First decent piston

[elitesniper]

well this is my first decent piston the first one sucked so much i mean like it had a good bumper but the piston deformed its self after the 20th and wouldnt fit no more so i got pissed and decided to make a new valve, i dont think this should belong in the cannons showcase cause, its not a cannon
this piston is going to be for my 2 inch tee 1.5 inch porting. the sealing face is the middle section of a toilet plunger very think stuff man the back is held in with a old pressure gauge i took apart fits very well in the 1.25 coupler. the rubber from the toliet bowl plunger should seal well i hope, do you guys think it will?

[MaxuS the 2nd]

That's a nice piston if I may say so myself.

[SpudUke5]

Looks good. But i think the wing nut isnt neccesary. You should just get a regualr nut.

[elitesniper]

ha i dont have regular nuts it holds the whole sealing face together, do you think the sealing face is seal good against the 1.5 sch40 barrel/

[ALIHISGREAT]

oooh thats ice construction, although you really should fill in the back with a removable plug or something to reduce pilot volume

[bigbob12345]

Good job you got yourself a well made piston

[elitesniper]

how does expanding foam sound? , pistons dont really need oring s right?

[bigbob12345]

Pistons dont need orings unless its a chamber sealing valve.
I think I will post my piston I am working on see if I can get any advice.

[elitesniper]

i thought orings were for barrel sealers to just so they could pilot better

[MrCrowley]

Yeah they are, if you can be bothered making o-ring grooves.

[elitesniper]

nah tto hard to get a straight oring line i tried it with the drill and a kinfe made a good groove but not to straight. Like my piston Mr.C? o yea do you think the toliet plunger rubber will seal good as neoprene?

[MrCrowley]

Oh yeah forgot I hadn't commented, looks good, nice and solid.

[elitesniper]

thanks will the tolit plunger rubber seal pretty good?

[MrCrowley]

No idea, only one way to find out.

[elitesniper]

dump it in hydrocloric acid? jk yea i have to ask my tech teacher for some 2 inch pipe first , i have none and i dont wana go to homedepot for it,i only have 1.5 for the barrel