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[DocsMachine]

Oh, I am the wrong guy to be asking that.

I think the newest goggles I have are a set of olive Spectras, circa 2012. Replaced the lens a few years back with an NOS one I found on eBay.

These days, considering I haven't actually played since about '18, when the last local field closed down, I just wear them out of habit when testing a marker.

That said, yeah, I'm still a fan of visors, and honestly don't know why masks stopped coming with them. As for lens colors, for a while there (a... [ahem] number of years ago ) I had two Spectras, one with a smoke lens for bright sunny days, and the other with a regular clear lens. Had a buddy that swore on yellow lenses, but they were never my thing.

Doc.

[Jsc5150]

Favorite types of mask?
Lens color preference?
Visor and chinstrap?

[DocsMachine]

Any updates or plans on the lever action?

-Unfortunately, nothing of any significance.

I'm pretty sure I mentioned it earlier in this thread, but a big chunk of the reason I bought (or built) these CNCs in the first place, was to build those Levers. The problem with that is A, I needed- and still need- to learn how to use them properly, and B, I need the time and maybe a little spare funds to be able to spend on a project that involved.

I'm working on the first one, no idea when the second will roll around.

Doc.

[Frmrspec]

Any updates or plans on the lever action?

[DocsMachine]

I’ve always wondered what exactly was needed to make the tippmann/automag double gun work.

I figure a custom rail, but curious on details

-I thought everyone knew about that one. The Automag is bolted to a custom rail that clamps to the Carbine's sight rail. The Automag sear simply extends down far enough that the rear corner of the linkage rod, trips it on the return stroke.

The only real trick to it is you need a little bit of material in the right place to help hold the linkage rod down (the Carbine's rear sight does that) and you carefully set the assembly, by simply sliding the adapter rail back and forth slightly on the sight rail, so that the 'Mag is tripped only at the absolute very end of the rearward travel of the hammer. Basically as the rear hammer bumper is being compressed.

You fire the Carbine, the Carbine fires the 'Mag.

If the 'Mag is too far forward, the motion of the hammer WILL damage the 'Mag on/off. Ask me how I know.

Oh, and a hopper-left 'Mag is almost required, to have the room for both loaders.

Doc.

[Jsc5150]

I’ve always wondered what exactly was needed to make the tippmann/automag double gun work.

I figure a custom rail, but curious on details

[DocsMachine]

What good quality 12-cup drip coffee maker would you suggest and are there any that are made in the USA?

-This may come as a surprise to you, but unlike my comic counterpart, I don't drink coffee. I prefer my caffeine cold and green. And basically by the time I've buried the burnt bean taste with enough sugar, cream and syrup... I might as well be drinking a soda anyway.

(And, it's worth noting, I've cut down considerably on my overall soda intake, if nothing else just for the sake of my teeth. )

I will say, though, that I have a cheap Keurig that I use to make the occasional cup of hot chocolate when there's a cold snap during the winter.

What is your favorite Mtn Dew? Do you stick to the original, or one of the other flavors?

-Easy, the original Green Death. I've tried a number of the others, some I've liked, but some are just nasty. And, most of the special flavors are only available locally in convenience stores- and besides the hassle, up here that means almost $4 a bottle. I get the 24 or 36 packs of regular cans at the supermarket- I've never calculated what the per-can cost is, but it's a whole lot less than four bucks each.

As far as I know, only one convenience store even has the specialty flavors- last I looked, I think it was Code Red and Livewire, and I think one of the black or purple ones. The convenience store I most often pass when doing my mail runs and the like, only has green and diet green. The local Taco Bell used to have Baja Blast and Livewire, but I think even those got dropped.

Doc.

[Magmoormaster]

I think this was asked before, but I'll ask again.

What is your favorite Mtn Dew? Do you stick to the original, or one of the other flavors?

I prefer Code Red, though I occasionally get Voltage. I almost always get whatever seasonal flavor is out. This year's batch of July 4th flavors were really quite good. That said, the original game fuel is still my real favorite. I think I bought 6 boxes the last time I saw them at the store.

