[KBarker]

Yay, I got verified to the Haven! Here is my current project:

Yes, you read that right. A NF with a 6-shot clip. The gun has all the usual refinements, no air restricters and a beefy spring. But mounted on the front is a t-slot that allows a clip to be inserted. The clip has little divots that two spring plungers push into to lock each barrel inline with the firing plunger. There is no limit on how large I can make the clips, I may make a 10-shot clip later. Ranges are not as far as my single modded NF, but they are not bad either. Check out all the build pictures on my Putfile page:









The paint is drying right now. I tried to do chrome covered by black, then wipe off a little black on the edges, but it looked like crap so I just made it all black. I'll update with some pics later.

[Pvt.McFlurry]

Simply, Amazing. Great job. Also very creative. I can't wait to see the final product and I just might have to do this.

[nube]

Woah.
That is a very clean and useful mod. Pretty much an easier Nite-Mav. Nice. A write up would be awesome.

This post has been edited by nube: 21 January 2007 - 07:32 PM

[PREDATOR]

That is very nice. A great addition to all the mods of nite finders. But if you could tell how to make the clip and the slots that would be nice.

This post has been edited by PREDATOR: 21 January 2007 - 07:34 PM

[Cmdrmack]

That's a dead sexy pistol. I might have to buy another NiteFinder and build one of those myself.

[warx]

Good, inspiring work. A few inquiries...

1. How heavy is it?

2. What kind of ranges does it get?

3. Is this a prototype, with problems you plan to fix in the future?

[funkyjake]

Mmm, reminds me of my Electric Eel. Thumbs up.
How's the seal between the clip and your air source?

[KBarker]

funkyjake, on Jan 21 2007, 08:20 PM, said:

Mmm, reminds me of my Electric Eel. Thumbs up.
How's the seal between the clip and your air source?

Not too bad, but not great either. There is a bit of packing tape in between the two, and the divots on the clip are slightly towards the front. This tends to push the clip toward the air. Ranges are OK, I haven't done any real measurement but it probably gets about 50 feet. It should do better when I get some real stefans made, right now I'm using dart tag darts with BBs instead of the regular tip, and they are very loose in the PETG.

-warx
It is definitely heavier than stock with all that aluminum up there, but it's not outrageously heavy. I wouldn't consider this a prototype, I think any future modifications will just be to the clips.

-nube
As far as doing a write-up, it would be little use to 99% of the people here, since to do this how I did it requires a milling machine, lathe, etc. The clip base, slider, and the round part on the front are all milled/turned from solid aluminum stock. I don't see how you could make the parts accurately enough with hand tools.

I finished the paint and belt clip. I'm pretty pleased with how the round aluminum piece blended with the rest of the gun. I decided not to paint the plunger and trigger since the paint on those parts just scraped off on my other NF.







Here it is with all my guns:

[Forsaken_angel24]

Looks great, I am looking forward to more of your work.

[AssassinNF]

You could probably make a considerable profit selling kits for those things...

Anyway, great job!

[Falcon]

AssassinNF, on Jan 22 2007, 07:45 AM, said:

You could probably make a considerable profit selling kits for those things...

I was about to say that...lol.

Talk to captain slug through some PM's to get some ideas. I'll tell you right now, you've got a fortune waiting for you if you make those in bulk and sell.

[KBarker]

I improved the seal dramatically last night by adding an O-ring. I realized all I needed to do was trim the stub barrel that hooks to the plunger just enough to allow an O-ring to sit there. It ended up being far easier than I thought it would be. I just filed down the stub and kept test fitting the ring, and eventually it was short enough to allow the clip to slide. The resistance was still high, so I lubed it with lithium grease. The O-ring made a huge difference in the gun's power, it is now nearly as strong as my singled NF.

[Rambo]

Wow, it's really great to see a lot of new members posting up innovative stuff rather than being noobs. Welcome to the boards too.

Is it PETG for the barrels? You should read up on some stefan making tutorials. You use Foam Backer Rod(Also known as Cauck Saver) to make darts that will achieve superior range.

[KBarker]

RAMBO, on Jan 23 2007, 05:36 PM, said:

Wow, it's really great to see a lot of new members posting up innovative stuff rather than being noobs. Welcome to the boards too.

Is it PETG for the barrels? You should read up on some stefan making tutorials. You use Foam Backer Rod(Also known as Cauck Saver) to make darts that will achieve superior range.

Yes, that is PETG for the barrels. I have some of Angel's red FBR on the way so I can make better darts. Right now I am using dart tags with the tips replaced with BBs.

[Forsaken_angel24]

KBarker, on Jan 23 2007, 08:14 PM, said:

The resistance was still high, so I lubed it with lithium grease.

Dear sweet jesus no! If I understand your last post right, There is lithium grease on the O-ring. That stuff will corrode any rubber. I tested its "eating away" abilities last year. I took an O-ring and put it on an old cd stacker pole. The O-ring wasnt too tight but just enough to keep it in place. I then gave it a good dose of lithium grease. When I came back to it in a months time the ring had broken.