SteveieP Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 (edited) As the title suggests, I'm fancying having a go at making a simple insulator for the mainspring on an underlever. You know, the cylindrical thingy made of thin metal plate that slides inside the piston body & stops the cocking foot running along the mainspring (like the ones that come as part of the V-Match tuning kits). Can anyone think what to make it out of & where to get the materials? Before any bright spark suggests I just get a V-Match kit :- a) they don't make 'em for this gun & I'm not wanting to fork out £lots any way I'm tending towards cutting down an aerosol can, the inside surface should be smooth & corrosion resistant & it's probably about the right gauge of metal. Suggestions please. Edited September 17, 2008 by SteveieP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart92 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 i wouldn **** about with a aerosol can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveieP Posted September 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 i wouldn **** about with a aerosol can I'm sure I can find a way to depressurize it safely from a distance. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart92 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 lol .177? in to the base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyblanco Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 I had to do this to an HW98 a while back, I used brass shim material bought from a model shop for a couple of quid. I can't remember what guage I used but its cheap to buy a few different thicknesses, tin cans would score and ride up eventually unless there is no pressure but with a decent grease brass is a bearing material. hope this helps ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveieP Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Have ordered in a sheet of shim in stainless steel, mailorder. Have to see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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