Inside the Gearbox: AOE Misconceptions 

OMFG it’s Luke Neg. that’s an amazing crossover. My first go to tech commenting in my other go to tech.

If you got Luke's respect then your doing things alright 😊

Hey proper is better than fast tbh so if it takes you longer but they're all done well, you're good

It takes years of experience before gearboxes become common sense just like trade work such as electrical once you get so good at it it becomes no brainer and before you know it you speed through it

Same here man.. Been watching his videos for hours now

No happened with me the first plastic piston tooth worn out by high speed sector gear,replaced with all metal teeth piston.

How do you know which ones do and which ones doesn't?

@@nielsnielsen9013 If The pickup tooth doesn't have flat surface to The piston's first tooth, then you have to correct it.

@@nielsnielsen9013 watch the video

same question

That was exactly my thoughts when I decided to try my hand at it. So I carefully removed just enough material for it slide past those teeth and still left enough of the tooth to be able to catch the following teeth properly for better strength.

I wonder in the inject process they added the cheese effect in the mold that would change the shrinkage rate of the plastic when curing. Is the metal rack shorter as well? Is it rocket or shs?

@@sammoore4972 shs and yes. I bought 3 of there's. Solid, holes in it and the one with the slits on the side like mlock. I measured them too it was definitely smaller in damn near every aspect. Even had issues with being too tight for the gb piston tracks. I started getting the biggest thickest fucks I could fine then cheese em myself

@@mikemegadeth4110 MEGADETH \m/. I picked up a couple rocket pistons just to see what they're about being shs's red headed step sister company so far had to clean up some features (I'm a machinist) they seem to be alright had to ca the rack in but thats kinda a norm for me. I'm not a huge fan of the cheese engineering the factory puts in, isn't as structurally sound as I'd like. I wonder why they are out of spec like that. Or is that the spec and they know you're trying to limit weight so shorter narrower would do the trick in a sense. Shorter for aoe as well. Hell idk I'm trying to make sense out of a company based in Hong Kong. Not saying anything besides there there and I'm here hahaha

@@mikemegadeth4110 try getting some 3d printed pistons from "Airsoft Parts"

Not too experienced in GBB pistols, but sounds like your o-rings could be freezing, therefore causing gas to just burst out? Maybe not that problem exactly, but whatever it is the gas that is supposed to be sealed inside isnt being sealed inside. So i'd try replacing the o-rings on the fill valve and the rear valve??

that is my experience as well. for the past 4 or so years I probably had to correct AOE once. and that was on an old AEG.

I would heavily disagree, most guns don’t have perfect aoe, let alone when you start mixing upgrade parts in that are to different spec

​@@opairsoft8100 like I said, not in my experience... but you can disagree all you want, still doesn't change MY reality

You should be able to find longer screws at any hardware store

@@opairsoft8100 alright I’ll check it out when I do that build, thanks!

It’s been done ages ago when forums where popular. It’s because you will have less wear on the pick up tooth for both the sector and piston. It’s basic gear teeth interaction

It seems you have better understanding than the majority of the tech community, or at the very least you're more skeptical. You will do well to deal with things as you see fit and do your own experimentation. No one's putting out actual quantifiable data. A lot of airsoft tech theory is hearsay, unproven trends, and/or outdated methods or parts that have carried on for over a decade.

The problem with the rack's on MOST pistons is they aren't using a proper involute gear shape. The teeth are usually a trapezoid. This is mostly true of the sector gear's teeth as well, while SOME gearsets sold have the proper shape on the remaining teeth. There is also an additional issue that airsoft guns DON'T deal with is the thrust loads from the bevel gear, pinion depth, and backlash... To put it lightly, these guns are all made in the cheapest of cheap locations using materials bordering on insufficient for longevity. Companies which have taken steps to address the common airsoft failure points usually charge enough that they go out of business faster than they can make the guns... It's also why there has been nearly ZERO innovation by manufacturers. The fact that MOSFETS took nearly a decade to enter mass adoption shows EXACTLY what I'm talking about.

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I'm with ya!

go to McMaster Carr's website. they have tons of hardware and raw materials. There's a lot of stuff in their catalogue, but the site is pretty straight forward to navigate.

If the piston rack is installed properly that is impossible

@@marinusdedreu3833 it could be on high ROF builds. I saw couple of examples.

Non sono niente di speciale, SHS ha gli stessi prodotti sul mercato da anni...

@@WhatTheSkara con il pistone e l'asta posso ancora essere d'accordo ma le teste in confronto fanno pena