Darth Voorhees Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Has anyone ever thought about what the "ribs" were made from on the scout pistol? I mean, i know its a completely fabricated blaster and may very well have been machined metal or wood spun on a lathe, but when i was a kid, my grandfather had tons of these little rubber washers. they are made for faucets, and i always trhouyght that the ribs on the scout pitol looked like these washers, probably drilled out to fit on a certain diameter tube and then put on the blaste ror cast and put on the blaster. Just a thought i had. Heres what some look like. the come in different bevels and even flat. What are your thoughts on this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4505Marcel Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Any things possible I guess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Ok so since these things are pretty cheap, i went ahead and bought an assorted pack of what they call "bibb washers". I got them in today and i am convinced that if they didnt just machine those parts, that this is what they used. Espeically concidering the fact that they used plumbing & electrical parts for lots of the props. these are the 1/2" size 2 together and one being held to the back of a hyperfirm blaster. I dunno...i think this is it, and if not....well. its what i'll be using to upgrade the ribbing on my blaster kit in the future because i think they work near perfect. I can just take a mold of a couple and drill them out larger in the center. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin-X Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Lou, that's a pretty cool find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thanks Jim...its been urkin me for a while, but i never had reason to go looking for them. It was always in the back of my mind, every time i saw a scout pistol "looks like those rubber washers grandpa had" lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobaFiend Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Good ID, I love stuff like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 me too! I have no idea if its "correct", but it definitely worked when i made my blaster, and its one of the few things that size and shape ive seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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