Ian's guide to noobism on a tight budget.

[geoffreym]

As a slight additional, Hero-Shark has stopped making eye-pro for a year or two as he has gotten a bit tired of it, he might do the special order one as well as give advice.

Unfortunately it's a case of wait and hope in regards to Hero-Shark.

 

[Ian_Gere]

As a slight additional, Hero-Shark has stopped making eye-pro for a year or two as he has gotten a bit tired of it, he might do the special order one as well as give advice.

Unfortunately it's a case of wait and hope in regards to Hero-Shark.

Ah, thanks for that info Geoff. Bit of a bummer that. Not that they're perfect by any means, but they're tough and way better than even a mildly misted lens, nevermind what we might call properly fogged.

I've got a project on the go right now that could result in step by step instructions on how to produce the dogs' bollocks of eyepro for yourselves, and I might make a few pairs for sale. The trouble is that to take the project forward from where I've got to is going to involve actually tempering the steel, so if I was to sell any, they would be a fcuk sight more expensive than Hero Shark :lol:

 

[TacMaster]

Just use a plumbers' butane blowtorch on that bitch, that's how we temper tools we make on my BTEC course. They're not too expensive either, so tempering wouldn't really need a massive price hike

 

[Ian_Gere]

I'm working on replacements for ESS Advancer V12 lenses firstly, Tac.

I'm not sure I could get the whole lens shape glowing yellow at once with a butane torch, so I can quench it in oil to harden the SS304 0.9mm wires of the mesh. I'm thinking of using anthracite smokeless fuel and a bellows on my coal fireplace.

Do you reckon sunflower oil at 230°C has a sufficiently high boiling point to be worth using it instead of water?

 

[TacMaster]

I think you might be able to get it glowing yellow using sunflower oil. Is the SS304 steel you're using carbon?

The temperature colour chart i've found for carbon steel does show a slight peachy/yellow tinge for it when heated between 193 and 216 degrees C, however the temperature you mentioned shows a deeper orange/brown colour.

In theory it may be possible, but you'd need an extremely powerful industrial fast-food grade fryer to do it.

 

[adam bussey]

to quench metal you put it in cold liquid not hot liquid Tac

 

[TacMaster]

I know, I was merely going along with Ian's idea until I saw that after you pointed it out

But yeah for full immersion tempering that'd probably be ok.

 

[Moose87]

I cant believe someone suggested pissing in their boots to soften them, yer i think they used to do it.....when we were fighting napoleon! i find putting them on and sticking your feet in hot water softens them pretty well. that and keeping them polished.

 

[AirsoftTed]

As Moose has said, that softens your boots. If you get them particulary muddy, kill 2 birds with one stone. Stand in the shower to clean your boots off and soften them

 

[GiantKiwi]

Nice guide Ian! Only two things I'd change- as its about being on a tight budget, I dont think an l85 is worth including and that MAG dont make high caps.

(and possibly change the price of gbbr mags to £35 )

Other than that it's good to go

Most GBBR Mags are closer to the £50 mark.

KWA/KSC/WA/G&P/Prowin/GHK kinda outnumbers TM/WE.

 

[M_P]

Most GBBR Mags are closer to the £50 mark.

KWA/KSC/WA/G&P/Prowin/GHK kinda outnumbers TM/WE.

I guess but the most common and popular ones TM/WE (and I suppose G&G) are at a lower price and come in more variants/models, in terms of numbers sold and easily available over here the TMs and WEs outnumber the rest by a sizeable amount. Equally though, I didn't realise all of KWA's were priced so high- I assumed it was just the mp7's as they're hard to get hold of though I've never really looked to see, I thought most of their other smg and lm4 mags were nearer £40.

 

[GiantKiwi]

I guess but the most common and popular ones TM/WE (and I suppose G&G) are at a lower price and come in more variants/models, in terms of numbers sold and easily available over here the TMs and WEs outnumber the rest by a sizeable amount. Equally though, I didn't realise all of KWA's were priced so high- I assumed it was just the mp7's as they're hard to get hold of though I've never really looked to see, I thought most of their other smg and lm4 mags were nearer £40.

I wish the KWA were cheaper, just sourced and bought 8 of the PMAG's for my LM4, my bank account has been crying since.

 

[jcheeseright]

I wish the KWA were cheaper, just sourced and bought 8 of the PMAG's for my LM4, my bank account has been crying since.

it'll be your back and knees crying when they realise that they're nearly 900g each!

 

[viowithcrailtap]

Fantastic guide, I now know my first things to do. I'm quite lucky that I already have camo pants for work

 

[Ian_Gere]

Rubbing Vaseline into the inside of really hard leather softens it. TBH i'm not sure that piss has any great leather softening properties other than being wet. In olden times they used piss to bleach leather. Actually I think Native Americans did that too, but I think that they had some complex process for softening buckskins. Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if the idea got started when the soldiers were all dressed in bright red and white, standing in a field waiting to be pounded by cannon shot...

Old sergeant looks down the legs of young recruit and says with a grin, "Never mind, lad. It softens your boots."

 

[bornleverpuller]

What is it about G&G m4's that make them so good?

 

[Zak Da Mack]

What is it about G&G m4's that make them so good?

It's not their m4s that are good, it's their combat machine range. Great for the beginner at only £120ish and are very solid, require little maintenance and the internals are built to last.

 

[sp00n]

What is it about G&G m4's that make them so good?

Just to what Zak Da Mack has said, you get a hell of a lot of rifle for very little money

The range my g&g cm16 raider L has, has put to shame many more expensive guns and they come with a one year warranty now (zero one is offering this)

 

[Shinobi]

Rubbing Vaseline into the inside of really hard leather softens it. TBH i'm not sure that piss has any great leather softening properties other than being wet. In olden times they used piss to bleach leather. Actually I think Native Americans did that too, but I think that they had some complex process for softening buckskins. Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if the idea got started when the soldiers were all dressed in bright red and white, standing in a field waiting to be pounded by cannon shot...

Old sergeant looks down the legs of young recruit and says with a grin, "Never mind, lad. It softens your boots."

I play Baseball, so I know a few leather break in tricks. Vaseline can work, and it can not, but when I was asking a company about it, they said it can not and make it heavier. Though, alot of people have had great experiences, and I would agree it works

 

[Shinobi]

I play Baseball, so I know a few leather break in tricks. Vaseline can work, and it can not, but when I was asking a company about it, they said it can not and make it heavier. Though, alot of people have had great experiences, and I would agree it works. Then again, this was breaking it in to a hand, and not softening it, so im nearly 100% sure it'll do the job