Build a Paintball Mine

Step 2: Materials

(1)        3” ABS Cap

(1)        3” ABS Threaded Adpater

(1)        3” ABS Threaded Plug

(1)        ½” PVC Cap

(1)        ½” PVC Union

(1)        ½” schedule 40 PVC pipe (appx 6” long needed)

(1)        ¾” schedule 40 PVC pipe (appx 4” long needed)

(1)        5/32” x ½” Metal Screw

(1)        ¼” Pex tubing (appx. 20” long needed)

 

All of these items should be easily found at your local Home Improvement store. The Pex tubing can be found near the heating and cooling supplies, or near where they have the stuff you use to hook up a fridge to a waterline. The diameter of the screw isn’t really important, but the length is. I wouldn’t go too small with the screw though, you want it to hold up to some abuse.

Comments

[deobomb]

its adapter not adpater lolollol

[ilpug]

It's "LOL" not "lolollol."

[Kindhamster]

Nicely done, m'sieur

[loku1125]

how much did it all cost

[aleutphova]

it cost me 30 dollars because i had to buy drill bits and glue. with out them it would cost u under 15 dollars for the tubing and pvc.

3” ABS Cap- $3.68
3” ABS Threaded Adpater- $3.74
3” ABS Threaded Plug- $1.25
½” PVC Cap- $.25
½” PVC Union(coupling)- $.30
½” schedule 40 PVC pipe(5ft)- $1.50
¾” schedule 40 PVC pipe(5ft)- $1.60
¼” Pex tubing(5ft0- $1.68

[aleutphova]

does it have to be a 5/32” x ½” Metal Screw or can i just use a small screw

[karatedude43]

ok, im not 100% clear on what the union is, i looked for it on home depot website, and even on google but none of those look like the union you have

[spottydodz]

go to you hardware store and ask for a schedule 40 pvc coupler

[gunsssssssss]

the piece of pvc that allows you to connect two picese of pvc the same size together

[jonrempel]

i found it under pvc connecter

[kaptaink_cg]

The union is also called a coupler. It joins two pieces of pipe together. On the Home Depot website it's called "1/2 In. PVC Coupling Model # 429-005HC"

[pufferfish9108]

just go 2 a local hardware store and you should be able to find one... and if you dont know what a union is you probably shouldn't be doing this because you have never worked with any of these materials.

[Redgerr]

everyone starts somewhere :)

[pufferfish9108]

ya true

[stuffman366]

a union is also called a coupler

[lime3D]

Technically, a union is a coupler that comes apart in the center with a threaded joint. This allows you to weld or solder (in the case of steel and copper pipe) or glue (PVC) sections of pipe together, and still be able to disassemble them. This is sometimes necessary when you have several threaded connections, each one of them needed to be threaded in the same direction!

[blackboarder77]

Having trouble finding the 3" ABS Threaded Adapter, any suggestions? Also, this will be my first project of this calibre, I'm a pretty quick learner when it comes to DIY stuff. The only other thing I've made with PVC is a potato cannon... Do you think, with my neighbor who is a plumber handy just in case, I should be able to complete this?

[kaptaink_cg]

Do you have a Local Home Depot? That's where I get mine. I live in a rather small city, with a smaller Home Depot and have never had a problem finding them there. If you don't have any luck there, try ACE Hardware. They always seem to have weird things that none of the big box stores have in stock. If you've made a potato cannon, you should have no trouble with this! The only difficult part is getting the pin to line up with the cartridge and plunger properly. Other than that, its all just drilling holes and gluing!

[blackboarder77]

Thanks for the reply, I went there, but all they had was PVC, and I bought it anyway. Do you think it will work just as well?

[kaptaink_cg]

Yeah, it should work fine.

[Ludwig Gunner]

i love this design, but i need to edit all the dimentions cause i got a 10 pac of co2 cream chargers