need help with a piston valve

[Mr.Sandman]

I must say its a very good effort at a tutorial, it certainly help me alot with getting my first piston gun made, kudos to MRR

Yea its people like him a bcarms that tell kids how to properly not blow themselves up

[FORE!!!!]

True but its also guys like him that inform minors on how to make a high powerd weapons,Not that im complaning 8)

If only this video was around when i was 16, im sure i would of gotten into some trouble with it

[Tcoz370]

hey thanks alot guys

[Tcoz370]

so if i were to make this using a 2 inch pvc T i would mold the hot glue in like a 2 inch coupling im guessing...but what would i need for the other parts to make this work the same way but with 2 inch pvc instead...as you can tell im a n00b when it comes to this piston stuff hahaha

Edit: yea i'm going to head to the hardware store sometime soon and buy some stuff to see if I can get a working model...if someone has a supply list let me know

[FORE!!!!]

just a tip ,try not to double post ,insted for future refference edit ur previous post with the question, im only telling you this to save you a flaming from other members because i was once the noob getting flamed for this type of stuff, just a heads up for ya

you might need to consider an appropriate sealing face like neoprene rubber
but thats as far as i will go.. have a play around with stuff and see what works best for you.

[Tcoz370]

What are spud bux anyway? Rating?

[MrCrowley]

so if i were to make this using a 2 inch pvc T i would mold the hot glue in like a 2 inch coupling im guessing...but what would i need for the other parts to make this work the same way but with 2 inch pvc instead...as you can tell im a n00b when it comes to this piston stuff hahaha

Edit: yea i'm going to head to the hardware store sometime soon and buy some stuff to see if I can get a working model...if someone has a supply list let me know

Here are my two how-to's for 2" piston valves:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Golfbal ... That-Shoo/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Golf-Ba ... -Shoot-40/

[Tcoz370]

53 mm is that like 2 inches?

[MrCrowley]

Are you talking about pipe diameter? As far as I am aware, 2" pipe has the same inside and outside diameter in America and Aus/NZ. Are you refering to my how-to btw?

What are spud bux anyway? Rating?

Search. Please. 10000 topics on this.

edit:

but how does air get behind the piston to force it shut against the barrel?

It seems that you have done minimal research on piston valves. We're not going to spend 4 pages telling you exactly how they work, so brush up on the operation and construction of a piston valve, then come back and ask us some more important questions that can't be answered by simple researching.

then i guessing u have a blowgun valve on the piolet side

This is a very common misconception that I try very hard to get rid off. A blowgun will not be a sufficient pilot valve for any piston 1.5" and above. Even a 1" piston i'd recommend a ball valve. Sure you can pilot 1.5" and above sized piston valves with a blowgun but you'll get pretty bad performance.

Even if performance is average, a similar sized ball valve or better yet, a sprinkler valve, will boost performance considerably. With an o-ring sealed piston using a 1/2" ball valve, i'd say that it would improve performance around 20% over using a blowgun depending on a few factors.

jackssmirkingrevenge will have no problem telling you that a piston can be piloted with a schrader valve (maybe not a piston this big), but it is important to stress that a bigger pilot valve is always better than a smaller one. Though it is still very important you make your piston have a very good fit inside the piston housing, it doesn't have to be o-ringed.