Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20180610032645

Not sure if I shared a pic of my favorite EAT. It has an OMW Stage I and Stage II, with a Raider stock, and a laser module.

I had a catastrophic plunger tube failure last month. The bottom separated from the cylindrical part of the plunger tube. I made several attempts to repair it, but the spring in the Stage I is simply too strong and it blew apart the epoxy welds and reinforcements. I resorted to buying a used EXDAT and cannibalizing the plunger tube. Crazy ??? Mmmmaybe.

I took some extra measures before I buttoned it up this time. I made a reinforcement ring for the front of the tube, similar to the one on the tail end of the tube. I also upgraded the plunger pad with a soft silicone washer I found at the hardware store.

It sounds much better now and gets just under 100 FPS (versus the 43 when it was broken). Now it's on to a custom Stryfe build for our friend EasonLee ! 