Talonairgun | supermono | Activity https://talonairgunforum.com/members/supermono/activity/ Activity feed for supermono. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 19049c256da768b364f9a217ebaed5da supermono replied to the topic Please suggest a lathe, Airforce mods. in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/please-suggest-a-lathe-airforce-mods/#post-172193 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:02:23 -0400 Go for a good quality second hand machine rather than a new cheap import machine with plastic gears.. Why not buy an old South Bend 9″ lathe? They are pretty much bullet proof, everything can be rebuilt, parts are available, and if properly taken care of it will last a couple of lifetimes.
Have a look at the “practical machinist forum”, they have…Read more

]]> 5a3f0ee380c1f4d4a34ce6d808363244 supermono replied to the topic DIY regulator in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/diy-regulator/#post-148803 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:57:50 -0400 @Dave: yes that’s the check valve.. pretty simple..
/supermono

]]> 512088124acdb0d3198169e31bbe0ab0 supermono replied to the topic DIY regulator in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/diy-regulator/#post-148788 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:13:56 -0400 Hi,
Harry; i’ll shoot a string an post the figures! Output pressure is adjustable by means of differnt stacking of the washers and/or altering the distance between piston and seat. I’m now running something like 90Bar.
Nutshot; this design is not vented to outside air, that is a weakness… but i don’t really see it as a big problem; in case the…Read more

]]> 43772b9994c75d9450e00c863b3667d8 supermono replied to the topic DIY regulator in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/diy-regulator/#post-148729 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:17:31 -0400 Thanks for the input! Building regulators is fun.. heres the third one i built, forgot to take pics of the second one.. Anyway, no 2 and 3 are “in botttle regulators”. The first inbottle reg was easy; the bottle had a M18x1.5 thread in the neck = lots of room for the reg… the second bottle i have is threaded M14x1.5… that means the reg must be…Read more

]]> 6e8a250a4559ceb886b05f67d3e48f92 supermono replied to the topic Visit to the FX factory in the forum Other Guns https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/visit-to-the-fx-factory/#post-127445 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:56:45 -0400 this is where it all happens..

when we got there we met this guy outside.. Mr FX himself, pictured with his .25cal royal, putting out 65J of energy, amazingly quiet gun.

the entrance hall..

air gun galore..

fyndlada=”bargain box”

a cheap stock anyone?

heres one of the factory seconds… couldn’t see anything wrong with it..

Here is the…Read more

]]> 6e220f5fb0587a779bc3e775fe93cd26 supermono replied to the topic .25 Rifle build in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/25-rifle-build/page/5/#post-124566 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:51:27 -0400 I hadn’t even seen a PCP rifle i real life when i started my first build… but i had both HM Buckley books! I think everything you need to pull off a build is included in those books. All my builds are based on mr Buckley’s ideas, i just altered the layout a bit.
thanks
/supermono

]]> ac87cb0c72d97386110ff2c02d6ad88d supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/4/#post-124563 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 07:52:22 -0400 thanks Eddie!
I’ve got an swedish built milling machine, named Mattsson & Zetterlund. Here’s a description of it; http://www.lathes.co.uk/mattsson%26zetterlund/
I don’t use coolant when machining, except when cutting some of the more “sticky” alloys… then i use spray on etanol or WD40.
Regarding spindle speed i actually don’t see the need for…Read more

]]> ca8fbb597c3a0b32d15caefe1ff6a6ac supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/4/#post-124345 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:51:07 -0400 Hi, sorry for the missing pics! I’ve used up all available space on my free photobucket account.. The pics will be back again dec 12, according to photobucket. Meanwhile, have a look here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUHvQVawfXA&feature=feedu
Somehow the format in the video makes the gun look short and stubby, a bit distorted..
thanks
/supermono

]]> cf6d602f4cf767429f0e3a7371df0eef supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/3/#post-124253 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:03:05 -0400 Hi,
finally got around to cut a trigger guard for my gun. The trigger guard is cut from a piece of 7075. it is held in place by the stock fixing screw (M6). The entire gun can be taken to pieces with three allen keys. If it hadn’t been for the grub screw in the trigger it would have been enough with two different keys to strip it.. A friend…Read more

