Problem With 1/2inch Pvc
#1
Posted 14 March 2005 - 04:30 PM
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#2
Posted 14 March 2005 - 04:38 PM
1/2" SCH40 is generally, as you noted, about 5/8" ID.
1/2" SCH80 is generally about 17/32" ID and is much closer to fitting 1/2" FBR.
If you want 1/2" ID try brass.
#3
Posted 14 March 2005 - 04:56 PM
#4
Posted 14 March 2005 - 05:43 PM
Note that single barreling an at3k is a sin.
#5
Posted 14 March 2005 - 06:02 PM
#6
Posted 14 March 2005 - 07:14 PM
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#7
Posted 14 March 2005 - 09:01 PM
#8
Posted 14 March 2005 - 09:23 PM
#9
Posted 14 March 2005 - 09:40 PM
#10
Posted 14 March 2005 - 10:12 PM
It will depend on the ID of the brass, and the OD of the dart. Standard Nerf foam is 1/2", so you'll be good with 15/32" brass as a nest inside of 1/2" brass.One other question...will nested brass fire stock darts? If so, what kind will they shoot, only sonic darts, yellow stock, or airjet or all types? I know stefans will work but sometimes we don't use stefans for indoor wars
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#11
Posted 14 March 2005 - 11:23 PM
Personally I wouldn't use brass with stock darts for any mods. PVC tends to work better with stock darts. The setup BW suggested would be alright for a spring pistol though if you were really intent on using stock darts. The problem is that the dart head won't fit in the brass so you're limited to about 3" of barrel.One other question...will nested brass fire stock darts?
For the blast bazooka I'd just use a 12" piece of brass, with a PVC breach if you desire. There's not much benefit to nesting in pump guns.
#12
Posted 15 March 2005 - 12:23 AM
Yeah, I forgot about the blasted suction tip.... The problem is that the dart head won't fit in the brass so you're limited to about 3" of barrel...
To bypass that, you could always pry it off and replace it with some FBR or something.
EDIT : This was my Devil's post, yay!
Edited by Black Wrath, 15 March 2005 - 12:25 AM.
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#13
Posted 17 March 2005 - 10:30 PM
#14
Posted 19 March 2005 - 10:29 PM
PVC doesn't increase pressure, rather it is used to let you fire different types of darts. The stock LBB fires really big fat and heavy missles. All you need to do is remove the end cap on the barrel so you can stick stefan's down there and you'll see that it is a pretty decent gun. Most nerf guns (and their barrels) are made out of plastic that is very similar to PVC so switching to a PVC barrel won't really change much, execpt that you could make it longer (which may or may not improve the range).sorry for the beastly amount of questions...my lbb doesn't seem to have that great of an air output when i fire the gun. Nothing like an at2k/sm1500 but im told they get awesome range. Will the air pressure increase from pvc or is mine just defective?
With a air pressue gun like the LBB you want a barrel material that offers less drag, so brass would be a better replacement as you can see here:http://nerfhaven.com/mods/haze_bb/
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#15
Posted 20 March 2005 - 02:53 PM
#16
Posted 20 March 2005 - 03:22 PM
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#17
Posted 20 March 2005 - 04:28 PM
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#18
Posted 20 March 2005 - 06:02 PM
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#19
Posted 21 March 2005 - 02:51 AM
Dremel = best friend for what you want to do. sanding down PVC with sand paper will take forever (trust my I've done it back before I got a dremel). Get a fat cone shaped grinding tool on the end of a dremel and your set to sand insides and outsides of cpvc and pvc.What I'm asking is, is there any special sort of shape of sandpaper you use to sand down the barrel stubs quickly or anything? I mean, I could just go the way I am and finish the gun with a few more hours of work , but I'd just like to know if there's a method that would speed things up (or if CPVC just isn't suitable).
On the subject of whether cpvc is a good barrel replacement for a at3k however from what I've seen brass or PTEG is a better choice. I can't speak to a direct comparison because I haven't done a barrel replacement on one.
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#20
Posted 21 March 2005 - 06:09 PM
Funny you mention a dremel, because I just got fed up and stole my moms a little whle after I posted that. Now the CPVC fits just fine and the gun works like a dream... except for the fact that I, um, broke the auto-roating mechanism. But that's okay! I've still got another one to mod, and I'll just use this as a guinea pig for cosmetic mods.Dremel = best friend for what you want to do. sanding down PVC with sand paper will take forever (trust my I've done it back before I got a dremel). Get a fat cone shaped grinding tool on the end of a dremel and your set to sand insides and outsides of cpvc and pvc.What I'm asking is, is there any special sort of shape of sandpaper you use to sand down the barrel stubs quickly or anything? I mean, I could just go the way I am and finish the gun with a few more hours of work , but I'd just like to know if there's a method that would speed things up (or if CPVC just isn't suitable).
On the subject of whether cpvc is a good barrel replacement for a at3k however from what I've seen brass or PTEG is a better choice. I can't speak to a direct comparison because I haven't done a barrel replacement on one.
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