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Harness the power of precision mixtures of pressurized flammable vapor. Safety first! These are advanced potato guns - not for the beginner.
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Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:27 pm

Yeah yeah, I'm cycling it from the sun to the shade. With this weather, a solar oven is starting to look like a good idea...
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Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:48 pm

If you get into large epoxy casts you will also have to deal with the heat put off by the epoxy curing, I have had marine epoxy burn away the mold and ruin everything.
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Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:47 pm

How big was the object you were trying to cast?
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Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:32 pm

3.25" piston message too short
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Sun May 20, 2012 3:33 pm

Build log, I revive you!

Back home for the summer, parts have been ordered. I found an old NPT spark plug on ebay and ordered adapters to attach it to the chamber. Parts will arrive by June 3<sup>rd</sup> at latest.

I'm also going to scrap the current piston in favor of an Fnord-based design, which I hope will be posted soon. There may be issues with o-ring blowoff, which seems to be the only drawback.

Just a quick question, if anyone knows: Do I require a TiN-coated bit to drill through SS, or will one of these cut it? :roll:
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Sun May 20, 2012 3:49 pm

You can drill into SS with a standard HSS bit, just lower the cutting speed in order to keep your drill cool enough. Using cutting fluid is also a good idea.
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Mon May 21, 2012 2:07 am

yeah HSS is fine some Trefolex makes it heaps easier.
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Mon May 21, 2012 4:58 am

But spending the extra $40 and buying a set of cobalt bits is so worth it. I wouldn't buy HSS bits again unless I was flat broke.

I don't have a set of cobalt bits, just a couple, and when I'm not broke, I'll buy a full metric set.

And good to see you back Saefroch.
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Mon May 21, 2012 8:33 am

I have a set of standard english sized TiN coated bits, the one I'm buying might be a one-time use, being such an exotic size.

Thanks for the welcome back!
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Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:18 am

Update!

Now at college, with access to a machine shop. I've worked out and got parts for a fueling rig and a pressurized pilot system. Now I'm just having an inner debate... For the end of the piston that has a diameter just slightly less than 0.5... Do I machine my own seal or stretch an undersized o-ring?
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Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:31 pm

Day 1 of machining done, pump cylinder reamed to 3/8", and pump rod almost to exact size (~0.002" left on it).

Tomorrow should see a finished small high-pressure pump.
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:47 pm

Day 2 of machining, good progress. New pump completed, 3/8" diameter head, 12" stroke:

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Sorry for the terrible picture quality, all I have at school is my cell phone. The weld is not mine.

I've also discovered that if I ask nicely, the school will pay for my raw materials. The machinist here is ordering a piece of steel for me to machine a new valve body. No epoxy this time.
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