]]> c8d6da1453e95e90239201b6b97ee39f supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/3/#post-123875 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:03:43 -0400 quote South_:Exellent work!
Can You tell me what kind of AirBottle You used for this project?
Thank you!
The bottle is a 280cc “buddy bottle”. rated max working pressure 232Bar, don’t remeber stated test pressure… i’ll check when i get home. The bottle is fitted with a schrader valve, so it can be unscrewed at any time. I think i comes from a…Read more

]]> 8fb3d60d9eee78eb1fc87e13ce23f5b5 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/3/#post-123781 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:00:02 -0400 Hi,
yesterday i fitted a rubber butt pad, a grip cap, did some final polishing and put on some “tung tree oil”… Just three small things to do before it’s complete; make a cut out in the fore end for the quick fill probe, cut a trigger guard, and make a fixing point for my bipod.
Thanks
/supermono



]]> c2389267b3e3347e7138312d77491e13 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/3/#post-123511 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:09:43 -0400 almost there! I’ve decided to use a smaller airbottle; the 600cc makes the rifle look very “front heavy”.. This is a 280cc bottle, but i have a 400cc that will be here any day now, that i hope will be just the right size. I’ve also ordered a rubber buttpad, hopefully here before the weekend. Still lacking a proper grip cap… will also be taken…Read more

]]> 47d166316f5512dc066a238cb580cdcf supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/3/#post-123412 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:54:51 -0400 more pics..


thanks
/supermono

]]> 265e7577f10fe0be2ca3beb462a9cafc supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/3/#post-123407 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:27:06 -0400 quote jezx:great job on it . good idea with the trigger stem skrewing in , cant wait to see it all finished .

does the thing that holds the pellets index on its own ?
if so what is it .
Thanks! The mag is autoindexing. It is actually a mag from a crosman Marauder.. pretty much the cheapest auto indexing mag available!
More pics later…Read more

]]> 759488e8a09676d400e345ec1a94d5aa supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/3/#post-123382 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:55:27 -0400 some wood… lots of work left..





Thanks
/supermono

]]> aa4c1a6c28631f803cc62dac1e5af4a4 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/3/#post-123038 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:00:39 -0400 hi,
i’m pretty much done with the metal part of the build now. Just need to cut a nice trigger blade, swap some screws, and maybe cut a new bolt handle. I have shot it a couple of times in my basement, almost spot on 10m. It’s not that easy to shoot witout a stock…, but it functions well. Had some trouble getting the Marauder mag to feed…Read more

]]> ebf863cbc04c7e0958aff3a22343a742 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/3/#post-122777 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:28:54 -0400 Thanks for the input!
i have now reshaped some of the parts and have a working trigger unit! Late last night i also cut the slot in the receiver block, drilled for the cross pin, turned a striker (no “slingshot” yet..) so that i could function test it.
And yes; i messed up the drawings/beer cad files in my previous post. You got to watch those…Read more

]]> 289bc86acb894793917e411cfa8e6ccd supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/2/#post-122703 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:32:44 -0400 Hi,
some more pics of the trigger unit.. The unit will be pinned to the receiver block, using the top sear pivot pin, and bolted in the front end of trigger housing. Hope to get it done tonight.
/supermono


]]> 87ed668f5a44f67f78501e65c60b9c13 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/2/#post-122651 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:52:24 -0400 quote pablouk:[What version of CAD is that? Looks really good, almost 3D and kind of ‘drawn’ 😯

I’ve upgraded to the brand new “3D Beer Can CAD system”! Highly recommended 😀 First emptying the beer can helps the creative process…

Added a few springs and an “uptake adjustment screw tonight. I makes a nice “click” when cocked. still some…Read more

