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SSPG-1 Super Simple Piston Gun

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:45 pm
by elitesniper
This is My first pistion gun :D , i would like to thank MrCrowley for his help on my piston. Its housed in a 1.5 inch tee the barrel is 3/4 nsf-61 Chamber is also 1.5 inch. I just finished today costed me about 30 bucks US. Pistion is made of an aluminum hair formula bottle very light weight its filled with foam and hot glue so theres less pilot volume, its exhausted by a 1 inch sprinkler valve, the bumper is a soft thing from drum symbols :lol: enought talk heres some pictures, no damge shots yet cuase its going to rain for 3 days :cry: , but ill shoot some indoor shots :wink: Guys i finaly got my paint job wanted to try some new color not many people use you guys like?

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:56 pm
by Maniac
looks nice, i cant wait for a paint job, the piston looks really nice too.

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:18 pm
by elitesniper
thanks paint job? are your sure itneeds one ?

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:23 pm
by Maniac
heck yea all powerful cannons need one and i can tell that cannons going to be pretty badass so definitely a paint job.

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:30 pm
by elitesniper
camo or black? :D

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:33 pm
by daberno123
isn't a 1" sprinkler a little overkill to pilot a 1.5" piston? I don't really care too much but if you just had one laying around I would have used it too. Bet it pilots fast. Plus you get the feeling of pulling a trigger (AKA blowgun) like a real gun

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:49 pm
by MrCrowley
Yeah it kind of is, but he's got the pilot volume to waste and its only going to do good. :)

You finished it! Good stuff, bet it's a powerful SOB :D

Let me know how the test firing goes.

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:02 pm
by elitesniper
aw mann :( it sucks only goes 40 feet ha jk its goes preety darn fast . i did like 3 test shots at with tangerines it it dam loud and it pierced 1/4 inch of wood at 20 psi low pressure cuase dont wana mess up the curing of the glue.
And yea its kinda an over kill but i have big pilot volume so its all good :lol:
doesnt look like it needs a barrel support does it?

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:17 pm
by MrCrowley
Wow, don't use it now. Wait at least 24 hours. I know 20psi ain't much, but it's not making it any stronger.

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:17 pm
by bigbob12345
Very nicely done
You probaly didnt need a piston valve for that you could of just used the sprinkler but what bad could a very well done valve like that do to it.

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:21 pm
by Maniac
Black with some hard to see greenish brown leaves

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:24 pm
by elitesniper
more flow then a sprinkler valve and MrCrowley its been 15 hours already thats why i only did 20 psi wont hurt :lol:

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:46 pm
by MrCrowley
Oh okay, I thought I was only a few hours, 20psi should be fine, your risk though :)

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:56 pm
by elitesniper
Lol dang you were right its LOUD :lol:

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:03 pm
by MrCrowley
Take of the barrel and it's louder :P