Posts by 808natural

Thanks for the offer Wood Guy, but i really want everything on the guns to be made by my own two hands. I heard a wise man say that "building a custom speargun becomes a very personal thing". I really feel this is true. The only way i will truly learn to build a gun is to go through the struggles and learn from my mistakes. I know it will be a challenge, but i live for these types of challenges. Thats probably why i fell in love with freediving. Everyday is a different adventure, never the same. Just like building a speargun, every gun is a different adventure, never the same. Anywayz i think im almost ready to get started with my guns.

Thanks again guyz!!

Tin Man i double checked and still couldnt find some delrin. I guess the only thing left is replacing delrin with uhmw. I dont think its going to be that difficult being that its only an 8" piece.(Top front of muzzle) But is the uhmw going to be smooth after i run my ball bit through it or do i have to finish it a certain way? Just trying to get as much info as i can before i do anything to my blanks.

Thanks again Wood Guy!
I have a smallproblem with the delrin. I cant seem to find anywhere in hawaii that sales delrin. The only thing that i can get my hands on is uhmw. I was thinking that i could substitute the last 8" of delrin with 8" of poured epoxy track. Do you think this would be a good idea or would it just be a waste of time? And what do you think of just putting uhmw to the last 8" of the track? If i cant sand, file or use steel wool on uhmw how do i finish it?

One question Dan, whats the ratio of xylene to epoxy?

Oh yea Seaweed one more question. How did you finish your wood tracks? Did you put a coat of epoxy on it or did you stain it? Thanks again.

thanks for the input Seaweed,
I think i almost made up my mind.:)

Thank you Wood Guy for all of that knowledge!!
I guess uhmw is out of the question. I dont think its worth the trouble if i can do the same thing with delrin, with half the headache. Im thinking about doing an all wood track and will take your advice of adding delrin to the muzzle. But will it be a PITA to put a coat of epoxy on the wood track. Im thinking that putting an even coat of epoxy will be very difficult. Maybe im just putting too much thought into it.:rolleyes1: Would you give a little input on how you finish your tracks?
Thanks again Wood Guy!!!
Oh yea, Tin Man. I hear a lot of talk about poured epoxy tracks, and the only type of epoxy i use is West Systems 2 part epoxy. What are graphite and microfiber fillers? Do you add these to the epoxy? And what is its purpose? Pardon my ignorance.:D

mahalo bruddah Keoni

Thanks lunker for the pointer I'll be sure to ask those guys for some advice!

howzit everyone,
im new to making spearguns and have so many questions to ask. but im going to try to keep my cool.:) im currently working on three guns and wanted to know the pros and cons of these types of enclosed tracks: wood, delrin, and uhmwpe. What would be better for me to build being that i am new to gun building. Although these are my first attempts at making an enclosed track, i am a carpenter by trade so i think i should be able to pull it off!! If anyone has any information on the subject i would be greatly appreciated!! i will be waiting for any responses..

mahalo bruddah keoni

Howzit going everyone!
My name is keoni and i live on the westside of oahu. Ive been freediving for about 11yrs now and spent thousands and thousands of dollars on diving gear!! so im trying something new, and im starting to build my own spearguns! i successfully finished my first gun about a month ago: 47" rear handle made of teak with aimrite trigger and aimrite handle. i instantly got addicted so i decided to build 3 more guns!!! got all 3 blanks made up and ready to go.
After researching for a couple of weeks im trying to attempt to make enclosed tracks for all three guns. but i dont know what type would be better: uhmw, delrin, or all wood? i heard uhmw was hard to work with, wood tracks tend to chip at the top edge, and dont know where to get delrin from so im a little confused on what to do. oh yea i checked out the neptonics uhmw track and its sweet, but i cant afford to pay $50 per track.
if anyone can help me out i would rrrrrrreeeeeeaaaaallllllyyyyy appreciate it!!!! thanks in advance

mahalo bruddah keoni

ps im kinda leaning towards uhmw. i have a carbide bur to cut the track and can get some uhmwpe but i just need some pointers! thanks again!!