Hey guys! long time no post. Exams are done now though, so you can expect this to speed up a little bit.
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Okay. So, got a lot of pictures, and a video. Most of the pictures should explain themselves, if not i'll caption it. And if that doesn't work. Just ask.
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First picture is of the whole shotgun assembled.
The front end. I wasn't happy with the other one i did so i remade it. ( its got a bit of a gap because i don't have the pins in to secure it.
Down the sights. The little bit attached to the sight system is off centre. I'll just hit it with a heat gun and straighten it up. (its glued in with hot glue)
The other side.
The sights are attached with dowels and soon pins will be put through the dowels to hold it in place.
The way the barrels are locked into place. The top one was done by vaselining the dowel that was cut in half, filling the hole i had cut with body filler, pressing it in there and when the filler had set pulled it out, effectively making a housing that fits like a glove. ( i got sick of chipping off tiny little bits until it fitted flush.
The barrel system, you might notice the second one down has the sides cut out of it to make a more sqaure shape, this is so it can slide in above the pump and lock in. This will also be pinned through the body of the shotgun.
I accidently got a little to zealous with an electric plane on the other pump that i had made, and ended up knocking off way to much wood. So i made another one, which is much more rounder. And i think better overall.
The hole that the bottom barrel slots into. I've made it so that the hole is just a little bit to big (half a mil) and gives the pump an easy slide back and forth. (
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Well guys thats all i got at the moment. Still needs a lot of work, pre-dominately just a lot of sanding. But hopefully now that i don't need to study for exams every night that will speed along very quickly.
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Leave a comment and tell me what you think, what needs improving, what looks good. I need a second pair of eyes to look at it.
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I hope you're enjoying the process, cause i sure am. Learnt many things. Stupid electric plane...
Cheers, Dave.