If you want, I'll send you the CAD files, assuming you use Autodesk Inventor or AutoCAD.

I'm thinking about making a whole writeup, if anyone is interested. This can be made entirely with a lathe and drill press.

Well I use Solidworks, but If you send me the DWG file, I can convert it from there.

When I first read the title, I was actually expecting some crappy pvc tank, but this is rather pleasant.

If I get a chance to, I will see if I can use my college's CNC lathe to make a perfect metal to Derlin/metal seal.

I have held/faced this...

Heavy as hell (for a nerf gun), Pain in the ass to dodge, but easy to dodge once you get past the shot cannons

Wow.. you made it around the sun one more time... Congrats... must have taken a lot of effort

I find that most of the gun testing rather stupid, but to see a guy wail on a side of beef is awesome

This far more aerodynamic than the raider, making it get at least 20ft more when thrown

You guys need a Caandian in the next one... *hint, hink, wink, wink*

Well thats odd, Considering It is 11:48 EST... You must be confused with the EDT and EST difference.

http://www.timeandda...nes/na/edt.html

I stand corrected.

Customization:
-The foregrip, lever and Pistol grip all are simple enough to replace with any design that could be wanted.
-Stock could be add

Innovation:
-Wooden lever-action
-The Gun primes on the return stroke.
-Gun has to be actively held in the prime position (Important for Safety reasons)
-Built in Rear loading breech
-"pulley" System with lever allows minimum force actually required to operated the gun

Problem Solving:
-Didn't like to have the Plunger Rod Sticking out, Covered in it a shroud.
-Wanted to have the force to decrease as the handle return to closed position, Made sure the Cable ran over the pivot

Design Quality:
-Measured Twice, cut once, No major errors


Pros:
-Cheap to make
-Minimal tools needed
-Built in breech
-All parts are customizable

Cons:
-Larger than other entries
-Two-hand operation
-Must actively be held in primed position

They are Bullshiting you. You can use SCH40 PVC for a barrel and and 3/4 CPVC as the clip.

This sounds like a job for Vicodin!!!

Danm Louie, you're on a roll

So the pump is now the trigger? Cool Beans

Outstanding......as always Lou. Fill those gaps, throw some stain on the wood......and you got one unique, and effective blaster! Great work buddy!

Stain? This blaster only accepts a nice purple paintjob.

Heh heh maybe on the PVC, but don't ruin the fact that most of the gun is wood

Apologies to K9Turrent.

I'm going to kill you


Ontopic: you should put a stock on it that is underneath the plunger rod

Use a Hammer

Aside from the getting shot factor, I love it!!! You will post pictures...

Canadian Tire, beside the ABS

WHEN?

As a Die Hard Canadian, there would be nothing worse for me than to be shot with a Union Jack.

Yes even us die hard Ontarians are really hate the brits too...

Canadian separated from UK peacefully, unlike the USA, there shouldn't be real hatred against the British, except for BritNerf...


Looking nice Brit, definitely needs the 2k in there

I like

Edit: Fuck it... WIP

have you got access to a propane torch? I use torches to help with woodwork. you just roast the wood and scrape off the charcoal. pretty much like burnt toast.

try not to get too carried away with the heat, it causes any cracks in the wood to expand if the heat gets too deep.

it helps a bunch with sanding too, you just burn the surface and hit it with a sanding block or sanding sponge.

you could drill a hole for the thumb and wobble the drill to get it a little bigger, then burn it over and over to get it big enough.

otherwise take an old screwdriver and use it like a chisel. a hammer makes just about anything work like a chisel. torching the wood after will clean it up fine.

Even though I do like a bit of fire every once in a while, I live in an apartment building, and I have already accidentally brought the fire department to the build with my aluminium forge on my balcony...

early crossbows (real crossbows) used a lever and a dowel pin to trigger the crossbow. the string was in a groove over the hole for the dowelpin (like your hole in the extra block) the handle was tied to the stock and squeezing it up against the stock pushed the dowel up the groove and forced the string up out of the groove.

you could cut a groove in the wood below where the notch on your plunger sits. the wire could be bent into a rectangle and the ends could be bent down like a little handle. the dowel hole would be drilled up through the stock and hit the middle of your groove is sawn. drill a hole in your dowel tip for the tiny handle on the wire.

the dowel would be long enough to stick out the bottom of the stock. you could either push the dowel directly or use a handle like the crossbows used.

