another Firepiston tutorial (this time the easy way)

[nessmuk51]

Hey guys!

I just finished my second tutorial about a metal firepiston

here in Spanish:

http://bushcraftyotrasyerbas.blogspot.com.ar/2013/03/segundo-tutorial-firepiston-esta-vez-de.html

and here is the English translation (with google translator, is too much text for me as for try to write it in English, really wanted to do it, but my English is very basic):

http://translate.googleusercontent....e.html&usg=ALkJrhjL9_MabfbjFNDGCen0CRD0QSJXXg

I hope you enjoy it!

[video=youtube;Qy8rGfA0lOY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy8rGfA0lOY[/video]

Regards


Daniel

 

[wattsy]

just spent 5 minutes ordering parts to have a go thanks for posting

matt

 

[nessmuk51]

Thanks wattsy! good luck!

 

[wattsy]

does the piston have to reach to the bottom of the shaft? or is there a gap at the end?

 

[nessmuk51]

does the piston have to reach to the bottom of the shaft? or is there a gap at the end?

if the firepiston well done is almost impossible for the piston get to the end of the tube due to the pressure of the compressed air inside, anyway I leave the piston just 1mm. shorter than the tube.


regards