9/1/03
I didn't finish this in time for Spplat 2 but it's pretty close. I really only need to build a support frame, the feed chute, put together an air system for it and do the extractor and ejector. I picked up a second SCUBA fill station and I only need a new quick-disconnect on the spare 3-way fitting. I also have to pick up some air lines and a fine thread 1/4 to coarse thread 1/8 adapter to connect the SCUBA fill station to the regulator. That last one is going to be the hardest to find by the looks of my trips to Home Depot, Lowes, Sears Hardware and several paintball stores last week. The last picture shows my first attempt at building the core of this device. Somewhere along the lines I messed up a measurement on my design sketch and it became a piece of scrap because of that. This will probably be on hold for at least the next week.
8/5/03 3 am!
I got my special order from Spudtech.com! Now all I need is some time with a drill press and I just might have a working semi-auto paintball cannon.
7-27-03
I decided to buy two more of those regulators. So now I also have the #6 and #8 in the picture below. I was also on the phone with Joel Surprise from Spudtech.com and he's going to be sending those custom pieces some time this week. I also ordered the second Supah+ valve along with some spare O-rings. I picked up a new SCUBA tank to power this new cannon. I also talked to my friend Nancy and some time this week I'll going to be stopping by her place to use her drill press in order to make some of the holes I need in the 2 1/2 PVC. Looks like there's a slight chance that this cannon will be well on it's way to being finished this week. While at the dive shop looking over tanks I thought that one sure fire way to side step the refill rate limit and increase the rate of fire is to run two pressure chambers and two Supah+ valves. I'll pretty much have everything to do that except for one more Supah. That's going to take some thought, assuming of course that this toy works.
7-10-03
I broke down and picked up one of those rotary tools for this project. I also bought a couple of regulators from someone on the Warpig forum.
I bought the number 5 and number 9 ones in this picture. I'm thinking of going with a dual SCUBA and dual regulator setup for this cannon in order to get a faster recharge rate on the pressure chamber. I'm also going to try running the 12" pressure chamber to see if it'll work.
6-26-03
Well this page is going to be a secret within a secret. There's not much here yet as of 6-26-03 but that should change soon. hahaha.
Although it's not pictured here I also have one of Joel Suprise's rifled PVC barrels that is slated for this project. The above picture is most likely not going to be the final configuration of the pressure chamber but it'll be close. I was also looking over some 3/8 air fittings at Home Depot today that should give me a bit of improvement over the current 1/4 fittings I'm now using as far as quicker re-fill times for the pressure chamber. At this time I've sent some sketches so Joel at Spudtech can make some custom pieces for me. I'm also planning on ordering a second Supah! valve for this. I really think that this cannon will need every bit of efficiency it can get out of it's valve and there's simply no beating the Supah! + in that area. If you're interested in my sources for this they can be found here: (looks like another online copy of Lee's design is gone, I'm going to e-mail Lee and see if he doesn't mind if I put them up.)
Lee Cross's Belt fed design
Andy Gustafson's P.A.C. 6 plans
And the source of all the custom piece's
