valve in professional paintball guns

[Tom]

What kind of valve is used in paintball guns? Has everywhone maded some kind of valve?
GR.Tom

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

It's usually a spring or solenoid operated hammer that physically knocks the valve open for a split second to release a small amount of gas from the reservoir.

You can see a good animation of how it works here

[Kenny_McCormic]

that animation is of a nelson style pump gun for a lot of animations go here
http://www.zdspb.com/tech/misc/animations.html

[us sniper]

This website shows all of their internals:

http://www.ultratwistedpaintball.biz/pa ... TIONS.html

[Tom]

Looks easy to make, why are paintball guns so expensive than?

[us sniper]

It is made out of pressure rated steel, and the internals are made with great presicion.

[Tom]

Hmm some paintball guns look easy to make maybe a next project . Has anywhone ever made this kind of valve's ?
GR.Tom

[)DEMON(]

Normally series 7000 aluminium actually. Depends on the marker. You must understand it takes a lot of machining to make a paintball marker.

[Tom]

I now it will be a project if I have some time free. The material I well use is PVC because I don't work with super hich pressure's.
GR.Tom