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Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:01 pm

Ah, Kiwi are you? How much did you buy that off TradeMe for? :wink:
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:51 pm

Yea, Christchurch based.
Brought it for $750.00 (Trade Me), came with a set of lathe cutters, 4 jaw chuck and a few other tools.
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:43 pm

Damn, is it just me or does that sound quite cheap?
What kind of guns are you looking to make with it; pneumatic, hybrid, small bore?

I'm up in Auckland myself.
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jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:
urgle the danish cow wrote:i mean the ones that JSR recommends for semi-auto
wyz reported leaks at higher (300 ps) pressures. You can get 3000 psi rated paintball slide valves though.
would this work?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-8-NPT-Compact ... 374wt_1141
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:41 pm

Yes, I think it was a good buy.
It was in Dunedin and the guy brought it up to Christchurch for free:)



Damn, is it just me or does that sound quite cheap?
MrCrowley said "What kind of guns are you looking to make with it; pneumatic, hybrid, small bore?"

This sort http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtop ... tml#320537

So far I have used the lathe to try and make a pulse valve and have milled a block of Aluminium, learning as I go.
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:18 pm

Electronics dunce here, just wondering if attempting this "simple" chronograph would be "biting off more than I can chew" with very little electronics experience, but lots of patience
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Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:11 pm

hello fellow spudfilers, i know that delrin will seal at high pressures but will nylon seal as a hammer valve seal at 1000 psi
Where's my Chuck key?
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if your sealing faces are completely flat and smooth it should work well!
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Lockednloaded wrote:Electronics dunce here, just wondering if attempting this "simple" chronograph would be "biting off more than I can chew" with very little electronics experience, but lots of patience
Yes, you can buy a clip on chronograph for about the price as you can make that though....
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Labtecpower wrote:if your sealing faces are completely flat and smooth it should work well!
so i should face it in the lathe on a high speed?
Where's my Chuck key?
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killerbanjo wrote:
Lockednloaded wrote:Electronics dunce here, just wondering if attempting this "simple" chronograph would be "biting off more than I can chew" with very little electronics experience, but lots of patience
Yes, you can buy a clip on chronograph for about the price as you can make that though....
Link? I haven't found any under like 90
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Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:30 pm

Sorry, i missread it, though it said Pounds not dollars. Still heres a nice cheap one :)

Here and a slightly more expensive one here but i dont think you want that kind :wink:
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Thanks, I have seen that one, but I'd like to integrate it into the gun on-board. I think I'd prefer getting the second One more :D
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Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:30 am

Don´t buy it! I bought it, it does work, but really really unreliable.
I used a 6mm airsoft bb fired with a 1/4 qev at 100 psi, the muzzle blast(witch probably doesn´t exist) block the sensores almost every time. So it doesn´t work for blowback airsoft guns or homemade ones, only aeg.
CpTn_lAw wrote: :D "yay, me wanna make big multishot pnoob with 1000 psi foot pump compressor using diamond as main material. Do you think wet bread make good sealant? " :D
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Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:30 pm

so i should face it in the lathe on a high speed?
Lapping the sealing faces would be even better, but I don't know how well that works on PA.
Some good lathe work will get you quite far I think.
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