Barrel tip, step down insert size?

[NeonMessiah]

Hey all.

If I’m using a 7/8" OD / 5/8" ID clear acrylic tube, and a thin walled 1" tube for the barrel grip section (if that is the correct size to fit the ThrowingChicken kit), then, what size aluminum tube would I use for the step-down section (the silver tip from the grip to the clear tube?

And, I assume, I would cut off a 1/4" section of that to fit the trigger tip to at the end of the barrel, correct?

Thanks for the info! And, I did try to search on this one, couldn’t seem to find the info. Links are appreciated.

[2000FormulaMan]

Hell, I would love to know an answer to that too. I’ve been searching.

[m_burkit]

Read this thread: Proton Gun V2.0 build thread - Proton Packs - GBFans.com

Especially if you are putting together a throwingchicken kit.

As for what I used for the step down insert . . .

@mburkit

I completed one of TC’s kits and what I used was a 4" piece of stainless steel schedule 10 pipe. I got it from here:

http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=928&step=4&showunits=inches&id=57&top_cat=1

And here’s the specs I got.

SCHEDULE 10 STAINLESS STEEL PIPE T-304

0.75" (1.05" OD x 0.08" Wall x 0.884" ID) Schedule 10 304-304L Stainless Pipe

4.000000 inches

1 piece(s)

I had mine custom cut to 4" (at $.50 a piece) but you can get it whatever length you want.

It holds Irricanian’s clear tube pretty well (I put a piece of electrical tape at one end to make sure it is snug). As for fitting inside the PVC pipe, It is almost snug. I glued it into the PVC pipe with PC-7 epoxy. This is the closest thing I could get.

Hope that all helps.

[eromligyppah]

where the clear end goes into the grip section i used black electrical tape and wound it around the clear piece and then glued it into place when the diameter was a snug fit.

[NeonMessiah]

Ah, schedule 10 pipe … well, of course. Why didn’t I think of that? LOL, thanks for the info! Off to place an order. Now, if I could just get some metal trigger tips and some real banjo tips, I’ll be in biz!

[jt001]

I got mine from umoribawar

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