Degassing .22 Cricket
Can any one tell me the size of the hammer spring adjuster bolt ?
I need to degass my cricket to replace the gauge oring. Looking to build a degassing tool ala, Erow.
Need the bolt size and thread pitch so I can get the correct bolt. Might as well have my machinist turn it down while he is turning the 27mm socket for the gauge tool.
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Greg, that’s slicker’n snot on a doorknob!
I need to degass my cricket to replace the gauge oring. Looking to build a degassing tool ala, Erow.
Need the bolt size and thread pitch so I can get the correct bolt. Might as well have my machinist turn it down while he is turning the 27mm socket for the gauge tool.
The HST tread size I believe is M 14X1 ………
I wanted to make one also but decided just to buy a aftermarket HST that comes with a degassing adapter.
http://en.shop.dase.fi/product/47/
If u do use the factory AT bleed out screw (which I never did on my 2 Crickets), after much use it may not make a good seal anymore.
Many have use this, just remove the little ball bearing too and replace it with this.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#94095a112/=rhebuo
There are some that used a large O-ring cutoff and placed it in front of the ball bearing to reseal with good results as well.
No need for hi tech machines to make a gauge socket, made with simple home DIY tools, it not hard to do.
Tools needed: Bench grinder, small flat file or sand paper, measuring too and a drill.
Supplies needed: 27mm or 1 1/16 – 6 point socket, nut bolt and a washer, rubber of felt padding and a piece of dowel.
Steps: These proses can be improvised to suet your needed.
1) Run bolt and nut with washer through and tighten.
2) Chuck onto drill and set the drill into reverse if you are using your left hand to hold, as in pic.
3) Slowly run drill at a constant speed and tack your time and start grinding on bench grinder.
4) Often check to see how much you need to remove with a measuring tool, to about 30.7mm outside diameter.
5) Remove and clean out all the sharp burls with a file or sandpaper.
6) Cut dowel to length and I found an old syringe and used the rubber plunger as a padding so I wouldnt scratch the gauge.
I hope this will help give Cricket owners the incentive to make one for themselves!
ALOHA ~ GKU
http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/GKU1/slideshow/HP-HPE/AirGuns/Cricket%2022%20cal/Gauge%20Socket
Best of luck Sir ………. and :tag:
~ Greg
There is a bleed screw on the air tube
I’m sure someone like Ernest will chime in on this, but you could also just use a bushing in place of the hammer spring and use the regular adjusting nut. I’ve seen threads where others have done something similar to that using an old ball point pen body to degas a Vulcan. don’t see why that wouldn’t work for a Cricket as well.
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Thanks for the help and info !!!
I had watched Erowe’s video on degassing the cricket and he stressed the point of not using the bleed screw to much.
My gun has a bad leek at the gauge but it stops leeking at around 1,000 psi.
Handed off a 27mm socket at lunch to a shooting buddy with a lathe that owes me favors. (A very cool thing to have)
I may grab a bolt and grind it down so it can be used as a degassing tool.
Looking forward to getting the Cricket back up and running.