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#124428 Big Bad Bow Discovery/ Help

Posted by Shadow 92 on 29 September 2007 - 12:12 AM in General Nerf

Pictures of what you did would clarify a lot. But from what I gather, you're pushing back your barrel, the barrel is pushing on the plunger, and the gun is cocked?

...you won't hesitate saving the two orange nubby poles with their springs on the side of the gun. This is what actually keeps the gun cocked, something I did not know and almost threw away vital pieces.

Click on the link below to see which piece he was talking about.
CustomSnake202's BBB mod

#111236 Nite-rattler?

Posted by Shadow 92 on 14 June 2007 - 03:25 PM in Modifications

It sounds a lot like like a Nite-Mav like project. Good luck.

#97515 Quick Ls Question (yes I've Searched)

Posted by Shadow 92 on 01 January 2007 - 01:50 PM in General Nerf

The spring helps out a ton. I have two Longshots and the one with a spring replacement gets 90' and the one without gets about 40". Despite the large size of the stock spring it doesn't generate much force due to the fact that it's a smaller gauge. Do you have a BBB? If so take out the spring and bring it to a hardware store and look for a spring with a similar size and thickness. That way you can still use your BBB.

#140588 Embedding Videos

Posted by Shadow 92 on 16 February 2008 - 02:16 PM in Off Topic

Okay thanks anyways.

#163023 Pvc Probs

Posted by Shadow 92 on 16 July 2008 - 07:37 PM in Modifications

If .5" schedule 40 PVC is too small for your darts, stretch your foam. Its on the first page of the dart making thread.

#140469 Embedding Videos

Posted by Shadow 92 on 15 February 2008 - 05:27 PM in Off Topic

Does anyone know how to embed a video that isn't from youtube? I'm trying to embed a video that I made on photobucket's remix program.

#78269 At4k Help

Posted by Shadow 92 on 31 March 2006 - 11:29 PM in Modifications

I had a similar problem with my Airtech 4000's rotation device. If you unscrew the grey, popsicle shaped rod that pivots around a peg on the white air tank, you should be able to pull the four pieces apart ( the rod, the egg shaped piece, the piece that resembles a curved triangle, and the part that is connected to the black and grey gears by a wire). Take off the rod and the egg shaped piece. When you take the two pieces off, look inside the piece that resembles a curved triangle and you should see a sort of semi circle with notches on the perimeter of the curved part of the semi circle. If you look at the egg shaped piece, the inside of it will have notches that match the shape of the piece that is inside of the piece that resembles a curves triangle. Stick that egg shaped piece on to the semi circle piece so if you were to turn the egg shaped piece to the right at a 90 degree angle, the black piece that is connected to the wire would also turn. Now just screw everything back together and it should rotate fine.

#102966 Longshot Pistol?

Posted by Shadow 92 on 29 April 2007 - 11:45 AM in Modifications

Yeah the most you can minimize it is by cutting off the front section.

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If you're looking for a high powered pistol, look around for an AT2K or mod the heck out of a NF.

#103851 Clear Pvc?

Posted by Shadow 92 on 03 May 2007 - 09:43 PM in Modifications

If it's the same size as regular PVC, then .5" should do fine for stock darts and mega stefans. The clear PVC is also apparently a lot less than the kind McMaster sells.

#122845 Which Can Be Made Smaller?

Posted by Shadow 92 on 12 September 2007 - 07:46 PM in General Nerf

Whats 11/4" PVC?

One and one quarter inch PVC pipe. AKA: 1.25"

#122357 Quick Plasti-dip Question

Posted by Shadow 92 on 07 September 2007 - 07:02 PM in General Nerf

I found my Plasti-Dip next to the spray paint at Home Depot.

#112121 Idea For Making Darts White.

Posted by Shadow 92 on 19 June 2007 - 11:23 PM in General Nerf

Why not just buy red FBR from Forsaken?

I think he's doing this for cosmetic reasons and not just so he has an easier time finding his darts.

I've "sun-bleached" a couple of my darts before on accident. I have yet to notice any huge change in performance.

#128160 At2k Turret Integrated Bbb

Posted by Shadow 92 on 31 October 2007 - 08:12 PM in Modifications

What kind of PVC did you use to support the turret? And how are some members able to post if they're still validating?

