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[Abyss Mods]

After seeing xet's version of the homemade wye (link), I was inspired to make my own and see if it worked. So I present to NerfHaven my homemade wye!

Materials:
Half inch PVC tee
Half inch PVC elbow (the 90 degree one)
A Dremel with a cutting disc and sanding drum
Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Step One: Get your PVC tee.

Now cut off the top part as shown here:

It should now look like this:


Step Two: Get your PVC elbow.

Now cut it down the middle as shown.


Step Three: Sand both of the pieces you just cut so they are as flat as possible.



Step Four: Sand inside the tee on the side that you plan to insert you barrel. This will ensure easy feeding.


Step Five: Glue both pieces together.


And now you're done! All you have to do is attach a clip, a barrel, and a blaster and you have a fully functioning homemade hopper clip!

I give credit to xet for the idea of this project.

-Abyss Mods

[LotusNerf]

Another thing you could do is add a nail at the right spot so the darts don't feed the wrong way, like the ones on Split's hoppers.

[nerfdartsmith21]

I would recommend using a miter box to make straight cuts. Otherwise, very inventive and nice job.

[Abyss Mods]

Lotus: Good idea. I'll try that on this wye since I'm going to be using this on my HAMP.

nds21: The reason I used an elbow was because I don't have a miter box and i figured that cutting the elbow like that would get me as close to 45 degrees as possible. And thanks!

[Y-Brik]

I've done the same thing with a miter box (tip: stand the tee up vertically when sawing off the 3rd leg- it keeps everything centered best.) and a 45-degree fitting solvent welded together. This setup is fantastic as it's actually cheaper than the base price of a wye (sans shipping), and can be made into other sizes as needed. ALso, I'm finding my wyes work with streamlines, something I understand the Flex versions do not do. Excuse me, I'm off to try to make a 1-piece Chopper fitting.