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As you all know, the Xploders line has a major downside: NO TRIGGERS!!!
I devoted my time today to make a trigger for the Xblaster 200.


Materials:
1. Hot glue/ hot glue gun

2. Dremel w/ cutting disk

3. Zip ties

4. Xblaster 200

5. Sharpie

6. Drill/ Drill bits

7. Nail

8. Plastic Clothespin

9. Masking/electrical tape

10. Pliers

11. Angle bracket

Stock parts:

1. 1/2" PVC Endcap

2. 1/2" PVC 90 or 1/2" PVC TEE

3. Two small blaster screws (Mine are Tek-4 screws)

4. 1/2" PVC 45

5. Some 1/2" PVC

6. Drill/ Drill bit




Instructions:

First, get your Xblaster 200: (Excuse my rscb setup at the moment)



Here are the internals you NEED (Take note of the plunger rod):



Take this pin out of the plunger head:



Take the plunger apart (take note of the order of things):



Take the orange disc that was behind the white tube in front of the white tube. It should look like this:



Wrap take around the back of the white tube. Not too much, just enough to keep the spring behind it:



Fit the Plunger tube and Plunger rod back into the shell and fully draw the plunger rod. Then make a mark where it comes out of the shell:



Line up the mark you made with the back of the shell and make a mark where the orange disc we moved sits on the plunger tube:



Make a line along the bottom of the plunger tube and make a mark all the way around the plunger tube using your previous mark:



Drill in the center of the +:





Take your shell and cut an area like this out of it:



It should look like this:



Make a clothespin trigger like so: http://nerfhaven.com...showtopic=20296
(Adjust the nail as needed) I didn't use epoxy putty to fill it, it isn't holding back a [k26]. I filled it with hot glue after I put the nail in.

Glue it to the Plunger tube:



Put the plunger into the plunger tube:



Assemble the blaster with your choice of barrel system and enjoy your trigger! I am using a 3 streamline/6 stefan RSCB.




INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADDING A STOCK.

First, gather the materials:



Take the endcap, mark, and drill the holes like this (drill bit size depends on the screw size)



Drill corresponding holes in the back of the Xblaster:



Screw the endcap onto the back of the blaster:



Lay out the rest of the materials like so. (you can use a 1/2" 90 instead of the 1/2" tee)



Fit them all together. Glue is optional.



Attach it to the endcap:



Now it is all done.

MONEY SHOT:



I hope this helps all of you with these blasters and were pissed they didn't have a trigger.

With a 12 stefan hopper with a homemade wye (http://www.nerfrevol....php?f=9&t=3317) and a 12" cpvc barrel, it averages around 83'

Singled with a 14" cpvc barrel, it averages around 90'

All tests done with Revisionfive's Pool noodle darts (http://www.nerfrevol...php?f=26&t=3633)

Here is a picture of the wye I used:

Nevermind

Materials:

1. Cpvc

2. Hot glue

3. Scrollsaw/bandsaw

4. Goop



Instructions:

First, get your tek-4:



Open it up:



Take the orange turret off. ( I forgot to take a pic of this, but I'm sure you can figure it out)

Chop the stock barrels of until it looks like this:



Cut 4 pieces of cpvc that are 2.5" long:



Glue/goop the barrels onto the turret:



Add a barrel spacer by taking a piece of scrap cpvc and gluing it between the barrels.

Put the turret back into the blaster:



Close the blaster up:



You're done!


Stock ranges: 15-20' flat

New ranges: 35-40' flat

This is a simple cpvc barrel for the Reflex. I am entering this into the awful mod contest.




Materials:

1. CPVC

2. Reflex IX-1

3. Hacksaw/ pipecutters/ good martial arts skill

4. Hot glue




Instructions:



First, Take the plunger out of the blaster and remove the ar:



Take the plunger and cut it right where it gets wider:



Cut a piece of CPVC as long as the original barrel:


(the CPVC looks short in this pic, but it is just the angle)

Hot glue the CPVC to the piece with the O-ring. Make sure the glue is flush with the orange piece or it wont fit in the plunger tube:


(this is before I figured out it had to be flush)

Place the plunger into the plunger tube:



Hot glue the front barrel piece onto the CPVC. Trim the glue if necessary:



Put the plunger/barrel assembly back into the blaster:



Finished product looks stock:






Extra dart holder:

Take out the back of the plunger tube.

Wrap cpvc in e-tape until it can be shoved in very tightly:



With a dart:



If your CPVC is short enough, the cap can still be screwed on:



Ranges originally 20 feet flat.

New ranges: 35-40' flat

Questions? Comments? Flames?

Here is how to make a cheap turret. The discs I mention are 1/8" thick.

Materials:

1. cpvc

2. 2 x 4" discs

3. 1 x 2 1/4" disc

4. 1 x 2 3/4" disc

5. Hot glue

6. goop

7. Craft foam or BBB arrow

8. 1 x 1 1/2" x 1/4" bolt with corresponding nut

9. Ruler

10. Drill/Drill press

11. Assorted drill bits


Instructions:

First, cut the two 4" discs out:



Next, Bolt the 2 1/4" disc onto one of the 4" discs:



Trace around it:



Swap out the 2 1/4" disc for the 2 3/4" disc:



Trace around it:



REPEAT STEPS 1-5 WITH THE OTHER RING

Continue with one ring

Divide the ring into fourths with a ruler:



Then put a mark between each of the four lines:



Put an "X" on the end of each line on the outer ring, on the other disc, make an "X" anywhere on the larger ring:





Drill 3/8" holes where the "X" s are. Be sure to drill pilot holes to prevent cracking:



Cut 8 x 3" Pieces of CPVC:





Take your craft foam and cut a chunk out of it. This is a 1/4" sliver of a BBB arrow:



Cut holes in them and glue them onto the disc with one hole:



Start gluing and gooping your barrels onto the other disc:



After they are all glued and gooped, it should look like this:



Glue a 1" piece if CPVC to the BACK of the disc with one hole.

Bolt the two discs together with the foam inwards. Not too tight but not too loose.

Now its done!

On a PAS:



A barrel spacer is highly recommended for durability.