Gotta agree with Ice. Deal 2010 was pretty slick. The field was pretty good, it wasn't unbearably hot, everybody was having fun, and my sm1500 never ruptured an air tank. I also felt hipster being one of the only folks not rocking a +bow/xbow.
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#350615 What was your favorite war experience?
Posted by imaseoulman on 08 January 2016 - 11:25 PM in Site Feedback
#328612 Understanding Air Guns
Posted by imaseoulman on 07 April 2013 - 02:28 PM in Homemades
First is that for a long time, homemade air guns have not been allowed at many NH advertised wars. This was because of safety concerns. The possible hazards of poor construction have already been discussed, and dart speed/pain inflicted was also a concern. It's very simple to up the pressure just a little bit or make the tank just a little bit bigger and be shooting darts so hard it's unpleasantly painful.
And then there's the +bow. It was a veritable air gun killer. I recall playing at a Deal war in NJ a few years ago and being the only one not using a +bow/modified xbow. With the advent of the hopper (1/2" PVC wye) a pump action springer had almost unbeatable range and rate of fire. I had to play very athletically and carefully to keep up while using my old school SM1500.
I still prefer the slight pop of an air gun over the slam of a springer any day, but it's hard to find a "war legal" air gun that competes with a well built hoppered springer. In fact a lot of the currently accepted war regulations are based on the use of hoppered springers. Hoppered springers really changed the way the game was played.
#317807 Battlemax Sceptor Write-up
Posted by imaseoulman on 01 July 2012 - 02:53 PM in Modifications
#316670 RainbowPup
Posted by imaseoulman on 07 June 2012 - 07:27 AM in Homemades
#296453 March Meltdown '11
Posted by imaseoulman on 22 March 2011 - 07:04 PM in Nerf Wars
#294690 Hopper Clip Improvements
Posted by imaseoulman on 18 February 2011 - 08:15 PM in Darts and Barrels
#294639 March Meltdown '11
Posted by imaseoulman on 17 February 2011 - 07:34 PM in Nerf Wars
#294612 March Meltdown '11
Posted by imaseoulman on 17 February 2011 - 05:31 AM in Nerf Wars
Thank goodness we have that site. If not, how else could we ever count to 9?Actually, it looks like it's leaning to the 26th. I made a little visual thing to help us organize it:
CLICK ME
Thanks to btrettel/Doom for showing me this site.
#294561 March Meltdown '11
Posted by imaseoulman on 16 February 2011 - 05:15 AM in Nerf Wars
#293460 A Must-have Book For Every Nerfer
Posted by imaseoulman on 27 January 2011 - 06:47 PM in Off Topic
#293314 Grid Code 2
Posted by imaseoulman on 24 January 2011 - 08:05 PM in Nerf Wars
#293308 The Semiauto Salvo
Posted by imaseoulman on 24 January 2011 - 05:41 PM in Modifications
If it's between the tanks and the trigger, it will still allow flow to leak out. At best it will work as a restricting orifice.
From what I understand, you basically have tanks with a tube to the back trigger port and one tank attached to the first trigger port. Is that right? If so, a check valve isn't going to help.
#293165 Grid Code 2
Posted by imaseoulman on 20 January 2011 - 08:09 PM in Nerf Wars
So, if I'm invited, you can put me down as a definite.
#292587 Finally
Posted by imaseoulman on 10 January 2011 - 10:24 PM in Off Topic
Turns out being awesome comes with a price. There was a manning issue and they needed to send an ELT candidate to the other plant to qualify ELT there. They said it had to be somebody who was really good at what they do so they could learn a new plant very quickly (they are very different plants) so they can then do the advanced ELT training...so they sent me. This was supposed to be an easy week off until I started my next training, but now I'm already in training again.
Some day I'll get to breathe.
#292373 Finally
Posted by imaseoulman on 07 January 2011 - 04:51 AM in Off Topic
Oh no, it's way less cool than that. It's basically a combination rad tech and glorified pool boy. My responsibilities include monitoring and adjusting plant chemistry to maintain plant integrity and prolong core life. I'll also be in charge of monitoring everyone's radiation exposure, preventing exceeding any dose limits, and leading the response team to any sort of radioactive spill. So basically combination rad tech and glorified pool boy. I'll still have the designation to operate the plant, but that won't be my primary focus.Out of curiosity, what does an 'Engineering Laboratory Technician' do? Research & Development?
