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Pneumatic Ping Ping Ball/Table Tennis Ball Gun

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:52 pm
by Thursto
Hi fellow Spudfile members,

Here is my newest addition to my collection of pneumatic guns (2nd actually :P excluding my pneumatic bb guns) It is a very simple gun, and was mainly made out of spare parts, all I had to buy was the barrel, 2" End Cap, 2x 3/4" elbows and that's it.

Its basically a under over design, it features a 40mm barrel, 50mm chamber, detachable stock and some other bits and pieces.

Chamber: 2" and 20cm Long
Barrel: 40mm and 50cm Long
Valve: ¾” Ball Valve
Fill point: Rubber pop in shrader valve
Stock: 3/4" (air does not go into stock)

Main Ammo is Ping Pong Balls/Table tennis balls whatever you want to call them, they can be filled with water, and/or frozen, can be filled with flour, paint, airsoft bb’s etc what ever you want to put in them :P

All fittings are PN18 and all of the pipe is PN12 (except for barrel, PN18)

Well Enough Chit Chat, time for some pictures :)

The Whole Gun:
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Back End:
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Front End:
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Middle Section:
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Whole Gun With primary ammo:
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Different Angle:
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Ammo in barrel:
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Stock Removed:
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Detachable Stock:
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I Know I could have made the barrel longer, but I wanted this to be small and portable, and I like it the way it is at the moment.

Will hopefully post videos when glue is dry and I find some charged up batteries for my camera :)

Any Constructive Criticism is welcome, and feel free to ask questions.

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:49 pm
by Cosmic Muffin
haha what a beast thats pretty kool i know its only a spare parts gun but put on a sprinkler valve and she'll be right, i like the stock
good job :D

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:18 pm
by th3p0p0
thats perty cool. i like how you can take the stock off. are you going to paint it?

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:43 pm
by daberno123
I would change the plastic ties to hose clamps, as they are metal and much stronger.

I paint job would look cool, but not neccessary

Power could definitely be upped with a sprinkler and longer barrel, but if you're shooting ping pong balls it becomes pointless when you can't see them or they dent on impact, making them unusable.

Overall a very nice simple gun

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:57 pm
by blind909
what is the diameter in inches(the barrel)

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:58 pm
by elitesniper
he said in the description its 40mm do the math :lol:

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:30 pm
by pizlo
I'm assuming this was just one of those single afternoon projects. Those are fun, little inexpensive morale boost.

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:33 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
That's a first, a barrel with a higher pressure rating that the chamber :) seems like a bit of a waste really, but nice fun project.

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:33 pm
by thespeedycicada
i like this gun.....dont know why just something about how it looks makes feel the happy.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:22 am
by frankrede
jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:That's a first, a barrel with a higher pressure rating that the chamber :) seems like a bit of a waste really, but nice fun project.
Thats how most cannons are JSR.Think about it, most people have barrels that are of smaller diameter than their chamber

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:26 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Fair comment, the same probably goes for my 6mm minis with brass barrels and PVC chambers.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:40 am
by Thursto
ha thanks for al the comments guys, the cable ties are just there for exra strenght as the tee is glued on also, yeah it pretty much was just one of those afternoon projects, i'm just wnderng what pressure i can bumbp this thing up to? Nah i Dunno i i'll paint i, if i have sme leftover after i finish rebuildng my other gun and painting that then yeah i might. oooh btw i just copyied the "All fittings are PN18 and all of the pipe is PN12 (except for barrel, PN18)" from my old gun topic, so i needa change that also, well i'm fair sure te barrel isnt PN18, i'll have to check.

Cheers, Thursto

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:54 am
by Hubb
It has a simple design and does look comfortable to shoot. I like it all except for the ball valve.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:57 am
by Thursto
Yeah thats the only bummer about it, i might put my old sprinkler valve and blowgun on there as i'm planning n getting a new valve and blowgun (my blue one leaks at 80PSI, dads taking me to some industrial hardware store to buy one that can take around 120psi :) ) But i'd have to make the sprinklervalve after the ball valve (glued in) and then i could just use it as a safety valve, and plus im planning on removing the stock and attaching it to my rifle, so ill have 2 guns in one :)

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:56 am
by Hubb
The only concern with placing the sprinkler valve in the current configuration is not being able to do so. It seems that the elbow is flush with the ball valve, which means you have no room to add any additional fittings in between the two.