What is a half teeth airsoft piston for?

You may wonder what an airsoft half teeth piston is for. A half teeth piston is often used with helical gear sets. However, this is not always the case.

Some flat gear sets use half teeth pistons, and some helical gears use full teeth pistons as well. So, before choosing the piston to use with your gears, make sure you know which one to purchase.

You must use a half teeth piston when your sector gear teeth which mesh together with spur gear go out to far. If those sector gear teeth go out farther than the base of of the teeth that mesh together with the teeth of the piston, you need a half teeth piston. If you gear set does that be sure to purchase a half teeth piston and not a full teeth piston. Other wise you will strip your piston.

If you would like to learn more about AEG airsoft pistons, you should read the Guide To AEG Airsoft Pistons. It talks more about half teeth pistons and has some pictures to help you better understand the concept. It also talks about the three airsoft piston materials (Aluminum, Polycarbonate, and Nylon) and which one is best. You will also learn about how many metal teeth your piston should have. As well as attributes that are related to your pistons performance. Attributes such as the guide rails, full rack excursion, how far the piston meshes with the sector gear, and its inner diameter.

You can purchase airsoft pistons from Raptors Airsoft. They have a variety of them ranging from half teeth to full teeth, single metal tooth to full metal teeth. The brands they carry are SHS, Deep Fire, Element, and Guarder. They also carry a variety of other airsoft upgrades.