]]> 2d2481db89b8bffea0f4fdcf921ee40d supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/2/#post-122622 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:23:35 -0400 Hi
heres some pics from yesterday; building a trigger unit…
thanks
/supermono




]]> eace947d285046264e326dcc0a94383b supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/2/#post-122504 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:14:44 -0400 Hi,
haven’t had much time for machining.. not much to show this time. First a pic of the complete valve (less return spring).


also made the adaptor a bit less chunky

Thanks
/supermono

]]> c0ca055cae25a36ae0df57cbcdfdd6c2 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/2/#post-122405 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:59:54 -0400 quote walt_in_hawaii:Very nice build supermono!
Do you think you should put in a bit more offset for your bottle? Then you could put a full length shroud over the barrel. Do you have pics of your assembled valve? how much power will it generate?

aloha,
walt
Walt,
thank you for the kind words!
The amount of offset was somewhat dictated by the…Read more

]]> e5e1e8d8bde0e63182bb18812a5fdc63 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/2/#post-122363 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:04:52 -0400 Hi,
please let me know if i bore you with this. Heres what i’ve done tonight; cut the mag slot, cut a slot in the receiver block for the “dog” that pulls the striker back, cross drilled and threaded the bolt. I cut the slot so that i have a bolt opening angle of 40degrees.
Also test fired it for the first time! since i havn’t made the striker…Read more

]]> cefd2253be281fe0bfc43f6d750a62bc supermono replied to the topic Need help with Daystate Valve ! in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/need-help-with-daystate-valve/#post-122313 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:30:38 -0400 As long as it not is bent you should be able to chuck in in a lathe and take a very light cut to clean up the sealing surface. Best done with the valve in a collet chuck. Have you checked the valve seat for scratches/debris?
regards
/supermono

]]> a2d332200efd69f1b095172556d73c4d supermono replied to the topic Side lever .25 cal build in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/side-lever-25-cal-build/#post-122253 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:34:53 -0400 I’m truly impressed by your builds! Are you using some sort of locking mechanism on your sidlever in order to make it stay closed during fireing, or is the geometry of the link pivot points arranged to take care of that?
Thanks
/supermono

]]> 1bb4b896762d103b901877b3e7dbd9e5 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/2/#post-122248 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:01:38 -0400 heres a pic of the valve pin… still lacking a groove for o-ring, and some cleaning up of the head area. The sealing surface is cut at 60degree taper.. the valve seat is turned from acetal and the centerdrill produces a hole in it with a 60degree taper to match. shaft diam 4.75mm, head diam 6.0mm
thanks
/supermono

]]> 32df347c85ad4e1f5a7f8e576fa962b9 supermono replied to the topic Side lever .25 cal build in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/side-lever-25-cal-build/#post-122247 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:52:24 -0400 Beautiful machining! I guess this ain’t your first build?
regards
/supermono

]]> 494d7a9188a85ec2fb791cfcad819fb8 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/2/#post-122246 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:39:18 -0400 quote dvu0704:Very nice work supermono, is it going to be dual tank gun and regulated?
Thank you! My plan (so far..) is to run with just the front mounted bottle and no regulator. I have read a lot about the Daystate Merlin that uses a so called “slingshot hammer” to reduce valve bounce and aid in consitency. From what i have understood a well set…Read more

]]> 08785fe770e70a49d5700eb3234cc4e3 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/page/2/#post-122203 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:33:18 -0400 Hi,
still haven’t found the charger för my camera battery. These pics are taken with my phone, sorry for that.

this is the off set adaptor with hole for quick fill probe.

this bottle will get a new valve body/adaptor thread.

milled the slot in the bolt block..

took a skim cut with the flycutter to clean up ther rear end of receiver block.…Read more

]]> ad6b79e7256fba83792cbfc5a09ad632 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/#post-122164 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:54:19 -0400 Hi,
sorry for the slow rate of updates.. I just can’t find the charger for my camera… The bolt part of the receiver is pretty much done, only thing left there is to machine a slot for the pin that will retract the striker and lock the bolt when the handle is in closed position.. see felt tip CAD-file…
I have also made an offset adaptor in…Read more

