A Bit Of A Puzzle
#1
Posted 04 April 2008 - 02:46 AM
I'm working on an AT2K. I'm using four aluminium barrels. I cut the barrels off the turret, leaving only a tiny piece of plastic in the middle sticking out with the attachment pin through it. I then cut a round piece of poly to fit over the face of the turret, with a hole in the middle for the plastic piece with the pin and one hole for each barrel. The barrel holes connect with the one in the middle. I then epoxied the barrels in place.
The problem: there is an air leak in the middle of the four barrels where the holes for the barrels meet the hole for the plastic bit with the pin. A little hot glue would do wonders, but I can't figure out how to get it in there. There is less than a milimeter of space between two adjacent barrels, and they're quite long, making it difficult to get adhesive to the leaks from the front.
One potential solution would be to somehow push the hot glue through a VERY thin straw of some sort. No idea how to do that. I've also seen expanding foam sealant with long and very thin straw-like applicators, but I don't know if they would take the pressure of an AT2K suddenly dumping its air tank on them.
Suggestions?
#2
Posted 04 April 2008 - 04:17 AM
Something like superglue might work better, since you can get it into small cracks via capillary action.
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#3
Posted 04 April 2008 - 05:45 AM
#4
Posted 04 April 2008 - 05:52 AM
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#5
Posted 04 April 2008 - 06:28 AM
#6
Posted 04 April 2008 - 07:59 AM
The trouble isn't getting it into the gap between the barrels, it's getting it past the gap.I suggest using an adhesive that isn't so viscous.
Something like superglue might work better, since you can get it into small cracks via capillary action.
Not quite tight enough, unforunately. The gap is (after some cursory measurements) just over 1mm in width.What if you used goop? It has a special fitting for tight spots.
I'll keep this one in mind, though is might be tricky to get large amounts of glue through this way.Put some hot glue on the end of a bent paperclip- hotglue doesn't permanently stick to metal, so ignore any that gets caught.
#7
Posted 04 April 2008 - 08:42 AM
#8
Posted 04 April 2008 - 10:31 AM
I have no suggestions other than what's already been posted here. However, Frost Vectron's suggestion is the most sound in my mind.
Edited by Wax, 04 April 2008 - 10:33 AM.
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Posted 04 April 2008 - 10:35 AM
#10
Posted 04 April 2008 - 11:16 AM
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#11
Posted 04 April 2008 - 11:20 AM
Wouldn't that completely change the ID of his barrels?I like to stay away from glues, and if I were you I would find some sort of tube that can fit inside your barrels and just shuve them all the way to the back. This way the tube guides the air past the gap along with covering the gap from the inside.
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Posted 04 April 2008 - 01:51 PM
Edited by DarkInfection, 23 June 2010 - 09:41 PM.
#13
Posted 04 April 2008 - 03:36 PM
It's not like that. I put lube on it and its the same. Its just stuck. And when I cock it back it goes farther back then usual. Also I push as hard as I can and it wont go back in. I've tried the methods and they wont work. Also pics are up.
#14
Posted 04 April 2008 - 04:50 PM
What did you attach the barrels to the turret with originally? If possible I would take the barrels off and re-glue them, making sure to seal each barrel before moving on to the next barrel.
I then epoxied the barrels in place.
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Edited by Wax, 04 April 2008 - 04:55 PM.
#15
Posted 04 April 2008 - 09:23 PM
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Posted 05 April 2008 - 04:52 AM
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