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[angelof DEATH182]

My old style TTG broke the front of the plunger tube off and into several sharp pieces, I basically need a replacement plunger tube front, Any ideas?
And yes i searched

Edited by angelof_DEATH182, 03 May 2008 - 01:12 PM.

[lionhead333]

I'm not positive about this, but take your plunger tube to the hardware store. Find an appropriate size endcap (I believe about a PVC 1/2"). Epoxy it on. Drill a hole and glue on a barrel. Dremel the shell to allow for the new obstruction.

Edited by lionhead333, 02 January 2008 - 07:15 AM.

[angelof DEATH182]

I'm not positive about this, but take your plunger tube to the hardware store. Find an appropriate size endcap (I believe about a PVC 1/2"). Epoxy it on. Drill a hole and glue on a barrel. Dremel the shell to allow for the new obstruction.

Ok, thanks!

Edited by angelof_DEATH182, 03 May 2008 - 01:12 PM.

[keef]

I just gooped the pieces back on and put duct tape around it. Works great.

[PharaonArin]

Its gonna break again unless you replace your spring. I put a max shot and mav spring in my ttg and i shattered the front. So watch your springs.

[Forsaken angel24]

I put a max shot and mav spring in my ttg and i shattered the front.

Well thats close to impossible.

How could you put a Max shot spring in a Tech target when the diameter of the max shot spring is larger than the width of the tech target?

[CaptainSlug]

Interestingly enough I bought one and just finished modifying it to fix this problem. The ID of the plunger tube is fairly close to the OD of 1/2" PVC so I just bolted the PVC barrel in place, sealed it with electrical tape, trimmed the inside of the gun shell to accept the larger diameter barrel, then drilled holes in the side of the gun shell to allow the screw to fit.

[angelof DEATH182]

Interestingly enough I bought one and just finished modifying it to fix this problem. The ID of the plunger tube is fairly close to the OD of 1/2" PVC so I just bolted the PVC barrel in place, sealed it with electrical tape, trimmed the inside of the gun shell to accept the larger diameter barrel, then drilled holes in the side of the gun shell to allow the screw to fit.

i may do that

[nerfdonkey]

Interestingly enough I bought one and just finished modifying it to fix this problem. The ID of the plunger tube is fairly close to the OD of 1/2" PVC so I just bolted the PVC barrel in place, sealed it with electrical tape, trimmed the inside of the gun shell to accept the larger diameter barrel, then drilled holes in the side of the gun shell to allow the screw to fit.

PVC or CPVC

Edited by nerfdonkey, 14 January 2008 - 10:18 AM.

[vaan]

he said... in his post, PVC.

[CaptainSlug]

PVC or CPVC

It doesn't matter so long as what you're using is SCH80 or SCH40 which both have the same outer diameter.
In one of these I have SCH40 PVC with a polyester barrel nested inside of it. In the other is have SCH80 PVC acting as the barrel.

If the dimensions are identical there is no performance difference between PVC and CPVC. The only difference between the two materials are their operational temperature ranges.

Edited by CaptainSlug, 14 January 2008 - 10:35 AM.

[xNFx 37]

If the plunger tube shatters from the head hitting the end, would it break if it hit the PVC?

[nerfdonkey]

The plunger TUBE not the plunger head.

[xNFx 37]

I know that. Still, I tried this (well started it) and the PVC compressed the spring a lot more. So, when the head hits the PVC, I'm wondering if something breaks.

[keef]

Superglue some craft foam on the plunger head. Or epoxy a rubber gasket, or washer to the plunger head.

It won't last forever, but it works pretty damn well.

[nerfdonkey]

I know that. Still, I tried this (well started it) and the PVC compressed the spring a lot more.

How did it compress the spring more? Did you shove it really far into the hole?

Edited by nerfdonkey, 14 January 2008 - 09:10 PM.

[xNFx 37]

If your plunger tube breaks off more than around a centimeter, it's gonna compress. Remember it broke becaise it hit the end of the tube.