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Mutton · 06-04-2005, 04:19 PM

I built a homemade to defend my bunker with but I need to make a turret for it. If someone could help that would be great.

trekkie00 · 06-04-2005, 05:36 PM

Something I would suggest would be to get a cheap full-function R/C car from Wal-Mart. The car should have at least one servo (to control steering) and one electric motor. Hook the homemade onto a very short piece of leftover PVC pipe, and attach it to the servo. Then, attach the servo to the motor. If the car is full-function (which it should be), you can now aim anywhere along a 360 degree path and tilt to maybe 40 or 50 degrees.

I'm not sure if this would work, but it might. I don't have a RC car handy that I don't mind loosing.

Mutton · 06-04-2005, 07:34 PM

Good idea but, I hate Wal Mart and I need it to be simple. thanks anyway.

trekkie00 · 06-04-2005, 08:24 PM

Just another idea. Try getting some rope. Have the turret (something that moves side-to-side) and attach the gun to it. Tie one piece to the front of the gun, another to the trigger, and two more to the platform. By pulling on two strands, you would move it side to side. By moving another, you could aim it up or down. A third strand could pull the trigger.

The only disadvantage would be that someone could cut the rope.

emperor_james · 06-04-2005, 10:07 PM

What exactly do you mean by turret? If you mean a stationary gun, I don't see the point. It would probably be best to just use your homemade as it is. Trekkie's ideas sound extremely far-fetched to me.

Mutton · 06-06-2005, 09:00 PM

I asked for help not criticism :angry: :angry: :angry: , and I still nead ideas!

Mutton · 06-06-2005, 09:00 PM

sorry about double posting

, but it is a stationary gun.

emperor_james · 06-07-2005, 04:49 PM

I still don't see the point of a stationary gun... exactly what would you say the advantage of a stationary gun over a non-stationary gun is? Perhaps adding a bipod would suffice.

Anyway, your homemade is based on Doom's APH, correct?

Mutton · 06-08-2005, 03:48 PM

Well it can be transported but it is more designed for base defence. It is also my own design. Also instead of arguing why don't you help? I need this turret by friday!

death angel · 06-08-2005, 05:29 PM

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Well it can be transported but it is more designed for base defence. It is also my own design. Also instead of arguing why don't you help? I need this turret by friday!

[RANT] If you need it so bad, why don't you just come up with your own ideas. So many people ask questions that they could probably come up with an answer by themselves. This forum isn't supposed to be a place where you ask every idea that comes to you. That would just ruin the point of thinking! Thats like hand-feeding you! Everyone here has the capability to think by themselves. Here is a place to discuss after you have thought. How do you think Doom comes up with all his genius ideas? Sure, he probably gets a bit of help from others, but the majority of it is done by his own thinking. Maybe we aren't all as skilled as Doom, but at least try to think.[/RANT]

On topic: I don't think that a turret is the best idea. Unless your homemade is spectacular, I wouldn't try it. The enemy will likely wait until you waste you water and then just come in for the kill. I feel that being mobile is a very important strategy in water wars.

Mutton · 06-08-2005, 09:55 PM

I've tried everything I know. I just need ideas! Stop picking on me! :angry:
:angry: :angry:

NiborDude · 06-08-2005, 11:09 PM

Whoa, okay, everyone settle down and stop flamming. Mutton asked for ideas and not criticism. If you have ideas to help him then post them. If you have criticism, criticize with respect to the other member.

Mutton · 06-09-2005, 02:32 PM

Thanks :Hey, that's funny.: nibordude. Do you have any ideas? If you do please post them!

DX · 06-09-2005, 05:53 PM

Turrets are pointless, IMHO, but if you must have one, a simple way would be to [if there are trees near your position] sling ropes over the branches and tie the gun to them, so it hangs stationary. Easy to aim right, left, up, down, takes 5 min. to setup, etc. I would not make a turret that is connected to a ground-based structure due to the time and effort involved in creating such a structure. But, if you have cinderblocks handy, you could stack them in a way that the gun could be placed in at an angle, like a cannon. Personally, I would just pick up the homemade and use it the regular way.

emperor_james · 06-09-2005, 11:43 PM

But your homemade is PVC and is the basic sepperate firing chamber contraption, correct?

There is no advantage at all in making a homemade a "turret" unless you somehow hook it up to a hose to create some of the pressure. While this would not make it completely stationary, it would give you an unlimited supply of water and make pumping easier and to some extent elimate it completely. This can be easily achieved by adding on the appropriately sized threaded female pipe to the end of the gun, I beleive.

If you are handy enough you could also add a bipod. Get creative, it shouldnt be too hard.

06-04-2005, 04:19 PM	#1
Mutton Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: california Posts: 36 UserID: 384	I built a homemade to defend my bunker with but I need to make a turret for it. If someone could help that would be great. __________________ [b]I'm from Scotland and I like Haggis!