[Blackmagic71]

Doc - Recently I suffered a great personal loss and my 12-cup “Mr. Coffee” brewed it’s last pot. I gave it as dignified a burial as I could in my trash bin and now that the mourning period is over I’m looking for another meaningful and fulfilling long term relationship.

I have needs and will admit during the stated mourning period I had repeated flings with an older 9-cup percolator that I’ve occasionally taken camping in the past. She is reliable but requires lots of attention so as not to over-brew, or under-brew, and the cleaning is honestly kind of tedious.

What good quality 12-cup drip coffee maker would you suggest and are there any that are made in the USA?

[BOOSH]

That is entirely true.............I worked for Earon and still have my stock gun from all those years ago. A handful of years ago I started playing again and realized my barrel was WAY too big for the paint that was being made now. I sent Earon a pic of my threads and asked him to make me a couple of barrels with much smaller IDs - what I got from him still had to be re-machined to fit my gun. Everything is "cocker based" but there is not true measure, things changed over the years. As any true "custom" gun, it has to be hand fitted (for lack of a better description) when it comes to Carter Machine barrels.

[BOOSH]

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-Just from the photo, and being Carter-based, I'd guess Loopy is right- it's a more-or-less 'Cocker based thread, missing the Carter bore sizers. It looks very close to 20 TPI.

Then again, Carters were generally handmade, it could be "whatever Earon decided to use that day".

[DocsMachine]

DocsMachine not sure if this has been asked and answered already... But, how often do you check, read, respond or otherwise acknowledge a message, email and/or PM was received? 😋...seriously though..😂

-Anywhere from minutes to weeks.

I'm pretty sure it was mentioned several pages back in this thread, and not much has changed: I'm a one-man band over here, and doin' my best. I check my email daily, PMs from the various boards a little less often than that (I don't always have a lot of time to surf) and threads like this... well, sometimes maybe not until my attention is called to it.

I do not ignore anyone intentionally, but at the same time, I don't always have the time to give everyone the attention they deserve. Yes, I 100% agree it's not good business, but there's a hard limit to what I can do some days.

Best bet is my email (doc [at] docsmachine [dot] com) or feel free to post over on the Tinker's Guild. There are more than a few days those are the only two things I have time to check.

Hey Doc, question I've had; any chance you'll be making Sheridan-compatible speed feeds? I see that you've already done a run of quick-changers, and I know I'd be in the market for two speed-feeds for my PGP and P68-SC...

-I had indeed, though I thought there was at least one guy 3D printing them.

This goes with the question above. I already have a fair list of things I want to produce in the coming year, and an even longer one of things I'd do if the opportunity arose. I try nd get as much done as I can, but again, there's just so many hours in a day.

o not hi-jack, head over here about page 9 and take a browse.

-Not a hijack at all. Jeeps makes some good stuff, and I'm certainly not going to 'get mad' at anyone for making something I don't have the time or tools for.

Is this song playing on auto repeat in your shop?

-Country?!? You must be joking. I have a tolerance for country that measures in the fractions of a second.

Worse, I HATE "joke" songs. I can stand most of Weird Al's stuff, in small quantities and on widely-separated occasions, but stuff like Wynona's Big Brown Beaver or Jackyl's Lumberjack? If those come on the radio, I want to jump in the truck, go find the radio station, and dynamite the transmitter.

I have a small MP3 player that I run through the stereo out in the shop- I also hate radio commercials- and the current playlist has a lot of Godsmack, Parkway Drive, Five Finger Death Punch, Three Days Grace and Silent Theory in it. Although I've also been known to put some fossilized antiques like Van Halen, Twisted Sister, and even Def Leppard on there.

Doc.

[Alexndl]

Is this song playing on auto repeat in your shop?
https://youtu.be/x09DQZZHLDA?si=3pVzgvAMYzw-F-Eb

[Carp]

Drunkscriblerian To not hi-jack, head over here about page 9 and take a browse.😉
https://www.mcarterbrown.com/forum/p...ge9#post586927

[Drunkscriblerian]

Carp I hadn't. Also, that looks sexy as hell but how does it work exactly?