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cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:26 pm
by Nemesis
Well, i just finished modding (and i thought finished fixing) my cps 1200. I did all the mods prescribed by TheSoaker, and glued up the leaky part. I tested it, and i thought it was sealed. I closed it up an went outside to try it. It leaked again from that same spot on the check valve. I did keep pumping it though, and got a couple of shots off. Has amazing range and power, thank you TheSoaker. Anyway, i would like to know what type of glue you guys use, because i cant seem to glue my cps 2000's snapped trigger back together either. Thanks.

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:59 pm
by SEAL
I always use 2-part epoxy for gluing stuff. It works very well, and you can mix in pieces of fiberglass to make it extremely strong (like, if you need to hold together a pull valve or something). It also does an amazing job at sealing against pressure; I've used it to plug the holes made after sawing out a PRV, and it has held together a pull valve (though another one didn't, so I'd recommend fiberglass for valve sealing).

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:15 pm
by Nemesis
good idea. So like JB weld stuff with fiberglass mixed in. how thinly shredded/ ripped does it have to be?

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:43 pm
by Fishfan
My dad has something like a steel resin to mix with JB weld. Didn't look very closely at it. But I might use it to fix my solar shower.

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:31 pm
by TheSoaker
how is the stream lamination? and also the K mod might have re opened the leak.

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:49 pm
by Nemesis
Lamination is pretty good! it probably was the k-mod, so i will try seals method. He said it holds up well under pressure

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:09 pm
by DX
Plain 2 part epoxy putty * when properly mixed * can hold against the power generated by a 95 balloon 21K. The fiberglass is kinda overkill, but to each his own.

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:48 pm
by Nemesis
So jb weld is 2 part epoxy right?

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:16 pm
by Andrew
Yes it is. Steel reinforced supposedly.

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:25 pm
by SEAL
Duxburian wrote:Plain 2 part epoxy putty * when properly mixed * can hold against the power generated by a 95 balloon 21K. The fiberglass is kinda overkill, but to each his own.
The stuff couldn't hold together a 30-balloon 21K valve without fiberglass (yes, it was properly mixed). It did hold together a 5-balloon 12K valve, but I had a lot more on there because the 12K valve was slightly deformed, and I needed to cover a fairly wide gap with it.

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:30 pm
by marauder
I have found that just because an epoxy says it is good up to a certain PSI doesn't mean it will work up to that PSI for me :lol: Blame it not being mixed all the way, blame it on the surface being a little dirty, or something else, but I stopped using JB Kwik because it seemed a lot more finicky than regular JB Weld or JB Water Weld which is what I currently am primarily using. I just think some epoxies may be more finicky than others. How are you mixing in this fiberglass? What are you scraping it off of?

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:02 pm
by Nemesis
jb kwik has been finniky for me in the past as well. Yes, how are you mixing in the fiberglass?

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:03 pm
by SEAL
All I do is get these fiberglass strips (I don't know what their primary use is), and shred them into tiny pieces, which get mixed into the epoxy. The mixing tool of choice is the popsicle stick. But like Duxburian said, it is sort of overkill in most situations; so far the only time I've had use it was to hold together a pull valve which I sawed open. Every other time I just use epoxy without it.

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:31 pm
by Nemesis
cool. i will most likely do that. any specifications on the fiberglass?

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:33 pm
by TheSoaker
did it work?

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:42 pm
by Nemesis
i got some jb water weld and applied it tonight. i`ll update you guys tommorow.

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:04 am
by Nemesis
Just tested it out, it works! Thanks marauder for saying that you use water weld! Like i said, it works!

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:03 am
by Poseidon2000
good. you have a beast in your hands now.

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:03 pm
by TheSoaker
so am I famous on here now? :goofy:

Re: cps 1200 leaky

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 5:19 pm
by Nemesis
haha its quite good. On a full pc it gets about 3 secs shot time with an estimated range of 45-50 feet. i havent measured. indeed, it is a beast, and indeed, you are famous! i`ll post shot pics next time it warms up.