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[Nerf-a-Rama]

But I need to know where to get good parts at cheap prices. I wanted to make one that fires BBB missles but can fire micro darts too. COuld you guys tell me what parts I need for a pump and everything too? I am new and have never made a nerf gun before I would imagine it being like this: (I suck at ms paint)

[keef]

Well, you could take a solenoid with the screw type fittings, and make a 90 degree angle to the pump.

The solenoid could be where your "airtank" would be
and the pump should have the airtank there, with a tire valve and a bike pump under that. Use the 15 dollar one at Walmart with the built in tire gauge, It works GREAT.

[Peter]

I take it you're not new to nerf modding, but only to homemades? If that's the case, then just read over all the articles here.

Edited by Peter, 01 February 2008 - 09:02 PM.

[Nerf-a-Rama]

Ok, thanks alot. I saw a 5 dollar one at target and I dont have much money... I will see how the 5$ one works out first, if not good, I will try to get the 15 dollar one that you said.

[PharaonArin]

Why dont you buy a BBB? Its only $20. If you crayola'd it'll still shoot the arrows.

Edit: Shit i had a really noob moment. I forgot how to read. Back on topic. Do what Keef said.

Edited by PharaonArin, 01 February 2008 - 09:25 PM.

[analogkid]

Ok, thanks alot. I saw a 5 dollar one at target and I dont have much money... I will see how the 5$ one works out first, if not good, I will try to get the 15 dollar one that you said.

Just go for the $10 or $15 one. I bought a $5 one at target, it broke. Then I had to go back, exchange, and get the other $10 one.

[Nerf-a-Rama]

Why dont you buy a BBB? Its only $20. If you crayola'd it'll still shoot the arrows.

I have a BBB And I wanted to finally make one. And does home depot sell petg? Because I wanted to know before I paid for shipping for petg from omc.

[Bomberman]

You can buy a cheap pump, it doesn't make that much of a difference, but the way most bike pumps break is that the valve stem bends. Just make sure not to keep the pump plugged in there all the time, like while you are running in a nerf war. (that will bend the valve stem pretty bad), and make sure it doesn't move around when you pump. Here is something close to what you might want. It has full on instructions and pics. If you haven't looked at it already.
And no, home depot doesn't sell PETG. I have checked time after time.

Edited by Bomberman, 01 February 2008 - 10:00 PM.

[Nerf-a-Rama]

My first attemp of a nerf gun was never completed. It was a 2-liter bottle with a brass sink nozzle attached to the top and had a bike tire valve in the bottom of it. Never had a barrel or a pump

[keef]

The 15 dollar pump with a bike valve gooped onto it went up to 45 PSI fine. I'm afraid going about that because I'm not certain I'm great at PVC welding, and don't want to chance a PVC grenade in my stomach.

[Nerf-a-Rama]

lol. Does home depot sell brass barrels at least?

[Scotch]

lol. Does home depot sell brass barrels at least?

Home depot does not sell PETG. Also they only sell 1/2'' brass which I do not thing is very good.

[CaptainSlug]

Do we really need to hand-feed everyone all of the information they could be looking up themselves?

In particular start by reading this: http://nerfhaven.com...made/cxwq_bamf/
And 3DBBQ's threads as well as others in the directory: http://nerfhaven.com...?showtopic=7753
Or this one: http://nerfhaven.com...?showtopic=8813

Edited by CaptainSlug, 02 February 2008 - 01:01 AM.

[PC III]

I just thought of something, you know those sport-water bottles? Couldn't their caps be used as valves, if so just put a pump on the bottle, and a barrel on the cam and bingo easy homemade.

[frost vectron]

Any homemades using pressurized air inside of an airtank should not be built out of shitty materials. I'm sorry, but that's the simplest way I can put it. The bastardization that you'll end up building will most likely leak air and--well--suck.

If you're going to put the time into actually designing and building such a gun, it would be best to use parts that actually work, and work well. Pressurized airtank guns really need a higher level of quality in order for them to work.

Plunger-based homemades, on the other hand, are more easily built and small leaks here and there don't affect performance as much.

Rest assured, I'm not saying that it's impossible to build a homemade using water bottle caps and water bottles and stuff like that, it's just that you could build something so much better for the time you're putting into the thing.

As far as firing different types of ammunition--it has nothing to do with the homemade itself. It's all in the barrel. Go measure the ammo you want to fling with a ruler and find a material that works (by utilizing these forums and a little common sense--not just the forums).

Finally, as CS said, searching is good. There are already directories set up for modifications and homemades. The search function should also be used if you want something more specific.

I apologize if all this sounds harsh, but VACC is on the hunt, people.

[Flaming Hilt]

Building a pump.
(for the one-way valve, use the McMaster-Carr part. The homemade one I have up isn't very reliable; I'm working on a new one)

If you want, just reference the picture and build your own.

Or yea, you could go buy one like everybody else is suggesting.

[Nerf-a-Rama]

Well, I'll just buy one...

[pulletman]

Not to backseat mod, but shouldn't this be in homemades?

[Nerf-a-Rama]

Yeah, I realized that AFTER I posted it

[frost vectron]

Not to backseat mod, but shouldn't this be in homemades?

That was a great first post.

[Nerf-a-Rama]

Not to backseat mod, but shouldn't this be in homemades?

That was a great first post.

lol, good point, i have a bike pump now (it was 8$) all I need now is to find my old experiment and turn off this crappy music playing beside me