to add triggers, where the inlet and outlet is (those are easy finds), and places for barrels and mounting. Other wise, nice find! :)
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Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:16 am

They're standard valves, you can look up specs for the specific valve pictured by a quick search around the forum
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Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:15 pm

LnL, would you mind posting it here as well.
http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtop ... tml#296482
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Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:35 am

:roll: too bad they dont have them here in nz
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