06-04-2005, 05:36 PM	#2
trekkie00 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 208 UserID: 213	Something I would suggest would be to get a cheap full-function R/C car from Wal-Mart. The car should have at least one servo (to control steering) and one electric motor. Hook the homemade onto a very short piece of leftover PVC pipe, and attach it to the servo. Then, attach the servo to the motor. If the car is full-function (which it should be), you can now aim anywhere along a 360 degree path and tilt to maybe 40 or 50 degrees. I'm not sure if this would work, but it might. I don't have a RC car handy that I don't mind loosing. __________________ Click here for WATER GUN NETWORK!

06-04-2005, 07:34 PM	#3
Mutton Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: california Posts: 36 UserID: 384	Good idea but, I hate Wal Mart and I need it to be simple. thanks anyway. __________________ [b]I'm from Scotland and I like Haggis!

06-04-2005, 08:24 PM	#4
trekkie00 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 208 UserID: 213	Just another idea. Try getting some rope. Have the turret (something that moves side-to-side) and attach the gun to it. Tie one piece to the front of the gun, another to the trigger, and two more to the platform. By pulling on two strands, you would move it side to side. By moving another, you could aim it up or down. A third strand could pull the trigger. The only disadvantage would be that someone could cut the rope. __________________ Click here for WATER GUN NETWORK!

06-06-2005, 09:00 PM	#6
Mutton Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: california Posts: 36 UserID: 384	I asked for help not criticism :angry: :angry: :angry: , and I still nead ideas! __________________ [b]I'm from Scotland and I like Haggis!

06-04-2005, 10:07 PM	#5
emperor_james Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 62 UserID: 365	What exactly do you mean by turret? If you mean a stationary gun, I don't see the point. It would probably be best to just use your homemade as it is. Trekkie's ideas sound extremely far-fetched to me.

06-06-2005, 09:00 PM	#7
Mutton Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: california Posts: 36 UserID: 384	sorry about double posting , but it is a stationary gun. __________________ [b]I'm from Scotland and I like Haggis!

06-07-2005, 04:49 PM	#8
emperor_james Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 62 UserID: 365	I still don't see the point of a stationary gun... exactly what would you say the advantage of a stationary gun over a non-stationary gun is? Perhaps adding a bipod would suffice. Anyway, your homemade is based on Doom's APH, correct?

06-08-2005, 03:48 PM	#9
Mutton Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: california Posts: 36 UserID: 384	Well it can be transported but it is more designed for base defence. It is also my own design. Also instead of arguing why don't you help? I need this turret by friday! __________________ [b]I'm from Scotland and I like Haggis!

06-08-2005, 09:55 PM	#11
Mutton Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: california Posts: 36 UserID: 384	I've tried everything I know. I just need ideas! Stop picking on me! :angry: :angry: :angry: __________________ [b]I'm from Scotland and I like Haggis!

06-08-2005, 11:09 PM	#12
NiborDude Retired Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ridgewood, NJ Posts: 682 UserID: 131	Whoa, okay, everyone settle down and stop flamming. Mutton asked for ideas and not criticism. If you have ideas to help him then post them. If you have criticism, criticize with respect to the other member. __________________ <span style='color:EEF2F7'>Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! -Leonardo Da Vinci

06-09-2005, 02:32 PM	#13
Mutton Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: california Posts: 36 UserID: 384	Thanks :Hey, that's funny.: nibordude. Do you have any ideas? If you do please post them! __________________ [b]I'm from Scotland and I like Haggis!

06-09-2005, 05:53 PM	#14
DX Wicked Super Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Easton / New London, CT Posts: 1,576 UserID: 75	Turrets are pointless, IMHO, but if you must have one, a simple way would be to [if there are trees near your position] sling ropes over the branches and tie the gun to them, so it hangs stationary. Easy to aim right, left, up, down, takes 5 min. to setup, etc. I would not make a turret that is connected to a ground-based structure due to the time and effort involved in creating such a structure. But, if you have cinderblocks handy, you could stack them in a way that the gun could be placed in at an angle, like a cannon. Personally, I would just pick up the homemade and use it the regular way. __________________ Mess With the Best, Get Soaked Like the Rest!! 2004 Red Sox - World Series Champions 2007 RED SOX - WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS! 2003 Patriots - Super Bowl Champions 2004 Patriots - Super Bowl Champions 2007 Patriots - God Damnit! If I change my sig, will the world end?

06-09-2005, 11:43 PM	#15
emperor_james Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 62 UserID: 365	But your homemade is PVC and is the basic sepperate firing chamber contraption, correct? There is no advantage at all in making a homemade a "turret" unless you somehow hook it up to a hose to create some of the pressure. While this would not make it completely stationary, it would give you an unlimited supply of water and make pumping easier and to some extent elimate it completely. This can be easily achieved by adding on the appropriately sized threaded female pipe to the end of the gun, I beleive. If you are handy enough you could also add a bipod. Get creative, it shouldnt be too hard.

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