2" T Piston Valve

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Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:03 pm

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evanmcorleytv wrote:Good, now please cut a groove into your piston, and install an O ring, so your performance can increase immensely!
I haven't a lathe a home. I'm happy enough when it works without o-rings. :p
All you need to do is put a ring of tape around the piston, and use it as a guide, then cut into it with a saw, and smooth out the groove with sand paper, then lube up the piston, and slide an O ring onto it.
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Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:51 am

I will have a look for finding o-rings here.

btw: I have lubed the piston before I placed him in the tee.
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Sun Aug 19, 2012 2:17 pm

that would be better mrcrowley! also a bit safer in my opinion
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Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:16 pm

airpress wrote:I will have a look for finding o-rings here.

btw: I have lubed the piston before I placed him in the tee.
I would hope that you lubed the piston before putting it in there...
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:26 am

Offcourse I lubed the piston! I've got a large can of (grease)lube.

Anyone getting a idea for the color scheme? Painting is not for directly, just need to tune it up.
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:16 pm

love the door damage... and the "repair" :D
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:17 pm

red or bleu cammo would be cool, or with some yellow, i dont remember the name ;p or dip it in a large bath of plasti dip xD
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Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:41 am

The new glass is ordered and I can get it Monday. :)

I bought some darkblue hammerite and black.
Darkblue for the chamber and T, black for barrel.
I do not think I will use this cannon for destruction, just for recreational tennisball shooting. I think you want nothing more than to destroy objects. Right? :P

This afternoon a update!
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Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:25 am

Some progress. Since I started working this week again.
The vacation is over so I have less time to work on the cannon.

This morning I maked the supports for between the barrel and chamber. I painted them black, they are drying now.
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This week I painted the entire cannon.
I like it pretty much. :) :P
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I still need to mount the support between the barrel and chamber, but they are drying now.

I'm thinking about making something where I can place the cannon on. Some ideas anyone? :P
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Sun Aug 26, 2012 3:18 pm

Can you even lift that thing? :shock:

It'll be a shame if you have to repair the piston and damage the paint job with a large pipe wrench :lol:
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Sun Aug 26, 2012 3:34 pm

hehe that's the same colour scheme of some of our reactors at work :D
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:14 pm

Nice paint job and color scheme... I love it!!!! :shock: :shock:
Go Bruins!!!!
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Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:31 pm

MrCrowley wrote:Can you even lift that thing? :shock:

It'll be a shame if you have to repair the piston and damage the paint job with a large pipe wrench :lol:
It is indeed incredible heavy. When the moment comes when i have to repair the piston and damage the paintjob. I have some paint left. :-)
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Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:08 pm

nicly done! :D now make a video :D
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Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:27 pm

Here a few pics with the spacer installed. I was first thinking to mount 2 of them. But it's enough with one.

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This weekend videos of shooting!
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