My first Homemade
#1
Posted 01 January 2014 - 10:57 PM
I am Tigersgrace and this is my first time trying to make a nerf blaster completely homemade. When making this blaster, I tried to use only parts that I could find around my house or from scrap parts at work. I did invest in some fittings and some small springs from HD, however, the blaster cost is still under $20 USD.
A lot of my inspiration for this blaster came from seeing MIG's Homewrecker
So without further adieu I present my first creation.
It is made from a 12" piece of 2" PVC pipe with some 1 1/2" to 1/2' PVC reducers. The 1 1/2" reducers are E-taped heavily to fit very snug into the 2" PVC. This was all hot glued and gooped in place.
I used a piece of a suction cup from a robot at work to make the plunger head. It fit in the 2" pipe perfectly, and after released, created an almost perfect plunger head seal.
I do have plans to make a catch for this blaster; I just don't know how I am going to do it yet. I really like the look of the rainbow catch, but I may just make it a SNAP style catch/release.
Almost forgot one of the more important things...RANGES! It gets 126.35 ft. with megas and 151.2 with micros. Both were glue domes. Ranges were "walked" with a surveyors wheel.
Thanks for looking. Any comments, questions, flames, or tips would be greatly appreciated.
#2
Posted 02 January 2014 - 12:09 AM
#3
Posted 02 January 2014 - 12:18 AM
Edited by Tigersgrace, 02 January 2014 - 12:21 AM.
#4
Posted 02 January 2014 - 08:24 AM
You should re-test at 0°, otherwise we don't have a basis of comparison.That is at about 25°
#5
Posted 02 January 2014 - 08:29 AM
{edit} Beaver posted just after my page initially loaded..
Nonetheless an interesting first homemade blaster. I would assume this is a pull/release blaster?
Edited by archangel24, 02 January 2014 - 08:31 AM.
I would much perfer a game that's free of KY. I like it rough. Right, Vacc?
"She went all Ghetto Fab on you."
#6
Posted 02 January 2014 - 10:12 PM
#7
Posted 03 January 2014 - 09:29 PM
Thanks for the tip I will do that as soon as I can and repost the flat ranges.You should re-test at 0°, otherwise we don't have a basis of comparison.
I will edit the OP to make it more of a write up. You are correct in your assumption; however, as stated above, I plan on making some sort of catch for it.Not sure if this warrants a thread for itself as it is not a write up and individual show off threads are very erotic here, ergo we have a homemades picture thread. Angled ranges tell is shit and are not cared about as they don't give us a competent gauge of power, stick with flat ranges in the future(small and very serious heads up).
Nonetheless an interesting first homemade blaster. I would assume this is a pull/release blaster?
There are some small HD springs inside as well as the bungees. As for that handle, it is a piece of "cut to fit" curtain rod that I had left over from my wife decorating the house. Does kind of look like a shower rod now that you mention it, though.Is it only bungee propulsion? Or is there a spring inside we should know about? Also, that handle looks interesting. What material is that made of? Shower curtain rod, maybe?
So as not to make the dreaded double post, I will edit with new ranges that are done flat.
Megas=105ft
Micros=122.4ft
This was done indoors at the plant that I work in with very dry air and 0 wind. Had a friend help spot me from the side so that I would fire as flat as possible.
Edited by Tigersgrace, 04 January 2014 - 08:43 PM.
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users