I shall name her "Crystal Clear"

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This just a small q-tip shooter i made a while back, breech loaded and made from Acrylic ( Don't drop it! ) I can shoot a q-tip with a metal tip ( bit of bicycle spoke) about 10 metres, although it has to fit "just right" to do so.
The chambers capacity is only 22ml and it only takes like 1/2 a cc of butane to fire. The barrel is around 350mm long.
It looks uber cool at night when you get to see the flame on all it's glory :)
Hope you likey.
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Nice gun, you just keep making some really nice minis, keep up the good work!
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Whoa, very nice, but I think you may get better performance with a shorter barrel, it looks a bit too long for that chamber.
I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges.
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I will, with passion!! :D
Hey insomniac, how much do you want me to cut off the barrel?
I'll do it just for you :P
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Im guessing about half. Or make a bigger chamber. :D I love shooting minis with clear barrels at night, it looks like a neon tube :lol:
I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges.
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I think the barrel is probably about right for the chamber size, actually. Maybe cutting off about 1/4 might help, but half might reduce prefomance.
Oh, and it looks goood:):)
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Awwww... nicely machined there, honestly, your facilities are going to be the envy of this forum :shock: :D
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loverlie i remember making acyrilic stuff in grade 8. i should have machined myself some barrels.
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Acrylic barrel or "Tube" as it is called can be purchased online i believe, don't ask me where though as i would not have a clue :)
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Go to usplastic.com!! TADA! I would recommend getting polycarbonate instead of acrylic, because it is much stronger and can easily survive shock. IE getting dropped. And yes, it is just as easy to machine.

EDIT: Just to make things easier for you... polycarbonate tube
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Wow. Acrylic is pretty expensive to use as a building material. Use it for hybrid rocket motors, not spudguns.
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Haha sweet man. Me likey very much. Keep up the good work :P
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Nice and clean! 8)
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