#111844 Longshot Clip And Breech

Posted by Shadow 92 on 18 June 2007 - 12:34 PM in Modifications

There's no need to replace the barrel with PVC. The Longshot's barrel is extremely wide so it has no problems firing stock taggers. And the magazine can fit the stock taggers. The only problem with using taggers in the magazine is that the darts have a tendency to sometimes stick to the side walls and stop the other darts from being pushed all the way up.

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If you want a more reliable way to lad taggers, just put a dart in the front of the barrel and let it slide down. After it slides to the bottom, cock the gun back and when you push the handle forward make sure the bolt is covering the foam part of the dart. It doesn't hurt the ROF too bad and is the my favorite way to load darts that I picked up on the ground during a war. To do this I'm assuming you already removed the air restricters and have an empty clip.

#161949 Rotating Valve

Posted by Shadow 92 on 08 July 2008 - 01:26 PM in Homemades

I'm working on a rotating valve/ bolt. It's a little different than yours, but you might want to take a look.
Spinning Bolt

#103836 Is It Possible To Make A Scout-finder?

Posted by Shadow 92 on 03 May 2007 - 08:52 PM in Modifications

I think the TTG plunger tube is slightly bigger than the Nite Finder's. Nice job in the integration Nitewalker.

#111990 Titan Trouble

Posted by Shadow 92 on 19 June 2007 - 01:03 PM in Modifications

You probably have either a short barrel, a leak, or both. 12 to 14 inches seems to be a good barrel length; to detect leaks, pump it underwater.

I believe the actual optimal barrel length is closer to 16-20".

Problem solved.
1.In the end, I had to cut with the shell's seam with a dremel. Well, that lacked finesse.
2.EDIT- My titan has ISSUES! When I first modded it, it got 79' with 20 pumps. I thought that it was just my sloppy mod. However, when I now fire it, (1 day later) my micros flip in the air and only go 24 feet!

1.Which seam are you talking about? It doesn't really matter but extending the part where the gun opens in half is the easiest way I found.
2. You should check your darts too. If they're bent, underweighted, or too tight they won't preform well.

#125771 Could Someone Help Me With Random Homemade Stuff

Posted by Shadow 92 on 10 October 2007 - 10:29 PM in Homemades

How to Mod Sprinkler Valves

Check Wikipedia for how sprinkler valves work and imagine a blow gun trigger venting air in the diaphragm. This creates an inbalance in pressure and allows the diaphragm to lift up and allow air to flow to the other side.

#91016 Mav/nf

Posted by Shadow 92 on 01 October 2006 - 08:34 PM in Modifications

Do you need the little spring that's behind the air restrictor?

No, they keep the three prongs pushed up and heavily restrict air when a dart isn't laoded into the barrel. When a dart is loaded the spring compresses and allows more air to pass through the air resticters and thus firing the dart.

#107503 Glue

Posted by Shadow 92 on 24 May 2007 - 10:39 PM in Modifications

Is this a common problem? If so, I'd like to introduce you to the impatient nerfer's best friend:

Loctite 1-minute epoxy. Sets in "45-60 seconds," with "useable strength in 8 minutes." They're not kidding. More than once I've been gluing something, and picked it up/moved it to have it drip, then the epoxy sets, and the drip STOPS, and just hangs there. It's freakin' cool. Found at your local Lowe's.*

That's pretty awesome. A 50 second set time? Incredible. What's the consistency, is it watery, thick? And how strong is it compared to the 5 minute epoxy? (It should say on the back in terms of PSI or something)

As for you're AT2K problem you could also use Hi-temp hot glue. I used it on all of my couplered guns and none have yet to fall off.

#91018 Boltsniper Gets Old!

Posted by Shadow 92 on 01 October 2006 - 08:41 PM in Off Topic

Happy belated birthday!

#115399 Legal Issues For A Nerf War

Posted by Shadow 92 on 10 July 2007 - 11:10 PM in Nerf Wars

If you want to use use stock darts with barrel modded guns, why not just switch to 1/2 PVC? It has a smooth to somewhat tight fit on the 60+ different taggers and suction cup that I've used. And, in most cases, the pain from being hit with one is comparable with a gun without a barrel mod.

