brake line for co2

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killercrow · #1 Post by **killercrow** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:07 am

hey everbodee.. any of you guys ever try using steel brake line for say a paintball gun, or pellet gun? for bulking purposes i mean. im gonna give it a try anyhow. got all the fittings im gonna need, except i'll need to make a custom 4-AN to 1/4" course thread

should be interesting!
just never happy with my gun... it spends more time in pieces than anything else

but!!!! everytime i take it apart i make something better. finally got my trigger working good. valve has been ported to the max... well, i could get a little more, but... that would mean boring out the valve chamber.
well, off i go! i'll post up some pics when i got something.
later.

al.

killercrow · #2 Post by **killercrow** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:28 pm

MAN!!! i forgot just how much of a pain in the buttock double flares are!! hey, think a single flare would be good enough? for co2 i mean... should work... im almost done... just having a coffee break

killercrow · #3 Post by **killercrow** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:50 pm

ya'll are a drag!! holy cow

ahhh whatever. got me gun all rigged up. its got a 20 oz tank hose clamped to the side of it now. with the new plumbing it holds enough for one shot, which is a good thing! before i had it rigged with a remote into a modified co2 cart, when i'd turn off the bottle id waste like 10 shots worth of gas just shooting off the excess gas... not enough power to bother using.
i have a theory!! i figure, since its such a gas hog, i could get away with using a .25 cal. barrel at the same length... 23" or so... wouldnt that be sweet

come on guys! someone else needs to do a custom paintball pellet gun!!! i feel like such a loner

heh...

i'll get a couple new pics tonite...

al.

#4 Post by **webstien** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:58 pm

i've thought of making one out of this old spyder p98 that doesnt work anymore (got ripped off in an auction, the guy sent me a piece of junk that leaks, missing bolt handle, ball detent, etc.... a few years ago)

it would be a lot of work and im not sure how the pellets would load...

killercrow · #5 Post by **killercrow** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:06 pm

well, id be more than happy to help you out if you like. if your serious about building something send me some pics of what you have to work with... maybe we can figure something out. im sure the other guys here might have some ideas too.

jezX · #6 Post by **jezX** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 6:50 pm

how come you don't use hydrolic flex line . or grease gun tubing . a lot easier then copper and has ends on it . $7 at walmart for 12'' can't kink it either.just a suggestion .
25cal would be good ,prolly go as fast as the 22cal

ustilago · #7 Post by **ustilago** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:32 pm

Why not just use braided Stainless hose from your local paintball shop?

#8 Post by **webstien** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:57 pm

If I have time tomorrow ill completely dissasemble the paintball gun and post the pictures here.

killercrow wrote:well, id be more than happy to help you out if you like. if your serious about building something send me some pics of what you have to work with... maybe we can figure something out. im sure the other guys here might have some ideas too.

#9 Post by **sniper** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:14 am

jezX wrote:grease gun tubing .

I got a couple of those by Lincoln left over from my old Shell Garage stn.
4500 psi with spring coil wrapping on one end, fits 1/8 NPT.

killercrow · #10 Post by **killercrow** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:24 am

jezx, im using steel brake line. not copper. i got it all done up. doesnt leak, just took a few practices to get the double flare good to go. and when you bend brake line with the spring provided, it doesnt kink either. gives a good rigid finished product. thought about grease gun hose too, donno how much they cost, but the brake line i bought was only about $3.00. i appreciate the suggestions though!

ustilago, my local paintball shop is about 4 hours away

dont think i'll go that route..

webstein, sounds awesome. making stuff is fun... i find it more gratifying than buying somthing you can build yourself. also, that way its built for you, you know exactly how it works, and if you play your cards right, it'll fit you perfectly.

ustilago · #11 Post by **ustilago** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:26 am

I'm no more than two hours away from you and there's two shops within 25 minutes of where I'm at. . .

killercrow · #12 Post by **killercrow** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:29 am

where are you?? closest i know of is calgary...

ustilago · #13 Post by **ustilago** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:36 am

I'm just outside of Lethbridge, There's a pathetic excuse for a paintball store there and there's another shop out in Taber.

killercrow · #14 Post by **killercrow** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:48 am

oh, see, lethbridge is 3 1/2 hours away

i guess theres a guy who lives in creston, he had a shop in his home... but hes a goofball. shows you everything hes got, as if hes 6 years old or something

no idea if hes still in business.

killercrow · #15 Post by **killercrow** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:44 am

well, heres how she looks right now... it wont for long though

you could say im pretty much just experimenting with different setups for now... the finished product will look like a gun, i promise