Pseudotectonic

what reward?

Wow that is labour and skill intensive but certainly a much nicer result than tape

I doubt very much the 5 mm layer of air is going to dampen much energy from an incoming piston at 300 mph unless there are videos proving otherwise Seems to me it is more for AOE correction

Nice, you cut it yourself? Does it free float or glued down? Yes it should have a little play for free movement, a bit like shimming other gears

I ended up using some 3M VHB tape, seems to stick quite well, time will tell if it holds up

This will prevent the motor tower from dancing on the gearbox opening, hence pinion gear dancing on the bevel gear in use and putting on extra friction and wear, the motor will stay aligned much better and the meshing will be improved, the reduced peak loads from the reduced chatter can improve efficiency by probably a few percent, and it will sound better

How to shim the motor tower: 1. Measure the ID of the motor opening on the gearbox (usually about 10 mm) 2. Measure the ID of the motor opening on the pistol grip (usually similar to above) 3. Measure the OD of the motor tower (usually about 9.x mm) 4. Wrap the motor tower with aluminium tape, first clean the aluminium surface with some alcohol so it sticks to itself better, wrap in counter-clockwise (seen from motor side) so it is less likely to loosen, build up enough layers until you get about 9.8 mm OD or whatever OD that is a close fit but with a little clearance 5. Test fit with a closed gearbox with pistol grip attached, it should insert without any force but with minimum rattle or side movement, rewrap if needed 6. Done! Image credit: - Airsoft Customs custom tower on youtube - 3M Scotch Aluminium Tape - Some random motor from Evike

The muzzle flash LED light can it change colour?

I thought you meant a literal mat

How big and heavy? What battery does it take? What supply does it need? Do you have a spec sheet or product data PDF? Is it reliable and is it going to go up in smoke mid game and explode?

what spring, what gears, what battery?

@Leo Greer just how big is your tool box? That is a lot of stuff

@ak2m4Do you mind sharing what method and equipment did you measure the surface finish RA numbers? Just trying to theorycraft a barrel polishing regime, cheers

lol look at this TM money grab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGPdIHlRYkw

If we are redesigning the gearbox, if we free the motor and gearbox from the conventional form factors we can increase the motor size, increase the durability of gears and housing, and increase the battery space, in actual fact, we can make it a higher voltage system like some cordless power tools already use (in fact we can even model after those)

If we are talking theoretical builds with unlimited budget, I think you need to define "function" first, which comes down to: 1. Electro mechanical systems 2. Ergonomics and play style or usage doctrine For theoretical builds you will be looking at redesigning the whole gearbox which is a whole project Ergonomics is different for everyone and everyone will have different preferences and this is affected by how it is meant to be used / what mission is it for Because without clear parameters it is very hard to talk about what is and what is not suitable

@two_zero are you sure about 1.27mm? That is an imperial 0.05" hex key but I thought generally airsoft all use metric, I suspect it might be 1.5mm instead

good idea

ok so if Airsoft Cymru didn't do the tech work OP is saying they did, then... whodunnit????

how much BB can you get from selling a PS5?

What is wrong with Specna gearboxes? From the story it seems the store owner proposed "swapping gearbox" because of Aster incompatibility with the Ares gearbox. What exactly was said or written is unknown but OP appears to think it is a Specna gearbox. And it is a little hard to believe a shop would not offer tech services, it may very well be a one off job by the owner. Without more evidence from either side (pictures or otherwise) it is next to impossible to determine what exactly happened. While OP should have gone back to the shop in the first place, I don't think he is entirely lying about the "discoveries" and it may very well have been the shop owner had a go with a one-off job.

Can you post some pictures

The ideal is the two sides bending 180 degree back into the wire But with needle nose pliers an overlap is probably more practical (unless you have the perfect crimping tool it will be impossible to achieve the correct 180 bend) And arguably airsoft is not very critical application, so as long as it is secure enough, it is secure enough Nah multi-strand is not the problem. Don't tin it, it is going to be worse because tin cannot deform like copper and it will actually make it worse Also note there are two pairs of "legs", one is for the wire jacket which is just for the mechanical stress relief, and another pair for the actual copper wires and this is for doing the actual work of conducting electricity

Ignoring the time gap, what exact is your complaint? Tech work quality? Tech work advice? It seems there are four elements to your complaint: Tech workmanship related: "Non-airsoft" Gate Aster was installed Wiring with "metric ton" of superglue Nuprol motor "too strong" Advice related Being mislead into agreeing the work Can you provide pictures of the Gate Aster or anything that says it is "non-airsoft"? Can you provide pictures of the amount of superglue in your gearbox or where you think is the problem? Can you provide model name of this Nuprol motor and also your spring, gear ratio, and battery used? Can you describe what was the process of you agreeing to the work?

I agree safe zone is not the best place to do tech beyond any emergency or temporary fixes That said, a basic kit might be a screw driver or two, some common size allen keys, some duct tape or electrical tape should be enough for the odd tightening job or patching things temporarily, and silicone oil