carbon fibre pen gun build log

Miniature cannons are novelties made with materials such as bottles or pens.
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Because I'm in Spain and my tools aren't :roll:
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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But i though that you bought Sherline because it fits your suitcase :D
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I haven't made this yet :roll:

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Seriously though, that would be so heavy that it would be prohibitive to ship it around (My company flies me by Ryanair, so that's around €47,085 if carried as extra baggage :roll:).
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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How much would 1 of those firing caps cost me, shipped to Virginia, USA
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$20 including postage, and there's a bit of a backlog so you would have to be patient.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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How long will it take approximately?
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hopefully i can make it next week. i will need this dimension:
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hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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K,im broke right now, so give me a few weeks, thanks :D
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take your time, also do you have paypal?
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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yes

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Final part done, 0.177" barrel adapter that should give lower muzzle energy but higher velocity and therefore better penetration depth:
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is the barrel adapter threaded?
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yes, it has a female 1/8" BSP thread which matches the male thread on the pen gun.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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you make me so jeleous sometimes lol
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save up, buy and lathe and mill and you won't have to be :)
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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