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by ALIHISGREAT
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:55 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Fnord is Alive
Replies: 20
Views: 4424

qwerty wrote:Speaking of people coming back, Ali you haven't been around for a while have you?
I look over the recent posts a bit but no, not really. Don't have the cash for spudding at the moment but i might get something going over the winter.
by ALIHISGREAT
Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:41 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Fnord is Alive
Replies: 20
Views: 4424

Technician1002 wrote:I remember you. You vanished about the time I arrived. I read a bunch of your posts. Do you remember me? I came with a new piston valve design.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtKT0lwHNKo

:D
by ALIHISGREAT
Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:28 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Balanced Poppet Valve
Replies: 11
Views: 4543

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by ALIHISGREAT
Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:50 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: main valve + loading mech. as one unit
Replies: 30
Views: 7033

Maybe its worth mentioning that the Dump valve design used on the threshold and G3 is horribly inefficient? The spool valve style in markers such as the ION, PMR and Dye matrix markers is far more effecient: http://www.zdspb.com/media/tech/animations/ion_twiek.gif http://www.zdspb.com/media/tech/ani...
by ALIHISGREAT
Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:40 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Sureshot featured on the firearm blog :D
Replies: 27
Views: 5596

I find it odd that fewer and fewer people are becoming interested in a hobby that should be steadily growing in popularity. For many it's a transient hobby, something one does as an adolescent which goes away with time. Relatively few people here are actually over 25, and those that are tend to be ...
by ALIHISGREAT
Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:08 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Soldering brass to copper
Replies: 5
Views: 1805

Should be since brass is an alloy of copper and zinc... i have also had brass solder fittings before (endfeed -> thread couplers for example) in brass.
by ALIHISGREAT
Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:11 am
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Spudguns on the high seas
Replies: 185
Views: 33995

Perhaps something like the Tiberious round bumped up to 1.5-2" and loaded with bear spray? On the subject of paintball projectiles... they just need to get some paintball guns and shoot the pirates with these: http://www.rap4.com/paintball/os/less-lethal-live-rounds-chili-pepper-filled-ball-1000-p-...
by ALIHISGREAT
Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:16 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: MGL Stock
Replies: 24
Views: 11617

all i can say is wow! it looks amazing! I'm not 100% sure how it works though.... What i have guessed is... Its a piston valve cannon with a slide valve pilot run of a constant air supply such as a paintball tank... then the slide valve is manually pulled forward by the trigger and reset by the spri...
by ALIHISGREAT
Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:18 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Airsoft Damage Challenge
Replies: 80
Views: 14950

Did the BB bounce off? i can imagine that being a little dangerous! :shock:
by ALIHISGREAT
Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:32 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: I've Been Thinking...Barrel Insert's
Replies: 11
Views: 2395

if you are talking about an outer sleeve with the barrel bore inside.. the the problem is if you build it to fit a 2" bore... what happens when you want to put in a 1.5" bore and the insert is smaller than the outer sleeve diameter?
by ALIHISGREAT
Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:49 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: you KNOW you are a spudder when...
Replies: 31
Views: 6165

makes you realize how much work goes into a game.... i mean finding out what text is on PVC? That's what I really like about the game, the detail is fantastic and it's these little things which really bring it to life. MW2 is amazing, and you pretty much summed it up there... its the little things ...
by ALIHISGREAT
Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:59 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Rifling spin rate question - tiberius first strike paintball
Replies: 8
Views: 2351

I know that the fins drag stabalize it, i was just wondering how fast it would have to be spun to get a greater degree of accuracy.
by ALIHISGREAT
Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:43 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Rifling spin rate question - tiberius first strike paintball
Replies: 8
Views: 2351

Rifling spin rate question - tiberius first strike paintball

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc237/DAVID_GEN_/FirstStrike.jpg Hi guys, haven't posted on here for a while, but i thought some of you may be able to help me with this question... So i was just wondering what spin rate would be needed to stabilize the First strike rounds as pictured above in or...
by ALIHISGREAT
Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:10 pm
Forum: BB, Airsoft, and Pellet Guns
Topic: My inline Vortex Project
Replies: 12
Views: 5441

Really nice and clean! i love the machined innards and bullpup configuration - this page is now officially in my bookmarks!
by ALIHISGREAT
Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:38 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: "Kennedy assasination" ice bullet myth
Replies: 23
Views: 4541

Probably plausible... i reckon the bigger the bullet the better for strength.