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11-02-2010, 05:33 PM
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CO2 With Paintball tanks....
So i have seen the posts about the jello co2 injectors... But i have a ton of co2 tanks left over from my paintball days and would like to put them to good use and was wondering if anyone had used them to make a co2 injector... any ideas?
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11-02-2010, 06:21 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
20oz bottles? yeah those come on smaller kits.
Youd still need a regulator and stuff but yes its been done, not sure on DIY except swapping parts from something to work as a regulator/needle valve. |
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11-02-2010, 08:50 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
Take an on/off asa and hook up a mini gauge to it,buy a needle valve from home depot wrap it in teflon tape hook it up to the asa,connect co2 tubing to needlevalve to a bubble counter to a checkvalve to a diffuser and let her ripp.what type of bows archeryfreak?
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11-03-2010, 03:28 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
I have a couple actually for comp i have a hoyt... my hunting bow switched between my first bow ever (Bowtech Tomkat) and my newest a 101st Airborn.... Just cant get away from my first bow... just so much love went into that bow getting it perfect and perfecting the craft of Archery! I have been thinking about a recurve for the challenge! Not quite sold on learning the art of guess and shoot though
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11-03-2010, 03:34 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
I make asiatic composite recurves myself and love archery,nothing to do with guess and shoot just like you are comfortable with your compound some people are comfortable with recurves,once you master it there's no guesswork.The diy paintball co2 works great by the way.
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11-03-2010, 03:34 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
Also are you an archer as well? And do i need to get a co2 needle valve? or just a regular one?
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11-03-2010, 09:19 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
I envy the gift of the recurve for sure! and would love to learn it but im a bit nervous about the learning curve.... lol and what is the on off valve for? it does not seem like i should need that but i could be completely wrong!
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11-03-2010, 09:36 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
A needle valve allows fine tuning of the CO2. A little risky to go without one.
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11-04-2010, 01:34 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
the on off asa will function as your regulator,just make sure it has 2 threaded openings on the side,1 for the psi gauge and 1 for the needle valve,and yes you need the needle valve to fine tune it to get the bubble count you want.
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11-04-2010, 02:41 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
when you get this up and running please let me know i would be very interested in doing the same things, just let me know what parts you used and what not.
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11-04-2010, 03:35 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
here you go:
- Standard Paintball Co2 Tank with Pin Valve - $20 - $28 depending on tank size. $28 refer to 24oz. - Any Paintball Co2 On and Off Valve (Make sure it has 2 threaded input slots for Gauge and Needle Valve) $20 -$60 depending on brand. - Any Paintball Co2 Gauge $5-$10 depending on brand. - Needle Valve from HomeDepot - $5.99 - Co2 Tubing - $2-4 - Teflon Tape $1.49 |
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11-04-2010, 03:38 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
I forgot to add if you order from -bay you might be able to get things a lot cheaper or if there is a paintball store close to you you might be able to find things there in the secondhand stuff.
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11-04-2010, 10:07 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
I live in NYC, paintball guns arent for sale around here and there prolly isnt a paintball store for atleast an hour. Could u suggest a website i could get all this stuff at?
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11-04-2010, 10:12 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
ebay,cheapest route,you better findout where to get paintball co2 tanks refilled before you start bying all the stuff for the setup.
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11-05-2010, 01:53 AM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
i have paintball stores all over the place here in Fo Co so im set on that!
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11-05-2010, 06:33 AM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
They sell CO2 systems specifically for paintball setups.
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11-05-2010, 06:51 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
so i know the needle valve is a must but do i need a pressure gauge? i mean it does not matter the pressure as long as the bubbles are going the correct drips per second right? which would make any on off valve doable.... also i went to get co2 tubing and the max pressure they had was 250 psi... will that be enough? i was not thinking it would be...
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11-05-2010, 08:48 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
most regulators have the gauge built in.
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11-06-2010, 08:51 AM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
for a paintball DIY setup I would say get the gauge,I just got one for 4 dollars shipped,that's cheap and you know when the tank's running low.
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11-25-2010, 12:13 PM
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Re: CO2 With Paintball tanks....
how long would you say a 24oz. tank will last? I had this same idea flash through my head a while back, but I don't know anything about pressure systems. If it'd last 20x longer than my DIY yeast muck, I'd be interested in giving it a shot myself!
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