ok so i got my 6 foot of splitless tubing today from AJ and it doesnt fit
in my gun handel it just sits flush with it
it wont go inside the gun handel you cant even force it in. so whats the best method of fitting this bit?
cheers
What is the Inner Diameter of the handle of your Gun?
Did you use PVC, or something cast that had to be drilled/hollowed?
they were the standard cpvc handles that came with my MMM gun kit i think its around 1"
Slit the end, insert bruskly
what he said. also doesnt hurt to take a dremel sanding bit and enlarge the opening some. that is what i did.
that was the idea i had too i just thought ther might have been a better way
Are you going to run a clear tube inside the black tubing for strength? Make sure you have enough room for both one inside the other, if you are. I ran a clear tube inside my black tubing as recommended, and I haven’t regretted it. 
probly not as im going to use exoray all electrics in pack kit so all the wires will need room in the handel
and thers alot of wires to go to the gun
it is rather solid as is those tubes are really hard stuff
while were on this subject…
whats the best way to fit the other end of the loom to the pack? is there a general way for how its done?
You can reinforce the tubing (maybe by goop’ing a larger or smaller diameter tube or PVC inside or outside of the black tube), punch a hole through both sides of the tube and reinforcing member, then run a 1/8" or 3/16" threaded bolt through the tube after you feed it through the hole in spacer. That gives you the strength for the tube to take a little tugging without ripping out AND it lets the tube spin free, if you don’t install any kind of block to keep it from turning 360 degrees. This is just the one method I know of.
For my proton pack hose I used split loom, with a clear tube inside, I also ran a VERY sharp razor down the inner support clear hose and ran my lighting kits wires through there.
Worked out really well and my pack hose is nice and sturdy.
Where did you guys get your clear hoses? That sounds like it’s probably a really good idea.
Shane
i got mine from Home Depot
i’ll tell you why your splitless loom doesnt fit. its because MMM uses incorrect(in terms of size) PVC tubes with their gun kit.
the PVC MMM uses has an outer dia. of 1", making the the inside diameter around 3/4" (actually smaller than 3/4" otherwise your split loom would fit in the PVC)
you need schedule 40 1" thin walled PVC. this particular size PVC has an outer diameter of 1.25" and and inner diameter well over 3/4" so your loom will fit the way the originals did.
No class.
it’s the truth. sometimes class must be ignored
oh shit, im late for my no class!
The PVC MMM is using has an outer diameter of 1 1/8", an inner diameter of 7/8", and 1/8" walls. The split loom had an INNER diameter of 3/4", so it doesn’t fit. For what’s it worth it fits perfectly with the rest of his kit (everything is made to fit like a glove) And it also fits the clear acrylic tube. So there.
Speaking of fitting the split loom, on some reference pictures the loom is just hanging there, holding with whatever what’s inside the loom (usually wires are visible) I kinda like the “holding” method, fits with the used look. What is the correct method, fixed to the handle or just hanging by what’s inside? (I’d use a clear tube, myself)
yeah im planning on using some sort of an inner tube
just aint found the right stuff yet
EDIT
actually i think iv found an easy option to fit the tube
iv cut a channel out of the end of the tubing and i can just squeeze it in ther
and mabey hot glue it
obviously the wires will run through inside the tube… i think im probly gonna go this route it looks pretty good to me
The easiest way I’d imagine to be to MAKE it split-loom. Just make a cut that runs maybe 4 inches or so, then scrunch it together for insertion into the gun handle.
ok well the PVC that is being used is still too small. once again thats why the the loom wont fit.
the split loom in the movies indeed did go into the handle with room to spare, but also slipped out as seen towards the end of the movie in the rooftop scenes, simply because it was slipped over the wires without being fixed to them
what is the correct length of tubeing from gun to pack?