Just Broke A Cricket Valve Stem
I have one of the early Crickets from March 2013 with the original metal/plastic valve stems and have about 2500 shots though the .22 standard skeleton Cricket. Luckily, Steve had sent me a replacement all metal valve stem for free waiting for this day to happen. :suprisedn:
I will finally put in one of the metal hammer spring adjusters as I change the valve. 🙂
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Those rods are an easy job for someone with Lathe skills and an access to some aluminium / stainless.
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The Cricket is all metal but has a thin delrin washer where the valve seals. Looks like a better design. The valve will never break but I guess the delrin washer could wear…. but I doubt it.
I’m disappointed to see this.
Knife
🙁 I agree, no one has been able to replicate this in any form of metal?
I’m disappointed to see this.
Knife
That’s obese! There is no way in hell there is more than 5.0 dollars worth of parts there. I love the look of the Ed Gun, but that looks like pure Chinese manufactured Junk! 😯
I’m disappointed to see this.
Knife
Done ! :biggrinn:
Haaaa ! I´ll copy and save that one for later usage . :biggrinn:
Put this picture of $100.00 of Edgun parts with it !! 😯 In the mean time I will put them in a thimble and store them on the airgun spare parts shelf. :biggrinn: I really don’t mind too much but was shocked when I stopped to think about it.
Haaaa ! I´ll copy and save that one for later usage . :biggrinn:
All of the Matadors are plastic. 😀 My Cricket has 2500 shots on the plastic one and was still going strong. I don’t think the new metal one will ever break.
I have to admit that the Cricket all-metal valve stems look a bit mightier than the Matador valve stems.
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Mine had the plastic one too but didn’t wait for it to break. Got a steel one from Ernest almost right off the bat and installed it. I had it appears to set regulator so it was the sensible thing to do
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hehe my cricket is nr. 752 it was equipped with plastic stem. I had bad luck when I wait 48 crickets than I got with aluminum stem :biggrinn:
I don’t see anything wrong with and now think I just shot it down too far maybe 60 or 70 bar? Would it behave like that? The serial # is 00461 so the valve still should be replaced even though its looks metal from what I can tell. 😳
Yes, I notice serial # above 0800 have metal valve stem.
Yes, I notice serial # above 0800 have metal valve stem.
Ernest , do the newer cricket .25 already have metal stems in them?
If you purchase from WWAG and broke a plastic Stem, I WILL GIVE YOU A NEW METAL STEM!! :ugeekn:
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Coda – that Delrin washer is to be found as a spare part for around 35 Euro Cent’s = .50 USD .
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