]]> 0b1d921201d043d736e20be31d7eef36 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/#post-121874 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:06:27 -0400 quote daddy 0:is that South bend lathe

Yes and no… This is a swedish built South Bend 9″ clone. The castings differs in some places, but most parts are interchangeable.
thanks

]]> c9a787d9a2f8cae79670fff96695f1ce supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/#post-121844 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:17:08 -0400 Thanks for the input and good advices!
Heres the result of todays work… only had 45min. Started on the airbottle adaptor. Turned a piece of 25mm shaft to 22mm and cut a 1,5mm pitch thread. I hand crank my lathe when threading up to a shoulder; a good work out! Note the “rug beater” at the end of the spindle.. i try to remember to remove when…Read more

]]> 163835daa2967353db7a235d69df3906 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/#post-121820 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:21:09 -0400 Hi,
just some pics now, will write something later!
thanks
/supermono
The two bsuhings will be glued in the receiver
got this in my mail yesterday..

Lothar Walther, .22cal

]]> 7e8f71f7bdc6e3806a0529eab16f292c supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/#post-121686 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:08:07 -0400 Thanks for the kind words! I tried to shot some video clips last night… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWs1lH28e9E
I must warn you; i’m not good at multi tasking, so holding the camera, doing the machining with one hand and at the same time speaking a foreign language turned out to be a bit too much for me.. I’d also like to point out that my…Read more

]]> 455b021ab563abef32a9b1d783881830 supermono replied to the topic project no 4.. bolt action in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/project-no-4-bolt-action/#post-121486 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:44:07 -0400 hi,
hoping to take the ducati out for a spin tomorrow; hopefully that will take care of the swarf! Made some more stuff tonight; started out on the bolt and made a valve. When i cut the receiver i bored and reamed the bolt hole 10mm, i was dead sure i had a piece of precision ground 10mm shaft… well, it turned out to measure 9,7mm… hence the…Read more

]]> 25d034adfcb6a2e7136541b3828246f1 supermono replied to the topic Marauder mag measurements; help needed! in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/marauder-mag-measurements-help-needed/#post-121034 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:27:56 -0400 quote DogWood:sorry super busy today, got a quick measurement on the thickness for you
.58975″ or 14.97965mm

I’ll try and get more details for you later, probably this weekend

Thanks Dogwood! Do you know if .22 and .177cal magazines have the same dimensions?
regards
/supermono

]]> 31061ea76e2ef91cd5e125fb333637ec supermono replied to the topic brigeport miller lube info ? in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/brigeport-miller-lube-info/#post-120161 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:27:50 -0400 Wounderful machine!
Have a look at practical machinists Bridgeport forum… I’m sure someone there can point you in the right direction.
regards
/supermono

]]> 8a4bf3fcf9e37255ba15f7b737754152 supermono replied to the topic DIY rifles in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/diy-rifles/page/2/#post-120056 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:39:26 -0400 The butt design is pretty much a copy of something I saw on this forum… By loosening the bolt at the bottom of the pistol grip it is possible to slide the grip back and forth app 25mm to get the proper grip-trigger distance.
Thanks
/supermono





]]> b6a51f8b1e574648043156538a108150 supermono replied to the topic DIY rifles in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/diy-rifles/page/2/#post-120053 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:42:20 -0400 heres some pics of my “big bottle conversion”.. Fill probe hole to fit stock FX probe.

Cheers

]]> cd7e851abdcfbb4fa498f89e65d3d298 supermono replied to the topic DIY rifles in the forum Mods/Machinists https://talonairgun.com/forums/topic/diy-rifles/#post-117189 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:36:39 -0400 Thank you very much for the kind words!
All of the above guns were built useing my lathes. I have two lathes; one SoutBend 9″ clone, and one unusual bench lathe with a vertical travel headstock – that makes it very useful as a horisontal milling machine. I have just recently bought a vertical milling machine… the sky is the limit now!
Ducati -…Read more

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