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New style (PDI) piston impact buffer (Silencing Project)
I have modded my piston and piston head of my PDI Raven cylinder kit (well, a vacuum piston actually, with the raven cylinder kit)
First off, i added sorbo padding ot the cylinder kit. We have a brand of cleaning wipe things, called sorbo. I still dont know if its the same stuff you all use, but its soft...and...impact absorbing i guess?
I layered 4 layers (Superglued), and roughly cut them up to shape. To make the hole more round and refined, i used a soldering bit to round the hole, and then scraped the burnt (and hardened) sorbo away. Stuck it to the cylinderhead with superglue, and it seems to be holding up fine. (I replaced the impact O-ring from the Cylinderhead with Sorbo)
Then i saw the piston having an impact O-ring (rather small). Since rubber tends to deflect impact, rather than absorb, i first thought of a sorbo pad aswel. Seeing as this would most likely hinder the vacuum valve, i went searching in my O-ring stash, and found a tapered kind of oring....thing..
Seems to fit like a glove, and best of all, IT FITS PERFECTLY IN THE CYLINDERHEAD!
So i still do not know how much this will silence my shots, since i have forgotten to bring my barrel assembly. Reports will come soon!
Nuff talk, I'll let the pictures do the talking from here on out. (more pics will be available as soon as my own phone is back from repairs T.T)
Sorbo-Modded Cylinderhead, Funky O-ring PDI Piston
Funky PDI piston closeup!
I have modded my piston and piston head of my PDI Raven cylinder kit (well, a vacuum piston actually, with the raven cylinder kit)
First off, i added sorbo padding ot the cylinder kit. We have a brand of cleaning wipe things, called sorbo. I still dont know if its the same stuff you all use, but its soft...and...impact absorbing i guess?
I layered 4 layers (Superglued), and roughly cut them up to shape. To make the hole more round and refined, i used a soldering bit to round the hole, and then scraped the burnt (and hardened) sorbo away. Stuck it to the cylinderhead with superglue, and it seems to be holding up fine. (I replaced the impact O-ring from the Cylinderhead with Sorbo)
Then i saw the piston having an impact O-ring (rather small). Since rubber tends to deflect impact, rather than absorb, i first thought of a sorbo pad aswel. Seeing as this would most likely hinder the vacuum valve, i went searching in my O-ring stash, and found a tapered kind of oring....thing..
Seems to fit like a glove, and best of all, IT FITS PERFECTLY IN THE CYLINDERHEAD!
So i still do not know how much this will silence my shots, since i have forgotten to bring my barrel assembly. Reports will come soon!
Nuff talk, I'll let the pictures do the talking from here on out. (more pics will be available as soon as my own phone is back from repairs T.T)
Sorbo-Modded Cylinderhead, Funky O-ring PDI Piston

Funky PDI piston closeup!
