Omer Airbalete 110

Quote from LunkerBuster

very cool, I was going to ask if you intended to keep it a little ambidextreous...nice

Yeah I like to use both hands ...:D:D;)

Cheers, Don

Received my new Airbalete piston today and noticed the seal material appears to be silicone on the cup seal. The O-ring has a less round cross section at the inner barrel interface.( New piston is on the right)

Completed the piston R+R and will pressurize tomorrow. I hope we have good conditions this weekend, I need to get wet.
Cheers, Don

Quote from Slingingsteel

what was the reason for the new piston Don? And please explain the line release mod to make the spring softer.

Thanks

It's in post # 154.. cup seal leak... back after work with the spring mods.

Cheers, Don

Quote from Slingingsteel

what was the reason for the new piston Don? And please explain the line release mod to make the spring softer.

Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWJHLY3qojU

Here is a little video I just found.. I glued a small rectangle of wet suit rubber at the very front of the line latch channel to flair the latch out after firing the gun. One must still slide the latch back after firing with the spring completely removed. I did this as I plan to carry out pool tests next year and personally felt the spring would hold and slightly deflect the shooting line on very long shots. Now seeing others are doing it maybe I'm on the right track. Your gun may shoot fine just as it is.

Cheers, Don

Quote from greekdiver

I miss my pneumatic. I might pull it out and do some damage!

Make sure you film the carnage,:thumbsup2::D:D I may have to put a Scuba Pro 130 in the water next season if Homer doesn't ride the Airbalete hype and stretch the barrel to 120 or 130 cm and add a folding cocking lever.

Cheers. Don

Hand pumped it to just 20 Bar for a leak test, all is tight...no bubbles no troubles.:thumbsup2:
back in the sea soon.

Cheers, Don

Quote from ddonnell

Handle looks great! What line do you use on your reel Don?

Thanks.
600 lb GE silicone impregnated:@ Kevlar cordage on this gun. I made a 500' of it years ago by soaking unwaxed
Mil spec Kevlar in a Toluene/silicone solution. I retie my ends every 6 months.

Spectra will be on the reel next season.

Cheers, Don

Quote from Slingingsteel

Gun looks great Don! Did you ever have any problems with the original slider? Friday and today the slider was getting stuck on the butt adapter piece and i wasn't able to get it off until i got home.

No other then the line hole edges were sharp enough to slice sushi. Was the gun new ?

Cheers, Don

Quote from phil herranen

Josh at neptonics just had a roll of a new reel line made up it was somthing like 14 strands on a weaver ment for 17 or somthing like that it gave it a very lumpy ez to grip feel he is calling it grip cord . It's what I use now on my reel gun
Phil

Thanks Phil I go look on his site.:thumbsup2:

Cheers, Don

Quote from Slingingsteel

Yea its brand new. It came with the newer slider with 3mm holes instead of the smaller ones that were having problems, i also dremeled/smoothed out the holes just in-case there were any burs as you told me. As far as the slider getting stuck im not sure, i guess the force just jams the slider on the butt piece and is impossible to get off with just your hands. Its ok though, I was planning on changing out the whole shaft slider idea for a tovarich style free shaft/shooting line connection without dry barrel kit, which i did last night :D:D

It's good to hear they opened up the holes, let me know how you like the Tovavich style

Cheers, Don

Thanks Phil I probably wont need it till March..;)

Cheers, Don