Core's new gun build and gear

    If i find the hose i will do it here, I beleive I'm abusing to much of your's and tin man's generosity^^. right now i'm trying to find how to fill the Plastic float. If any of you builders/McGuyvers/inventors^^. Got any idea of the product i need please post it here, Because i dont know where to find it.:rolleyes:.

    "Two part mix and pour polyurethane foam". I sent you a link to the supplier that Wood Guy and I used to foam under the decks when we built the hull for his aluminum skiff.


    The 2-lb (per cubic foot) density is pretty strong. But if you have any doubts about a fish dragging your float deep and crushing it, they also make 3, 4, and 8 lb densities.


    The small foam kits are available in lots of places, and may even be stocked at West Marine. Just stay away from the little spray cans at Home Depot and other places. That foam usually won't harden if you spray a whole bunch into an enclosed space.


    One caution about the two part mixes. They are somewhat temperature sensitive. If it's too cold, they don't foam as well, and if it is really hot outside, they will start to foam very quickly. Mix up a little test batch first, to see how much time you have to mix, before it starts to foam. You must get it mixed and poured into place before it starts to foam!


    EDIT - Sorry, here's the link to the US Composites site: http://www.shopmaninc.com/foam.html

    Hey Tin Man it sounds like i have to mix and pour in a rush:rolleyes:. I know i will mess it up and i will end up with a plastic float that will fill like a can full of soup^^. I will see if i can go to the West Marine, is about a 35 minute drive. and buy it. I'm just wondering how much i need. Float is not that big hopefully i can get it done.

    Hey Amigo!


    Tin Man got the handle done. I can tell you one thing- nobody will have one like it! It actually isn't quite as bright as the photos show, and the colors look blended together a little more after he did some more shaping.


    Hope you like it. I got the trigger pocket cut before I left for Jeff's, but I didn't get a chance to pin it or do the line release. I'll do that when I get back, then I'll route the recess for the handle and install it, then cut the band slot and drill the hole for your float line.


    Bill



    :thumbup: I like it. if it blended more it dont matter. i still like it. Is an unique handle. and that is what this project is all about. CUSTOM Baby. This thread should be. PIMP my GUN^^. I will always know wish speargun is mine in the boat by far. Love the delrin handle. Tin Man you are the man. Tons of skills man and good job:thumbup:. Bill thanks for the post. and enjoy your trip there. Have a good time with the family.


    Can you guys see why Im so damn excited. I'm in a place far from water and got 90% of my gear ready and get to see this awesome build in progress. CANT wait :0. I need some damn SALT water. Once i go hunting with this gun i will try to take it to the Ft. Lauderdale waters. to do some hunting with my florida spearo friends. then to the waters of my homeland Puerto rico. (Woody) my speargun's name. first water adventure will be with the masters themself(Wood Guy and Tin man) in the waters of Florida.;). The days are getting closer. Those groupers and Pargos wont have an idea what hit them^^

    Quote from Core

    <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">Aquaman.


    Well to be honest Monster. The mimmetic Omers have given me a headache, I have own 2 ocean mimmeic and one miimetic med. the one you saw, I used to go every weekend at least one or 2 days per week. They didnt last more than 7 months. This one i just fixed. I used 3 times. and the 3rd time it split open as you can see on previous pictures. i understand that open cell is warm and light and comfortable. But is not durable, It brakes to easy. I guess the kind of spearfishing and boats i'm used to, are a little rough so i'm not used to be much toughtfull when it comes of the wetsuit. I like wetsuits that can handle tough treatment. The Omers cammo dont deliver with my experience. I always search for wetsuits that are tough, I love cammo suits but even a tough black wetsuit can be change to cammo with a little paint;). Overall you will hear lots of people that will tell you how much Omer mimmetic cammo suits are POS. Now Omer wasnt like that all the time. when Omer italy came out with the old version of the mimmetic cammo it used to be made with rubber, so the wetsuit is really strong, That is the one i'm selling in another thread a 5mm one. and most of their wetsuit used to be like scuba wetsuits or surfer wetsuits material. Good old strong neoprene, not that cheap open cell sponge:rolleyes:. So in puerto rico lots of spearos consider Omer suits :grogan3::thumbdown1:
    I wish omer will start thinking about durability a little more, because i like their cammo patterns^^




    Look, it`s funny how opinions are so mutually excluding, i am agree with this guy:


    http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=81214


    Some swear by them, some swear at them ... The truth is there is no truth ... you don`t choose the suit the suit choose you ...bla bla bla jajajajajaja :thumbup:

    I'm a Speardiver, not a freediver

    Quote from monster slayer


    Some swear by them, some swear at them ... The truth is there is no truth ... you don`t choose the suit the suit choose you ...bla bla bla jajajajajaja :thumbup:


    If the suit choose me. Where the hell is it:rolleyes: <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">. I've been having bad luck when it comes to spearfishing suits. I beleive what you said though. Sometimes one suit might not be too good with you. but sometimes maybe the same brand and model can last you a life time. But i try 3 times. And 3 outs:(, still searching for that suit;)

    I bought a Omer wetsuit last year at a bargain price of 100 bucks. It was (yes "was") a 3 mm green mimetic. I paid what I got. The wetsuit now is barely 1.5 mm if not less (the neoprene compressed). and I feel cold in 78 F waters.


    NEVER AGAIN I will buy ANYTHING from Omer. I'm done with them.


    My friend Fernando bought a Spetton black mimetic or something like that at the same time. You can visually tell the thickness difference and according with what he says, he feel as warm as the first day.

    Marco Melis

    A bad day fishing is ALWAYS better than a good day at work.

    Hey Alvin,


    I got back from Tin Man's and finally got a chance to do some work on the gun.


    I got the trigger pocket cut before I went to Jeff's but the track was a little deep for the sharkfins, so I planed the blank a little until the mech was flush with the top. That gave a little more reveal on the fins, which I think is better.



    Next, I pinned the mech. There are lots of ways to do this, most probably a lot faster than mine. But to me this is the most crucial step in the whole build, so I go slow. As Tin Man says, "measure twice, cut once. Or in this case, measure twice, drill once.


    First, I laid out the mech on the marks I made from the pocket location, then clamped it even with the top of the gun.


    Then I drilled the two pin holes through the trigger mech and into the mech cavithy but not into the wood on the other side. I drilled one hole, then pinned it to hold the mech in place while I drilled the other.


    Then I put the mech in the pocket, inserted the pins, and tested the fit with a shaft- perfect!


    Then, after clamping a backup piece of wood on the bottom, I pulled the pins one at a time and drilled through the existing hole, through the mech. hole and out the other side.


    Next post- The line release.

    Real smooth AMIGO. I Love it. Keep it coming.
    It looks sweet. slow and steady makes pefection."WOODY" Is coming along beautifull. Cant wait to see the big chunk of wood with Jeff's Handle on it. PIMP my Gun;). I love the pictures they really show this work step by step.:thumbup:.

    Looks great. Hey Dan, you think at the end of this you could take out Wood guys post in order and post it by itself in sequence. Gun Build How To thingy?????

    Quote from Toledo970

    Looks great. Hey Dan, you think at the end of this you could take out Wood guys post in order and post it by itself in sequence. Gun Build How To thingy?????


    :laughing1::laughing1:, You know toledo, it was supposed to be like that. but with all the gear i was getting to come back to the sport, well the thread got bombarded. But If Pargo can change it at the end of all, Sure will be nice, Is a good step by step, with measurements, and clear nice pictures. Hell he could send all that information and get a book call How to create a Wood speargun for Dummies <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">, I know for sure i buy it;).

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