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Slide valve/ QEV where to find?
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:07 pm
by Captain Tech
Hey, I was wondering if any hardware stores would carry slide valves and QEV's or if I HAD to buy online.
I'd much rather buy locally just for the simplicity if possible.
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:14 pm
by Ragnarok
Hardware stores are very unlikely to. You might find a specialist pneumatics place near you, but they'll probably charge you over the internet odds because of the overheads of a brick & mortar store.
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:25 pm
by Captain Tech
Hmm...well I know it's possible to make a qev, but is it possible to make a homemade slide valve? If so, how difficult is it?
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:44 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
For
$9 posted, you really aren't going to get a better deal.
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:55 pm
by clemsonguy1125
Homemade slide valves have been made, I know clide did it on his paintball semi. It takes a lathe to make one.
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:03 pm
by Captain Tech
jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:For
$9 posted, you really aren't going to get a better deal.
How do you know what size QEV to buy with it though? It doesn't tell me what size the fitting on it is.
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:06 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
It's for paintball so safe bet is that the thread is 1/8" NPT
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:34 pm
by clemsonguy1125
You could just get a 1/4inch QEV and a 1/4 to 1/8 threaded fitting.
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 11:49 am
by shardbearer
I am using
this slide valve, which goes straight into the input of
this QEV, no adapters needed. The QEV is a little small, only 1/4" ports for tank and output, 1/8 for input, but it works for my purposes. The slide works as both a pilot and fill valve (like the ball valve next to where you plug your pump in).