#292360 Finally
Posted by imaseoulman on 06 January 2011 - 10:05 PM in Off Topic
Plant in Seabrook? I have no idea what plant you're talking about. The navy only has training plants in Ballston Spa, NY (near Saratoga Springs, which is where I'm working) and Charleston, SC. Beyond that, it has plants on all submarines and air craft carriers around the world.Are you working at the plant in Seabrook? Does that mean your up for Battlle of the Bunker 2? and Congratulations on the kid!
Battle of the Bunker 2? Not likely, but we'll see.
#292339 Finally
Posted by imaseoulman on 06 January 2011 - 05:14 PM in Off Topic
It's been a pretty tough program and it's a huge relief to be done with my initial quals. I get a week off and then, because I was lucky enough to be selected for further training (a good thing) as an Engineering Laboratory Technician. I start ELT school after the week off and the qual process for that takes about three months, so I'll be around for some northeast nerfing this spring...if schedules work out.
Also, since I'm just talking about my life, I had a baby on Dec. 27th. Beautiful baby girl with lots of long blonde hair. I now have three children under the age of three (until this weekend).
#292176 Grid Code 2
Posted by imaseoulman on 03 January 2011 - 07:46 PM in Nerf Wars
#288722 Nerf Humans Vs. Zombies Theatrical Trailer 2010
Posted by imaseoulman on 22 November 2010 - 11:18 AM in General Nerf
"How many of you are there?"
#288645 Rear-loading At2k
Posted by imaseoulman on 20 November 2010 - 08:59 AM in Modifications
Really?Step 4 - Tank Flow (Props to LouieC3)
edit: I'm told my humor is missed due to the internets, so I'm inserting the obligatory facepalm/ Arguing about getting credit is awesome! Man, I really do feel the testosterone being sucked out of me every time I click one of those smileys.
#288644 The Eccentric, Airtech And Supermaxx Series Overhaul
Posted by imaseoulman on 20 November 2010 - 08:53 AM in Modifications
#288131 Splitfire Problem
Posted by imaseoulman on 08 November 2010 - 12:49 PM in Modifications
And as for your other point, depending on the setup, the second tank would just fire with the first tank. If there is a flow path from the pilot exhaust of tank #2 to anywhere in the tank #1 system (which you seem to be assuming) it will most likely just double fire. I've done several setups like this for volleys and the like and it takes very little flow. The firing of tank #1 is VERY unlikely to be affected at all. SF's have very small tanks/poppets and exhaust very quickly, but even ignoring that, it shouldn't be affected. Again, this does depend on setup.
#288122 Splitfire Problem
Posted by imaseoulman on 08 November 2010 - 10:24 AM in Modifications
#287862 We Report Range, Why Not Velocity?
Posted by imaseoulman on 03 November 2010 - 05:50 PM in Off Topic
#287342 Marval Nyc Nerf Team
Posted by imaseoulman on 22 October 2010 - 07:59 AM in Nerf Wars
#287298 Talio's War
Posted by imaseoulman on 21 October 2010 - 08:01 AM in Nerf Wars
#287280 Talio's War
Posted by imaseoulman on 20 October 2010 - 09:40 PM in Nerf Wars
#286529 Where Should I Post My Writeup?
Posted by imaseoulman on 03 October 2010 - 09:24 PM in Off Topic
#286451 Where Should I Post My Writeup?
Posted by imaseoulman on 02 October 2010 - 08:23 PM in Off Topic
P.S. Is that sentence as confusing as I think it is?
#286156 Has Anyone Considered Making/using Sights?
Posted by imaseoulman on 27 September 2010 - 06:05 PM in Modifications
#285410 Pump-action Crossbow
Posted by imaseoulman on 14 September 2010 - 07:59 PM in Homemades
#283607 Nerf, Nozzles, And Fluid Dynamics
Posted by imaseoulman on 20 August 2010 - 03:07 PM in Off Topic
But from my reading, these can work with unheated gases. We don't have anything like that in our plant, but I was reading about it somewhere, using just compressed air. I'll see if I can find where I read that.
#283578 Nerf, Nozzles, And Fluid Dynamics
Posted by imaseoulman on 20 August 2010 - 04:37 AM in Off Topic
#283477 Nerf, Nozzles, And Fluid Dynamics
Posted by imaseoulman on 19 August 2010 - 04:21 AM in Off Topic
As for energy conservation, that is one concept I understand very well. At least once a week I use mechanical energy balance equations, focusing on the conversion of internal energy to kinetic energy (flow work to velocity or pressure to speed) and of "matter" into "energy."
