I'm new here, Google show me the path to this wonderful community 8)
I thought I could say a few words about me. I am an amateur machinist, with a thing for miniature… and cannons. I also have a powerful Diana spring gun.
I'm currently moving my machinist equipment in a new basement (Sherline lathe and mill) and while I am far away for my dear metal chips, I thought maybe my next project would be a handgun using compressed air. I don’t know much about it right now, and I am learning since a few days, reading forums threads and how-to. I may have some strange ideas, because I will certainly attach more importance in the look and small size than power, still I have some hope to make a shiny looking and powerful PCP 6 shooter machined out of brass and aluminum stock. My ultimate goal would be to fire steel darts out of it. Well, that’s the dream
Surely I'll need to bother a few of you with silly questions in a while!
I am also a native French language speaker, which explains the weird accent. If you need translation from French forums or websites (and I can see French are also very active), I’ll be glad to help.
Cheers.
I am still working on the numbers, it seems to me that I could reach very high pressure if I keep it small. But what is the minimum volume of air I need to fire some projectile (.177 pellet or bigger), I still have no idea!