That was my original idea, but that would put my firing hand right beside my shoulder stock.

as a side note, the notch and dowel setup is pretty darn strong. a friend made a real crossbow completely out of hardwood and the string, no metal at all. a stray shot bounced off a forklift, a steel beam and then went through a 12 pack of soda, lengthwise! it could easily kill someone.

Very Nice

Nice mod, can't wait to get ahold of one....Also what order do the barrels fire in?

They Fire from top to bottom.

And I'm still selling Tetras

I can bring you up a +bow spring (and a k19 if you want it) when we come up for massacre.

Other than that, nice gun.

Thank you, Pm incoming

Two things:

If you're right handed, tapping that CPVC is probably hard, I would rig up a keyring or coathanger rod for it.

Also, I would cut a hole for your thumb in that wood, like an L96A1 or WA2000 -

I use my middle finger to push it, but longer piece would be better.
And I don't own a drill bit large enough to make decent thumbhole, I'm working on it...

You push the coat hanger bit up using the CPVC I presume.

I question certain structural components of this blaster. Could you get a strong, but short, spring and just prime it and see if it will hold? It won't help with ranges, but priming stress at full load is regardless of power delivered to prime the blaster.

Yes and I have had about 25lb by using bungees, but I didn't fire the gun cause the bands broke...

Add a barrel, and you are done!!!





No official Ranges: WHY?

I don't own a spring that is 11" long, but I was able to test it with a bungees and It actually hit 50ft. But I also tested by turning the gun into a pushpull gun, and it achieved 80ft. So if I am able to find a spring to fit the gun, this could bet hitting insane ranges


Final lookback:

Pro:
- Cheap
- Compact forward length
- It's Canadian Pine
- It vaccum-loads

Cons:
- Spring length is rare
- I got a splinter

Deckel (Dachshund) Rifle


One of the easier homemades that is still able to become a respectable primary. It only uses commonly found materials and simply handyman tools, and it's cheap to make.

Time required: 4 hours
Total Cost: ~$20


Materials:

- 3ft length of 2x4 Canadian pine = $3
- 2.5ft length of 1.5" ABS = $3
- PVC coupler = $1
- 2ft of 1/2" CPVC = $3
- CPVC TEE = $.49
- Assorted screws = $3
- Zip-ties = $2
- Wire coat Hanger = Dry Cleaning

Tools needed: (more can be used)

- Saw
- Drill & bits
- Sandpaper
- Pliers












Link to Suggested Plunger Head instructions

About fucking time...

Psychonauts is an awesome game, And I missed getting Company of Heroes pack when it was on sale

I hope you start to feel better, And what range's are you getting?

About 2miles high...


Stay on the wagon dude

What about an RF20 hooked up to an air compressor, or maybe a paintball CO2 tank hooked up to one?

or a pvc tank on the back of the chair and a separate pump along the side

The way the blaster fires (top to bottom) seems somewhat ineffective, since if you want to keep those extra 2/3 shot you have to pump a bit AND fire off the first 2 tanks in order to reach the loaded barrels.

the tanks the get fired, do not deplete the other tanks when you release the trigger

http://canadiannerfe...r.com/index.php

I usually carry 4 eliminators... and I have charged and barrel tapped an entire team with them

So what you are saying is, Canadians have no defensive skills? Bet you are happy to be America's hat now, eh?

Bah I ambushed them all from the bushes, and I has L33T SK1LLZ at dodging

One thing that's been forgotten in the whole mention here.... sidearms? If you're carrying a higher-range/higher-powered blaster, is it really considered too much weight to consider carrying a sspb, eliminator, wristblitzer, etc.? Maybe it impinges on people's play styles to never carry a sidearm, but forcing half the field into standoffs with long range blasters is the other side of the coin.

I usually carry 4 eliminators... and I have charged and barrel tapped an entire team with them

At HbH3, we played a little game called: HEADHUNTERS

So the guy in the first picture missed me from 15ft, I fired my 3k mega pistol hit him in the first pic. Then he chased me down for about 30sec and headshot/barrel tapped me

1st point- Range is Pointless? Do you even have a basic grasp on the game of Nerf? Range (and by extension, dart speed) is one of the most essential parts of any gun. ROF can be very important, but at the end of the day, if one gun can shoot farther, and have the same or very similar ROF, the gun that can shoot farther is better.

Range is pretty pointless in INDOOR wars as he said, as long as you can shoot the 35 feet stock range you should be ok.

True but as the range of the gun increases, so does the muzzle velocity. Thus meaning it gives the defender less time to dodge/avoid the shot. So range is important in an indoor war

I just think you are idiot

How many pumps of that little thing does it take to fill?

about 5 till the OPV kicks in