Lucky Ego Air Assist valve
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Can't really see where it flexes when in the marker but out of the marker the weakest point is easily the front o-ring (half way along the bolt) so i guess that is where it's flexing.
Will have a better look tomorrow as it was late by the time i'd made the rammer.
Will have a better look tomorrow as it was late by the time i'd made the rammer.
if you think about it most of the stress imposed is on the forward stroke so really its pushing it into the rammer rather than pulling it out but hey i cant be bothered to dig up physics etc in to this now its 11 pm and food is cooking lolrobof9 said:
if you need anymore help with ideas etc i'll gladly help i got loads of stuff in my head that is dying to come out.
p.s the rammer can be made thicker if you think about it so the supporting rod suggested could be done. its should be possible and it will also lower the pressure at which the rammer will return at due to the ratio of air in the forward motion to the return motion.
studying pneumatics in college kinda give me that hypothesis haha
was really thinking of the back stroke, uneven load as it drags the bolt back aswell, ie the bolt connects to the topsie2050 said:
i also have alot of ideas floating round my head, also have voices too, not much room for any intelegence tho
hahaha well im sure we will resolve this matter soon enough with so many ideas
im sure the bolt connects universally round the sides of the ram not the top like an angel
cos it has a cut in the end where it meets the rammer slot????
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im sure the bolt connects universally round the sides of the ram not the top like an angel
cos it has a cut in the end where it meets the rammer slot????
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im sure we will find out soon.
is there any other light strong metals of light weight, like ti, but not as expensive???
is there any other light strong metals of light weight, like ti, but not as expensive???
high carbon steel can be quite light depending on the amount of carbon in it i spose and aluminium would friction weld. not many other materials are up to the job
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Looks like the tip of the delrin bolt pin is slightly rounded so is probably half the issue.
Also it only contacts the ramer at the top (possibly half the rammer diameter at best) so a redesigned pin could be the answer
Will raid the spring kit at work today to see if i can find anything suitable for a lighter poppet spring.
As for other materials then yes there are quite a few that could be tryed, lots of plastics are available in glass reinforced forms so would prove much stiffer.
We keep discounting ally but most other markers seem to get away with ally components without welding themselves together (Shocker, ION, Matrix, etc.) and magnesium is virtually as strong as ally but quite a bit lighter.
The issue with making a 2 or more piece rammer is it does get far more difficult to keep the tolerances and you start to get into issues with things comming apart. Threadlock seems a bit reluctant to hold on to delrin so short of superglue i'm not sure how we could stop things comming unscrewed.
What we need to keep in mind is that most of us shoot ego's because they are a high end marker that always works, things don't just fall apart and there are very few moving o-rings so with minor maintenance we have almost flawless reliability.
If there is a risk of something comming loose or whatever then i would rather find a differrent way of doing things (or different material) than loose that confidence that every time i pull the trigger a ball (or 2 ) will come out the pointy end.
Also it only contacts the ramer at the top (possibly half the rammer diameter at best) so a redesigned pin could be the answer
Will raid the spring kit at work today to see if i can find anything suitable for a lighter poppet spring.
As for other materials then yes there are quite a few that could be tryed, lots of plastics are available in glass reinforced forms so would prove much stiffer.
We keep discounting ally but most other markers seem to get away with ally components without welding themselves together (Shocker, ION, Matrix, etc.) and magnesium is virtually as strong as ally but quite a bit lighter.
The issue with making a 2 or more piece rammer is it does get far more difficult to keep the tolerances and you start to get into issues with things comming apart. Threadlock seems a bit reluctant to hold on to delrin so short of superglue i'm not sure how we could stop things comming unscrewed.
What we need to keep in mind is that most of us shoot ego's because they are a high end marker that always works, things don't just fall apart and there are very few moving o-rings so with minor maintenance we have almost flawless reliability.
If there is a risk of something comming loose or whatever then i would rather find a differrent way of doing things (or different material) than loose that confidence that every time i pull the trigger a ball (or 2
) will come out the pointy end.
why not just do an alu one, anno it see what happens.
do you know where i can get some hard alu from, 6 mil thick ish and 150x50 ish, not exact
oh and a small piece of delrin, sorta snatch grip sized
do you know where i can get some hard alu from, 6 mil thick ish and 150x50 ish, not exact
oh and a small piece of delrin, sorta snatch grip sized