I might try to prototype your design. Ryan P.
> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 22:03:49 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TANKS] air cannon prototype > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Ryan, > > I don't quite understand the mechanism you described. How does the > spring device seal the chamber? > > I read about a fairly simple gun design that you might be interested > in trying. Attached is a scan of a representation I drew. The gas > enters from a valve into the gun, filling up the space behind the > bolt. The bolt then rushes forward (compressing the spring) until it > runs off of the rear piece. This allows the gas to flow through the > bolt, propelling a single paintball forward. Once the gas stops, the > spring returns the bolt, loading the next paintball. Any ideas? > > -Mike M. > > > > On 05/07/2010, ryan wells <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The way it works is that when the ball loads into the barrel it prevents > > other balls from falling in. second when the valve opens it pushes the > > spring loaded device which seals the chamber. when the air closes the device > > returns and another ball loads. > > > > Ryan P. > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 > > > > -- > > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
