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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => The Shop => : michael90t April 14, 2010, 03:09:32 AM

: what to do with all this teflon?!
: michael90t April 14, 2010, 03:09:32 AM


lol ok so I was looking around ebay last night looking at some different Teflon rods because I was thinking about making some Teflon seals for the B-3 just to compare them against stock seals and all that... and came across a hell of a buy on 5 2'x1/4" rods.... was planning on buttoning the piston anyway's and figured for the price what the hell...... now the dilemma is.... what am I going to do with the other9.97' of 1/4 inch Teflon rod LOL



the spring guide on my B is the old industrial hollow metal tube style.... and I could prolly turn a section to fit inside it and lengthen it a bit but I doubt it would be stiff enough to hold up as "squishy" as Teflon is.....(metal rod ala newer plastic spring guide maybe??) maybe try to take a section and turn down a small washer then screw it tothe section and stiffen that with a rod for a tophat?? lol worse that could happen is it comes apart and I am out a whopping nickel or something :)



button the bottom of the action tube where the cocking lever slides and maybe turn down a bit and sleeve the cross pin that it slides against on the two piece articulated cocking arm?!?!?!??!?!? makes some shims for the sides of the cocking armpivot??... nah I doubt 1/4 inch would be wide enough....



guess I could sell it by the inch or two for those that may want to make their own shims/buttons?!?!? LOL hell gimme some ideas folks....

: RE: what to do with all this teflon?!
: SDale April 14, 2010, 10:17:31 AM
How about turning a few down into .177/.22 conical bullets? You could center drill them and press in steel rod for added rigidity during machining. It would also be added weight for stabilization and/or penetration.
: RE: what to do with all this teflon?!
: michael90t April 14, 2010, 12:21:50 PM
HAHAHAHAH thats such a dented idea dale! might have to think about that
: RE: what to do with all this teflon?!
: Toolmaker April 14, 2010, 12:31:51 PM
Teflon makes good check valves in pumpers.
: RE: what to do with all this teflon?!
: SDale April 14, 2010, 01:28:27 PM
Hehe it was the first thing that popped into mind.

OR!!! You can make skirt uniformers/pellet seaters and sell em in the classifieds.
: RE: what to do with all this teflon?!
: shady816 April 14, 2010, 01:55:27 PM
you could most definatelty make some teflon washers for the sides of the cocking lever of a b26 to take the awful rattle out. i know alot of people have this problem but 1/4 would have it's limitations in the inside of airguns buttons and small washers is all i can think of but if you had 1" i could come up with a few more.
: RE: what to do with all this teflon?!
: michael90t April 14, 2010, 03:24:04 PM


Shady yea 1" I could make some seals and such and I plan on picking some up lol but for 5 bucks I couldnt pass up 10 foot of 1/4 inch LOL



Toolmaker, thats a most excelent idea! I had my head in springer land and didnt even think about pumpers/gassers shoulda thought of that considering alot of the paintball markers would use teflon seals on the valves

: RE: what to do with all this teflon?!
: kiwi April 14, 2010, 07:35:34 PM
just toss it in a box..and wait till yer got something you need to use it for..
don't try to invent a reasion to use it up..

It handy stuff to have around.....Yer eyes would pop if yer seen
how much nylon /teflon/Tyvar I keep around...1" round bar 2m long /shorts 1 1/2 & 2" round
1" thick flat sheet...plus untold odds and sods..

Mate keep it till yer have a use for it..

Pete