Has anyone ever tried to...

[Mr.Russ]

this sounds ike it could work. what tanks do you suggest that are lightweight and cheap?

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

This was my "standalone project" vortex design:

http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=166&

Only lasted a few seconds at 110 psi, total capacity was around 2 litres. For all the effort involved carting around a huge enough chamber for a worthwhile number of shots, you might as well invest in a HPA/CO2 bottle and regulator.

[Mr.Russ]

i mean you can have an air chamber, not hooked up to a compressor though.
heres an idea:
Make lke a six pack of 2litre bottles... hooked them up together.

How long would that last on estimation? (12 l, bout 2.5/3 gal i think)



I dont need it to last that long, becasue mine and my mates skirmishes are normally 1 on 1, in his or my backyard and they ast a few minutes each.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

2 litres lasted me a good 4 seconds, we can extrapolate that simply to 24 seconds with your 12 litre setup - but again, this is going to be very bulky and not ideal for skrimishing, all this for performance that will be no better than a commercially purchased AEG.

[Mr.Russ]

thats the thing, over here in australia we have no bbguns, it wont be 24 seconds flat, it will be at different times.

[Boomer_]

Propane tanks might be good for this gun, too. Just mount it upright so theres no liquid propane in there and you're on your way, free of cords or hoses. I hate hoses.

[Thursto]

Hey yeah Mr.russ, your going to need a really big Air tank i think wehave both figurd that out . JUst a question, we live in aus, How much is a decent air compressor, or a 5-7 gallon tank or a paintball 4500 - 5000 psi tank? Manythanks Thursto.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

not *that* expensive

[Thursto]

Hey kool didnt think about buying one from ebay cheers, ill look some more up on there.

[Boomer_]

Menards has a really little (not too little though) compressor for $100. You might want to check that one out. I guaratee the pump runs every time you pull the trigger on a cloud though. Paintball tanks (the nice big ones, 4500 psi 68 ci) are about 200-250, I used to be on a semi pro team and have one of those and a steel 3000psi tank with a reg if you want that for about $100. I would go with a compressor if I were you, though.

[Thursto]

Hey just wondering who thinks one of these would work? for an air compressor. has a built in 260 psi air compressor, and heaps of other features.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/JUMP-START-900Am ... dZViewItem

[wannabie]

i am also very interested in making a portable bbgun would a lpg tank work because they are cheap although im not sure on there presure but it could be worth a look. also can someone pm me on how to make a vortex block. i would be very gratefull

[wannabie]

would a paintball co2 tank work? like this

http://www.paintballshop.com.au/Catalog ... o2%20Tank/

its cheap enough just wondering how much shootyness i would get out of it

[spudzinger]

Yeah sounds like you could use a CO2 tank or even a whole paintball or CO2 bb gun mechanism. Spud