#148920 Possible New Sticky

Posted by Shadow 92 on 02 April 2008 - 07:43 PM in Site Feedback

After unsuccessfully attempting to integrate a titan into a DTG, I realized that it would have really helped if there were a list of mods that didn't work. This way, people don't make the same mistakes. The sticky could have the original intent of the mod and a description of why it didn't work. People can make suggestions on how to fix the problem or offer an alternative solution to reaching the desired goal. A consistently active member can update the list every time someone posts a failed modification.

It could look something like this:

Airtech 2000

Using the transparent tube in the back as an airtank
Why it failed
The tube leaked air

Suggestions

Replace transparent tubing with an airtank made of PVC

If you can think of a better format, reply.

#100959 Brassing A Dtg

Posted by Shadow 92 on 09 March 2007 - 08:20 PM in Modifications

Do you have to brass it? I'd just use CPVC if it fits my darts. And make sure you remove the orange barrels and glue the CPVC/brass directly onto the turret and not where the AR ends. If you don't, then you end up losing about 3/4" of space where your dart could be, making your gun more effective and compact.

Couple other things. DTG's have a maximum air output similar to a Nite Finder. If you account for the air loss in between the plunger and the turret then your ideal barrel length is around 4". So go for the CPVC barrels if you want decent range with stock taggers and great range if you decide to use Stefans. The banding shouldn't be a problem and is definitely worth it. And I'd be willing to see a write-up.

#169533 Firefox551

Posted by Shadow 92 on 15 August 2008 - 07:56 PM in General Nerf

Here's an old sticky about posting images.

#91163 Types Of Piping

Posted by Shadow 92 on 03 October 2006 - 06:46 PM in Modifications

A three-step nested brass barrel would be your best bet for your Big Bad Bow or Longshot (if you figure out how to do that with a LS). But for air powered guns use PETG if it fits your darts. It's supposedly smoother on the inside than other barrel materials but is harder to find than brass or CPVC. If you want more information on the nested brass barrels I mentioned earlier check out the Darts and Barrels article.

#91273 Types Of Piping

Posted by Shadow 92 on 05 October 2006 - 03:12 PM in Modifications

Google

Cross-linked polyethylene. PEX tubing is commonly used for hydronic radiant floor heat, but increasingly also used for water supply lines. Stronger than PE.
www.alpha-plumbing.com/plumbing-terminology-p.htm

I think it's the clear tubing with grey cross-links stuff I saw at Home Depot. It isn't hard and can be bent like vinyl tubing.

#91268 Types Of Piping

Posted by Shadow 92 on 05 October 2006 - 01:50 PM in Modifications

Shadow, I just tried the 3 step nesting thing, with the exact sizes you posted, and got worse range than my simply cpvc barreled BBB. It seems the cpvc modded BBB got about 10 feet more than the 3 step nested BBB.

Hmm... That's unusual. How did your dart fit in the 9/32'' brass? It might have been that your darts are too loose or too tight. If that's true just switch to a different size. How was your seal batween the barrel and the plunger? You said that you rebarreled it three times. Maybe the brass barrel had a bad seal. Anyway, if you decide to keep the CPVC barrel congrats on finding the right barrel materialfor your darts. :rolleyes:

#162928 Did Youtube Stop Working?!?

Posted by Shadow 92 on 15 July 2008 - 08:23 PM in Off Topic

What was wrong?

#134884 Another Gun Buidling Comunity

Posted by Shadow 92 on 03 January 2008 - 09:43 PM in General Nerf

I started a topic about an all air bolt and firing system design here and I think I mentioned Nerfhaven somewhere. The final design (not by me) looks pretty sick.

Yes, but we shoot foam.

They shoot vegetables.

You're forgetting golf balls. :ph34r:

#144670 Bbb O-ring Plunger Fix?

Posted by Shadow 92 on 10 March 2008 - 11:15 PM in Modifications

The BBB plunger is designed so it expands and creates an effective seal when exposed to pressure on the front of the curve. Are you having problems with it not firing at all without any plunger head modifications or this an attempt to increase range? If it's just to boost range, I suggest trimming the plunger's "wings" to decrease its weight. I think that should work better than replacing the plunger face with a washer/ gasket setup.

