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Well last night when I was blotto with my parent's, I saw something that might work... We polished off a few bottles of wine and see a few corks I thought MIGHT fit... With a bit of light sanding in the shed after more beers, I had a perfect piston after 10 min.

...More piss! :D
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Fri May 30, 2008 7:15 pm

piston for?....
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Fri May 30, 2008 7:20 pm

New piston gun ofcourse :D.
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Fri May 30, 2008 7:59 pm

be careful when working with sanders under the influence. you could sand your hand off and not even know.
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Fri May 30, 2008 8:07 pm

Not to mention using a cannon under the influence. It's one thing if you hurt yourself out of stupidity, but it is completely different if you hurt someone else out of stupidity.
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Fri May 30, 2008 8:52 pm

How much does the cork compress because that may cause a problem with the gun in the future.
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Fri May 30, 2008 9:11 pm

Haha I've made many a gun under the influence and never had a problem. I've got enough logic to stop sanding/grinding when I feel a bit too full and I absolutely never shoot a marble when I'm pissed, it's with plastic bb's out of my bb gun at very low pressures, and the gun is never aimed in anyone's direction.
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Sat May 31, 2008 2:58 am

Careful that the cork doesn't have air bubbles in it, it might compress a lot when you pressurise. What size pipe does it fit in?
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It's a nice fit actually. I got the gun working pretty well. It does compress a tiny amount but not enough to worry. I'll make myself a new piston sometime next week.
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but WICH DARN PIPE DID IT FIT IN?
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i know this is off topic, but i'll give it a go:
If you are, er, intoxicated, couldn't the alcohol in your stomach evaporate from your blood stream in your lungs, be exhaled, and then accidentally be set on fire. Of course you'd have to be wasted for that to happen!
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magnum9987 wrote:i know this is off topic, but i'll give it a go:
If you are, er, intoxicated, couldn't the alcohol in your stomach evaporate from your blood stream in your lungs, be exhaled, and then accidentally be set on fire. Of course you'd have to be wasted for that to happen!
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Sat May 31, 2008 8:08 pm

Spudfarm - Sorry mate, the cork fits in a 1'' pressure pipe faucet adaptor.

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Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:12 pm

Rubber stoppers also make good pistons. When they are modified slightly they can be formed into SQEV's. Super Quick Exhaust Valves are very efficient and, with rubber stoppers, easy to make.
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:21 pm

What do you mean by a rubber stopper? Like a test tube bung? I was thinking some of the more elastic artificial corks might not even need a sealing face :D
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