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by SoakerScotia
Mon Feb 17, 2020 5:23 pm
Forum: Water Blasters
Topic: Super Soaker XP100 Review
Replies: 14
Views: 16527

Re: Super Soaker XP100 Review

Losing any kind of pressure release mechanism will definitely be a negative but I'm just not much of a pinch valve fan. That being said, before putting in the ball valve I'll definitely try shortening the stock spring by a few coils and seeing if that makes a difference as this would be an easy mod ...
by SoakerScotia
Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:59 am
Forum: Water Blasters
Topic: Super Soaker XP100 Review
Replies: 14
Views: 16527

Re: Super Soaker XP100 Review

While I had it open I wrapped a few layers of duct tape round the area where the bulge formed but i never re-pressurised it to check whether or not this actually helped. The spring used to keep the valve closed is actually fairly beefy, I didn't have any spares that were stiffer at the time but If o...
by SoakerScotia
Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:30 am
Forum: Water Blasters
Topic: Super Soaker XP100 Review
Replies: 14
Views: 16527

Re: Super Soaker XP100 Review

Perhaps a 300 re-release is a bit optimistic at this point but if sales are good I could definitely see a revamped, slightly smaller SS300 with a soft CPS3000 style back pack being producible at an affordable price. It seems like they're definitely more focused on targeting nostalgia at this stage t...
by SoakerScotia
Wed Feb 12, 2020 8:30 pm
Forum: Water Blasters
Topic: Super Soaker XP100 Review
Replies: 14
Views: 16527

Super Soaker XP100 Review

https://i.imgur.com/fuDd6a8.jpg?2 A return to form...? Well not quite, but I'll get to that, first the review. Aesthetics It looks like a Super Soaker!!! Although one of the better aspects of the Nerf Super Soaker line is undoubtedly their sleek looks and minimalist colour schemes, to me they just ...
by SoakerScotia
Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:11 am
Forum: Homemades
Topic: LRT McMaster-Carr alternatives and optimal tube diameter/layering
Replies: 8
Views: 6748

Re: LRT McMaster-Car alternatives and optimal tube diameter/layering

Ah sorry Ben I thought I'd read somewhere that you were graduating, still congratulations all the same, I actually did fluid dynamics as my advanced higher physics product in my final year of high school (although I dropped out of the class about half way through so didn't actually do any meaningful...
by SoakerScotia
Wed Dec 18, 2019 6:12 pm
Forum: Homemades
Topic: LRT McMaster-Carr alternatives and optimal tube diameter/layering
Replies: 8
Views: 6748

Re: LRT McMaster-Car alternatives and optimal tube diameter/layering

I had a look at accumulator tanks as pressure chambers but it was the price and the fact that I couldn't find any links to someone successfully using one that put me off. That's interesting that they do work though, the one litre one is a tad expensive but there is a 0.75 litre one on amazon that is...
by SoakerScotia
Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:50 pm
Forum: Homemades
Topic: LRT McMaster-Carr alternatives and optimal tube diameter/layering
Replies: 8
Views: 6748

LRT McMaster-Carr alternatives and optimal tube diameter/layering

Hello everyone! First I have to say it's great that the community, while smaller than in the heyday, is still around. I used to have an account on SSC back in around 2007 and while I never really posted much I remember what an easy going and welcoming community it was, especially in comparison to so...