Paul Ruiz
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Paul Ruiz
@ptruiz.bsky.social
DevRel for mobile and IoT @ Google DeepMind
Gardener and maker
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Cylinder wasn't initially spinning because of the pawl. Going to take this plinking next week. I'm pretty damn stoked to have this running again since it's been sitting in a closet broken for the last decade.
February 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Tonight's project: fixing a replica cowboy revolver. Pawl had snapped, so I disassembled the entire thing to see how it works. Took me longer than I like to admit to realize the hammer wasn't seated on the main spring in the handle when I had first reassembled it.
February 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
So my Tikka rifle has a proprietary magazine that cost ~$100 for the official steel version. 3D printed a new one with high rigidity/heat PLA and tossed in 1/3rd of an AK-74 spring and we're off to the races for ~$5 per magazine (and I have enough spring to do 9).
January 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM