titanium parts
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Topic: titanium parts
Posted By: jamaica0535
Subject: titanium parts
Date Posted: 15 July 2005 at 9:49pm
| anyone know of any titanium parts to replace the other metal parts in the gun. it would b nice to have a superlight tipman 98 custom. and yes i already know about dark horizons hammers. |
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Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 15 July 2005 at 10:36pm
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i dont think their are any parts to lighten it , you can mill numerous things on it to make it alittle lighter. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 11:39am
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Titanium is not lighter than aluminum. The only steel part of significant weight in the marker is the hammer (rear bolt). Which can be made out of aluminum with only a small steel insert where it strikes the valve pin. Such a hammer weights about 1/3 less than one made from titanium. |
jamaica0535 wrote:Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 12:24pm
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sorry i dont think there is.....put in a simple way
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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 3:51pm
You beat me to it. Titanium is STRONGER than aluminum, but it is also heavier. Titanium has the greatest strength to weight ratio of any metal. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 4:40pm
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Wouldn't a lighter hammer just make it so you would have to crank up your velocity?
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Posted By: Giblin
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 4:52pm
I dont think so because all the velocity screw dose is adjust the amount of air put out every time the bolt slames down not how hard you have to hit it |
Posted By: Unicorn
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 9:03pm
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Probably since a lighter hammer wouldn't have the inertia when hitting the valve to open it fully and alow as much air through. That's why the LPK has a stronger drive spring, and a valve with a lighter spring.
Titanium for moving parts isn't the best idea. Titanium galls easily. It "sticks" for want of a better term to other metals very easily. |
Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 9:10pm
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Get a delrin bolt... problem solved. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 20 July 2005 at 12:39am
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No, along with the lighter bolt one would have to switch to a heavier spring to maintain the impact force with the valve pin. |
Posted By: Pocket Lint
Date Posted: 20 July 2005 at 12:50am
| the velocity screw just adds turbulance, thus decreasing/increasing velocity |