I have assumed the effects would be negligible for a Nerf gun, but was just wondering if somebody with more knowledge and resources than I could make it work.
@TantumBull: No. Widening and straightening flowpaths decreases the conversion of kinetic energy to internal energy, but more importantly, it increases mass flow rate. The idea behind the 2K mods is to dump as much as air possible into the barrel before the dart leaves. That also kinda goes along with what Doom was saying.
And also, Doom, we usually don't refer to them as de Laval nozzles (though he did invent them), which I find kinda funny, because we do use DeLaval oil purifiers. Anyway, thanks for the input.
#283437 Nerf, Nozzles, And Fluid Dynamics
Posted by imaseoulman on 18 August 2010 - 05:09 PM in Off Topic
#283432 Nerf, Nozzles, And Fluid Dynamics
Posted by imaseoulman on 18 August 2010 - 04:48 PM in Off Topic
In steam plants, we utilize "air ejectors" to help create a vacuum to which we exhaust steam after it leaves the turbine. The air ejectors "suck" air out of a system by accelerating steam through a nozzle to such a high speed that the pressure drops to a near perfect vacuum and through eduction and entrainment "pulls" the air out of the system it's attached to.
For those of you familiar with fluid dynamics, we know that mass flow rate = density * area * speed. So as the fluid enters the nozzle and it becomes more restrictive (the diameter goes down) the speed goes to maintain constant mass flow rate. The unique thing about nozzles is that after it reaches the critical pressure ratio in the throat (most restrictive part of convergent divergent nozzle) as the fluid expands again, it continues to accelerate, instead of slowing down again.
Here is a more detailed explanation with pressure-velocity and mollier diagrams.
So, for those of you with more understanding of physics and machining than I have, is there a way to incorporate this into Nerf applications? Could it allow shorter barrels due to increased acceleration? Is there any way to use the convergent divergent idea?
I put this in the off topic section because it's theory and not yet home made or general nerf. Thanks for any feedback.
#283005 Slambow Video
Posted by imaseoulman on 13 August 2010 - 07:35 AM in Homemades
Just because it matters to me, the reason I can make fun of Idaho is because I lived there for YEARS! I don't admit that very often, but nevertheless, it's true. I lived in southern Idaho. It's kinda like how we can call each other crackuh, but you can't call me that.Look, I realize there's a select group of nerfers that like to all hang out, have sleepovers in their Nerf PJs, talk about what they think vaginas might feel like, and defend each other viciously on the internet, but seriously, the MidWest (or wherever the fuck you guys live) gang bang gets old after a while.
Also, beneath my avatar it says that I'm in NY. Underneath Split's, the two letters "NJ" appear.
As for "vicious defense," I simply find it greatly amusing how seriously you are taking this.
Pillow fight, anyone?
#282942 Slambow Video
Posted by imaseoulman on 12 August 2010 - 02:51 PM in Homemades
Two days with no sleep, followed by Nyquil. That should explain it.Seoully... lolwut?
#282930 Slambow Video
Posted by imaseoulman on 12 August 2010 - 01:54 PM in Homemades
1) I had cancer; Split cured me.Also, for someone who makes simple homemade guns, which in the grand scheme of engineering and human development, is a pretty fucking insignificant achievement, you're kind of an egotistical douche. Come at me with that attitude when you cure cancer, bro....I live in North Idaho, can't be helped
2) The only thing worse than southern Idaho is "North Idaho." That must be the 57th state Obama's always talking about.
3) In the grand scope of human development, what isn't insignificant?
Split, nice job. I'm still upset that right after I finally get a homemade, it's rendered obsolete within a couple months. I'm trying hard to impress "the man" so that I get selected for that teaching position. Then I can spend a couple more years here with a bit more free time and more opportunities to make you look bad. But seriously, that is a very cool idea with an awesome design and great execution.
Also, I demand a 1,000 word essay outlining the differences between and advantages of egotism and egoism. It may be a little pedantic of me to insist on proper usage of the two, but I'm a little pretentious by nature.
P.S. I have a great new idea for a scenario war. We can pretend my backyard is "North Idaho" (a splinter faction state of right wing extremist Zen-strategists who stockpile guns and hate logic) and we have to infiltrate their bunker before they force the civilian population to drink the Kool-aid.
#281756 Nj Apocalypse 2010
Posted by imaseoulman on 01 August 2010 - 10:55 AM in Nerf Wars
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