Valves!
I got my hands on a “used”(but looks like new) .177 Talon that looks to have very little use on it for the Grand Total of $200! :8: :4:
Tank was out of Hydro so I figured it needed it.
I watched PanD’s video on the TTTA, and figured that don’t look to hard. The valve on mine was glued to last through to the end of time!
Some heat & a improvised valve wrench later and out came the valve.
Since I had the 2007 tank rehydro’d & it was apart I figured to clean up/polish all the valves bits.
Before Polishing
After Polishing, the o~ring sits past the left over groove, I didn’t want to chance removing too much material.
The valve body ring’s finish was marred up so it got polished too.
So now that it’s time to put it back together I have a question for the long time builders, the lower valve spring retainer was slobbered in Loc-tite.
So I assume it needs some locking compound on it when I put it back together?
Lately I have been using Vibra~tite VC3 & have been happy with it’s performance, once dry it should be stable, what’s your opinion on using it on the lower retainer?
Once dry it leaves a blob of retaining compound on the part, it’s what I use an all the grub screws.
http://www.vibra-tite.com/products/vibra-tite-vc-3-threadmate/
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Ya I lucked out finding it local for $200, I really wanted it in .22 but since these are modular I figured I couldn’t go wrong.
The initial sanding & smoothing was done by hand but all the polishing was done with a Dremel.
Since it’s a .117 valve some of the ares are quite small & I used a Q~tip to do the polishing.
I have different sized collet’s for the Dremel & taped some small pieces of 600 & 800grt sand paper to some small steel wire so I could smooth out the small areas & them hit them with Q~tip’s to make them shine.
I got a WOK Gaurd & Houge AR grip for it & a TTTA(a very sweet bit of machine work there!).
I’ve been looking at the different 4500psi tank’s on the market as a hand pump is just not gonna happen :shock:.
I hope to be slinging lead soon after the New Year.
Sounds like you got a great deal on the gun. Thanks for the pics on the polished parts. Hand done or dremel? Anyway, let us know how she shoots when you get her out for the first range session.
Wow, that was a ton of info in that search link you posted PB, Thank You.
I still have more reading to do & some more parts & bit’s to buy before I can send some lead downrange but I’m getting there. 😀
lots of mods for that valve,don’t know if you want more fps, here is some goodies
in the beginning lol
http://www.google.com/cse?cx=008463742744244222233%3Azxfx01rrdle&ie=UTF-8&q=talon+valve+mods&sa=Search&siteurl=www.google.com%2Fcse%2Fhome%3Fcx%3D008463742744244222233%3Azxfx01rrdle&ref=&ss=4094j1698470j16#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=talon%20valve%20mods&gsc.page=1
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very shiny, great job on the valve!!