Edited by Duke Wintermaul, 31 August 2013 - 07:23 PM.
MEGA dart barrel material?
#1
Posted 31 August 2013 - 07:22 PM
#2
Posted 31 August 2013 - 09:24 PM
On searching McMaster-Carr, 2044T45 looks as if it would surely work. It's inner diameter is just a tad larger than 3/4," so it should work excellently. As for items that you could find at a local hardware store, you might try 3/4" CPVC. I just used digital calipers to measure the inside diameter of some that I have, and I came up with .709". That's way too small, if Centurion darts are actually 3/4" in diameter, but knowing that the tolerances of pipe are very loose, you might try sticking a dart into the pipe. Who knows, you might find one that's looser than you thought.
Edited by DartSlinger, 31 August 2013 - 09:42 PM.
#3
Posted 31 August 2013 - 09:48 PM
I don't think the McMaster you linked will work, I'm actually looking for something that's smaller than 3/4 pvc as I mentioned it was too large.
I'm going to be shoving darts into many pipes tomorrow, and will definitely be checking out 3/4 cpvc.
#4
Posted 31 August 2013 - 10:12 PM
#5
Posted 31 August 2013 - 10:55 PM
#6
Posted 31 August 2013 - 11:56 PM
3/4" ID is .824", and I don't know of a tighter material for these darts. Maybe you can find something 20mm ID?
#7
Posted 01 September 2013 - 01:21 AM
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#8
Posted 01 September 2013 - 12:45 PM
2044T45 will almost certainly work. Apparently you don't realize that a barrel has to have a slightly larger inner diameter than the size of foam you are using. For instance, a 3/4" diameter dart would not even fit into a pipe with exactly a 3/4" inner diameter. Oh, and apparently you don't even know the inner diameter of 3/4" PVC. It's .824", which is way bigger than 2044T45.I don't think the McMaster you linked will work, I'm actually looking for something that's smaller than 3/4 pvc as I mentioned it was too large.
#9
Posted 01 September 2013 - 01:25 PM
The problem in my opinion is not really the barrel materials, but the darts themselves. They're behave like giant streamlines and fly everywhere. You'd have to modify them somehow, but at that point just making your own fucking giant darts.2044T45 will almost certainly work. Apparently you don't realize that a barrel has to have a slightly larger inner diameter than the size of foam you are using. For instance, a 3/4" diameter dart would not even fit into a pipe with exactly a 3/4" inner diameter. Oh, and apparently you don't even know the inner diameter of 3/4" PVC. It's .824", which is way bigger than 2044T45.
But feel free to order some giant PETG and prove me wrong.
#10
Posted 01 September 2013 - 02:02 PM
2044T45 will almost certainly work. Apparently you don't realize that a barrel has to have a slightly larger inner diameter than the size of foam you are using. For instance, a 3/4" diameter dart would not even fit into a pipe with exactly a 3/4" inner diameter. Oh, and apparently you don't even know the inner diameter of 3/4" PVC. It's .824", which is way bigger than 2044T45.
Apparently I misunderstood your first post. When you said
On searching McMaster-Carr, [size="2"]2044T45 looks as if it would surely work. It's inner diameter is just a tad larger than 3/4,"
I obviously misinterpreted the 3/4 to mean 3/4pvc when you quite literally were talking about the measurement of 3/4 of an inch. But thanks for the explosion.
If anybody is interested, 3/4in copper type L pipe is the perfect size for these new darts. Pax 3/4 is too small, and 1in is too large. Likewise, 3/4 cpvc is too small.
I went ahead and ordered some of the petg you linked DS, as the type L copper was insanely expensive.
Thanks for everybodies suggestions.
#11
Posted 06 September 2013 - 12:05 AM
PVC rocket barrel material (courtesy of Venom) is a perfect fit for MEGA/Jumbo darts, at an ID of 19.2mm-19.5mm. This Jobar fires MEGAs about 70ft at about 10PSI. That's with only a 9" barrel, too. I'll do some daylight testing tomorrow, hopefully sans wind and rain. I'll even commit to sacrificing a $0.70 dart by incrementally increasing the pressure.
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#12
Posted 11 September 2013 - 07:58 AM
Sweet lord, it's perfect! Huge shout out to DartSlinger for the info.
Also, this tubing fit's perfectly into 1/2in pvc couplers. Super easy to make any couplered blaster into a MEGA blaster.
Can't wait to use my new MEGA blasters at war's, all i hope is the host ups their point value in DTC.
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