But I suppose if you really want a better seal than the stock plunger head replace it with a three nylon washers and an o-ring. Two of the washers should the same size as the steel washers in bobafan's diagram and one should be slightly smaller. The small washer should be sandwiched in between the larger washers to create groove for the o-ring to sit. In theory this should work better because nylon is much lighter than steel and o-rings produce less friction than gaskets and respond to lubricants better.

#144825 Bbb O-ring Plunger Fix?

Posted by Shadow 92 on 11 March 2008 - 10:35 PM in Modifications

Maybe we're using gaskets made of different materials, but I know for a fact that my SNAP's plunger dries out much more quickly than any of my modified guns with o-rings. And I apologize if I said that an o-ring based plunger sealed better than a gasket based plunger. I meant to say that a o-ring plungers generally work better because they don't generate as much friction as gaskets. Spring guns shouldn't have a plunger that has a seal so tight that it impedes on it's movement. A good way to test if an existing plunger has a decent seal is to simply fill the top with water. If it doesn't leak, then the seal works. Try to get it so you get the least friction while still being able to hold water.

And while I can't speak for Carbon or CS themselves, I can recall what I think they said. I believe that Carbon uses gaskets because they're easier to make and when developing the original SNAP, he couldn't find a big enough o-ring. I think that Captain Slug modified his LS's plunger as such to compensate for the spring replacement.

So personally, I'll continue to prefer o-rings because I believe that they provide adequete seals and don't generate as much friction. I'll also use them because I don't want to have to lubricate it every week.

#125662 Sts Grenade

Posted by Shadow 92 on 09 October 2007 - 09:34 PM in Modifications

The SSPB's trigger is strangley reminiscent to the piston designs used on spud guns in a sense that both use a pilot valve to open the "valve" that leads to the barrel. I've been trying to design pilot activated valves for a while but now I think I might have just found it. Thanks (But don't expect to see a homemade from me anytime soon.)

This mod is one of the most original mod I've seen in a while.

#163971 Magazine Issue

Posted by Shadow 92 on 23 July 2008 - 07:35 PM in Homemades

If you've seen the blow forward bolt, why don't you just build a Vortex? Sure it's not as accurate, but since the bbs are stored inside, you have more room to make asthetic changes.

Or you could put the real mag at the bottom. Like this:

#165438 Titan Mod Idea

Posted by Shadow 92 on 30 July 2008 - 03:04 PM in Modifications

I think the Titan's check valve is at the back of the pump, so it should work.

#101083 Sm1500 Over Pressurize / Shoot Mod

Posted by Shadow 92 on 14 March 2007 - 06:27 PM in Modifications

Yeah, when I first plugged the pump on my SM3K, the pressure was so high that I could only fire it by holding it upside down (I don't know why it worked though). After doing a Bic pen mod I had a much easier time pulling the trigger. Now I do the pen mod to every air gun I have. This way I don't have to worry about the trigger spring eventually wearing out due to the excess pressure.

#102201 Titan Missile Launcher

Posted by Shadow 92 on 14 April 2007 - 03:54 PM in Homemades

You could add fins in addition to the weight.

#111859 Secret Strike

Posted by Shadow 92 on 18 June 2007 - 01:22 PM in Modifications

Pictures would be nice even if it's with a camera phone.

57' flat, that's pretty impressive for a Secret Strike Pocket Blaster ( it is the pocket blaster, right?)

#115408 Homemade Ammo

Posted by Shadow 92 on 10 July 2007 - 11:48 PM in Homemades

But you're right, not only could this wound someone, it could make them sick from lead(or whatever that stuff is, maybe graphite) poisoning if you had a gun that could break skin with it.

Graphite isn't toxic enough to seriously poison you in the small amount you would receive if poked by a pencil.

And seriously? You're shooting people with pencils? Even if they're unsharpened the wood could splinter and become sharp. Please don't shoot anything that isn't foam.

#103846 Petg Barrel Rf20

Posted by Shadow 92 on 03 May 2007 - 09:38 PM in Modifications

Did you machine the barrel support too or did you buy and then drilled the holes? And if you're looking to do stuff to the inside you could sand down the release valve on the bladder and cover the bladder with 50 of the long balloons for a higher firing pressure.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, nice job! It's as clean as everything else you do.

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