piston pistol(updated with piston pics)

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Fri May 18, 2007 1:13 am

that is a rely nice gun
any chance of some damage picture?
great gun
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Fri May 18, 2007 1:22 am

I like it muchly! man you should be proud owning something like that!, hey an yer as U2 said can we have some damage pics?
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Fri May 18, 2007 5:13 am

Now that my good friend, looks very nifty. Good job, especially for it being your first piston.
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Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:16 am

that gun makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside (unless it is shooting at me)
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Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:25 am

This topic is kinda old BIG BEAR
But whilst youre at it: Wow, nice cannon. It looks really good. Great work on it. :wink:
really good quote/phrase here
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Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:27 am

Since it already got bumped super nice cannon and i love your piston looks very nice.
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Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:36 pm

yo, that thing is a beast! it's a true work of art. i like the use of copper instead of a hose. nice
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Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:51 pm

Where did you get the tank, did you machine it?
VH was awesome!!
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Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:51 am

Very nice! Thats a beast of a pistol! You could just get a longer barrel and it would a canon?
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Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:03 pm

He already said it was schedule 80 steel pipe. Id like to know how he got the threaded fitting into the end of the pipe, pre-fabbed fitting maybe then just welded in?
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Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:34 pm

The tank is custom built by me it is schd 80 aluminum with end plugs I tig welded in then I bored a hole on the lathe and tapped it.
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Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:43 pm

Oh cool, what size thread is that..3/4", 1"?
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Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:47 pm

Thats not a pistol!! its better than a pistol awesome machining there
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:13 pm

The thread size is 3/4 npt
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:11 pm

nice cannon man il love it keep the aluminum chamebr it add a nice shiny touch to the gun
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