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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:21 pm
by POLAND_SPUD
The front connector decided to fail at a 9x mix. The bang was loud enough to make my ears ring under my ear muffs
heh I was going to tell you to use iron pipes and fittings as the cartridge looked a bit dangerous to me
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:27 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Labtecpower wrote:Second explosion in two days
You really are taking your membership in the epoxy mini hybrid club very seriously
Very odd failure though, I never managed to bisect a female thread so thoroughly
you must have had a major area unsupported.
You live, you learn, and as long as you don't damage your hearing along the way or get shrapnel embedded in your face, it's just fine
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:20 am
by Labtecpower
explosion
first a succesful 8x mix shot;
(no video footage worth posting)
Then I tried a 12x mix, but that was a bit too much I guess.
The front is pretty much FUBAR, but it takes quite an idiot to put 84 bar
(1200 psi) in an unrated pvc fitting
I took some safety precautions to catch shrapnel and protect my ears, so nothing has been damaged
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:25 am
by pneumaticcannons
What's this, your third union?
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:31 am
by Labtecpower
No, it's the connector epoxied in the front of the cartridge, as seen on this pic;
It wasn't the smartest design I think, too much unsupported surface.
I can't complain about the epoxy however, it's still firmly in place
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:47 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
hehe nice penetration!
Any details of the sabot?
I took some safety precautions to catch shrapnel and protect my ears, so nothing has been damaged
I still stand by the statement where I wrote:You really are taking your membership in the epoxy mini hybrid club very seriously
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:01 pm
by Labtecpower
I just wrapped it in ducttape until it fitted nicely inside the barrel, I put some grease on the pin so it would slide of more easily.
No nice machined stuff here
Maybe i'm going to do something with coke bottles and hybrid mixtures for new years eve....
parents completely freaked out, they tought I had blown myself to pieces
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:29 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Labtecpower wrote:parents completely freaked out, they toight I had blown myself to pieces
Happens
Sooo... metal connector next time?
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:48 pm
by jakethebeast
Heh, i once had a mini-hybrid exploded right in my hand, i still have some marks from it :/
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:00 pm
by Labtecpower
...if it fits in my toight budget
I am currently machining one out of aluminium, should have some more strength.
I don't know when I'm going to finish my next project, I have some more important things taking my time....
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:58 am
by Heimo
this hybrid actually resembles one I started quite a while back, but never finished, since I discovered our local gun laws (anything with a calibre greater than 5mm is considered a firearm and is thus illegal)
pic of mine:
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:08 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Heimo wrote:(anything with a calibre greater than 5mm is considered a firearm and is thus illegal)
So technically...
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:06 am
by Heimo
hahaha I think that law was passed before that existed... but I doubt they will let you have one of those...
