Well I am no Julio, Julio has great spearguns, hope to get one from him soon,he has some nice designs
Pucho,
Thanks for the props but I must say you're quite a Master in your own right!
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Out f***ing standing! Vis in Salinas has been shitty from shore for the past month and our yolero has been hiding.
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I'm coming out with a new line of spearguns called the Graciasub Ruffus line! One can actually get a kill shot just by wishin' it. Put a Rebel flag as a logo and you're good to go!
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Not much overhead here, decent living and spearing every other day...did I mention the pretty girls?
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Dan,
I say you ,Tin man and I set up shop here...whatayasay?
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Don't get me wrong...by no means do I consider myself a speargun-making guru...not even close. Very nice setup!
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Two bands one pin? hmmm....I see why you asked me the question earlier. I must say that on a gun that length you should have an extra pin so you may have different power setups. An extra pin would have given you another three setups (one short band up front, one long rear; one long up front, one short rear, two bands up front)
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Love the kill spike BTW. That should be a prerequisite on all Florida guns.;)
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Very nice gun there Dan! One question though...why the big gap between bands?
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Anthony! Espero que el agua haya aclarado para el lunes. Lo unico malo es que tengo que recojer a mi mami en San Juan a las 2: 00 p.m. pero si salímos temprano y regresamos antes de la 1: 00 no hay problema. Estoy loco por arponear el jurel amarillo (yellow jack) aquel que vimos la ultima ves!
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Vis still shitty. Nothing to do but build guns and take pics...here's another..enjoy.
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Can one pin done that way (without a notch) hold two 5/8 bands safely?
Do you always put a notch in addition to the pin or was this a special case? What is the reasoning behind the notch?
One pin will definitely hold two 5/8" bands. I've even placed three although it looked like three pounds of shit in a two pound bag
. The reason for the notch/pin was due to the gun being a rail gun as opposed to an enclosed track and being that I was using 1050# test dyneema (bigger diam.) I wanted it to sit lower to the center of the shaft. -
Straight down. I keep it simple. I actually made a jig with several 1/8" diam holes spaced at 1 1/2" apart on top and a 5/16" hole running the length of it with a securing screw on the side to ensure hassle free drilling.However, I had to improvise on this particular shaft being that the hole had to be at a very precise spot hence the v-block and bottom-to-top drilling.
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Dan - I think when he says a v-shaped base, he means something along the lines of the pic below. I've always called them "V-Blocks", but either way, their purpose is to make it easier to hold a round object securely while working it.
Yeah that.
Dan,
I always drill completely through the shaft. I flatten one end of the pin before inserting it in the hole from the bottom up then hammer the pin in place and grind/buff the end so that you can't tell the pin ever protruded. This way it ensures the pin will never come lose or shift under load. Hope this helps.
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The pin is drilled from the bottom up on a v-shaped base to ensure stability and accuracy.
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A bench vise, a good Bastard file, steady stroke and a lot of patience.
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I can't tell if that's a pin, a notch or a tab on the shaft? Who made the shaft?
It's a pin/notch and I make all my shafts.
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Dan,
This is only the second gun I've made with top protruding bands. I loved the first one I made and used it for many years before giving it away to a local spearo/friend who at times has landed more fish than I, hence the sequel. It is not somthing that I plan on doing on a regular basis due to the multiple modifications I have to do from my standard setup.
The reason for going with the two pin setup is only due to simplicity and the one 5/8" band setup was due to the extreme rock structures near shore that hinder long shots. On very low-vis days the cuberas come up and kiss you. -
A couple more pics of the gun...
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Here is a picture of my trigger mechs. This has been my design for over 10 years now...Not a problem that I've been aware of yet.