Specna Arms M4 Repair & Warfet Fitting

[@jordanfranklin4542]

I subbed because you are the only airsoft youtuber that I have seen solder even remotely close to the correct way.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

I hate soldering, hate it

[@MrRodwatson]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech I hate the "L" in soldering....fucking hate it!

[@joshiwoshiluz]

So tru, so tru

[@TheActionBastard]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech Fuck soldering. Nightmare job I'd love to leave to someone else, but just can't trust them with.

[@louhis7158]

@@TheActionBastard Also hate it 😅

[@bigfa1983]

Love the vid but can we have less volume on the music when your talking

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Yeah, I don't know what happened there... Goes muffled in the middle. Very odd.

[@mikemegadeth4110]

Agreed. Most people don't know that ptfe tape is also known as plumbers tape which is ment for things with threads or anything that screws like pipes for plumbing. I said to myself a new o ring and lub and it's fixed and sure as shit you did the same thing! Great videos

[@alphahawkgames6896]

I subbed becuase ur the only person I can find who tells the truth about different products and doesnt lie

[@brandonlam3365]

Good video. While testing air seal like that is good, what's even more important is testing the seal with the tappet, tappet spring, and nozzle forward.

[@Hofinator7]

The test is meant to illustrate that the ptfe tape is unnecessary (and not a test of the overall air seal). While I understand your logic, you will also lose air if the nozzle does not properly seal to the hop rubber, or if the hop rubber is damaged, etc. etc. There are a lot of factors that contribute to the seal and efficiency of the air system, but the important and major source of the air volume (as tested in the video) is the piston head-cylinder-cylinder head assembly.

[@YEinherierY]

Saw you using the tool to fit the bearings and flattening the new piston for perfekt fitment of the piston head and already knew this is one of the better teching channels on YT, great job! I noticed you only use silicone spray for lubricating the gears and bushings. Wouldn't PTFE grease be a better choice at least for the gears? I think silicone spray and liquid lubricants aren't able to withstand the bearing pressure between the gear teeth.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Thank you kindly :-) I get the same question on the video all the time, the reply is below ;-)

[@YEinherierY]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech Sorry, I saw your response to the other comments after I already wrote mine ^^'. Still a bit concerned that the lubrication provided by the silicone is not enough. Especially on high stress builds. I for example run a Tienly 25k motor with 13:1 gears on a m120. Despite being perfectly shimmed everything gets pretty warm on semi.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

@@YEinherierY I wouldn't be using a n M120 on 13:1 gears bud, not required in the UK unless it's a stupidly short barrel which basically puts the build right up there as completely impractical thus making it an issue I'd not need to worry about. Besides, this build isn't based on the parameters you've described - it was built fro somebody who wanted fast responding semi at a certain power & all else was not important :-) Sensible spring power on 13:1 is an m90-100 max - builds like that are like masturbating during Christmas dinner - you can do it but it's stressful , problematic & everybody around you thinks you're a wanker when it all goes wrong despite your best efforts - I normally wait until after dinner ;-)

[@YEinherierY]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech :D A fast semi response on a certain power level was also my Intention. I'm from Germany so full auto is illegal here. I am using a 455mm barrel and wanted to have abnormally fast cycle speed while staying right on the field limit of 400fps or 1.5Joule. The M120 is a bit worn though. I guess it's probably more like a m115 or m110.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

@@YEinherierY Then gate warfet - get some standard steel gears & the 120 spring, add the gate warfet & set it to pre-cock & burst fire to minimum giving you instant semi & normal semi on your selector. Easy. :-)

[@Ksolidey]

Came across this vid when looking up the gate warfet, safe to say you've earned a sub. You seem cool!

[@joshiwoshiluz]

Lmaoo u sound like the Gordon Ramsey of airsoft techs 👌🤣👍

[@MaiAkamegami]

Is it advisable to use silicon spray over grease in a gearbox ? I've always used a neat careful and considered placement of gear grease on any metal on metal, and piston grease on well... the piston. Side note, loving your style of presentation, hope to watch more of your stuff in the future.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

grease clogs up the bearing bushings , the oil collects but doesn't bind. If it's solid metal bushings I keep a little grease , if nylon just silicone oil. An AEG should get regular services - even if it's pure grease inside it'll get dirty & sticky so a service should be done. If it's a rare usage gun & mostly for show & no real maintaining regularly required then grease all the way.

[@hakont.4960]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech Never had grease clog up the bearings, not even with service intervals of 50 000+ rounds. Might happen in extremely dusty environments or with low quality grease. I've always used lithium based grease in my bearings and my oldest set has gone through probably more 200k cycles by now and are still running fine.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

@@hakont.4960 I've started using lithium greases more, but it's dependant on the bushings - mega low quality & mega high quality get quite grindy, but as you said environment has an impact also. I also need to look at the player & how they use the gun... always more factors than just the parts & theory.

[@hakont.4960]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech Fair point. I have done a few customer builds and in those I played it safe on all aspects.

[@Ahogg1992]

Where abouts in the UK are you and do you have a way to contact you for work etc

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

facebook.com/negativeairsoft

[@Garbeth]

Thanks for your videos their great. I would like to ask you, i have a specna arms MK18 with orion gear box and X-ASR on it, i would like to instal a warfet do I need to rewire or can I reuse de wires already installed on it.? thank you

[@bernardmatehaere9157]

...wow Brotherman thanks for the introduction to Simon Bichbihler Night Walk, the vid was good too.

[@melvindinkley4567]

How did you get the USMC on the lower receiver?

[@eliotheath6242]

Love the vid! I was just wondering what your opinions are on the specna arms core AEG line are? Was thinking of getting the sa- c03 version. Cheers mate!

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

They're good so long as the don't have the bearing bushings, I've had a few that shit themselves on the bearing type bushings but the core NORMALLY (not always) comes with the solid steel type. I like them.

[@eliotheath6242]

Thanks for the quick reply! I'll be sure to check when I get the rifle :)

[@Slammansam]

Are these Specna M4s any good? ive only ran ver3 and AK style guns but ive never really dabbled in ver2 guns, would you recommend this to someone who has never really used ver2 guns before?

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Yes bud, they're my go to brand for V2/Armalite builds

[@Kav.]

What grease do you use for gears? I've got a very shitty A&K Masada gearbox that I've just cleaned and needs regreasing. Edit: I've partially solved the air seal issue I was having using your silicone method. Pretty sure I need a new piston though because it's still letting air through.

[@John--cu2yu]

Personally anything metal on metal I use high quality moly grease. I’d settle for silicone grease but since I already have moly grease for airguns that’s what I use

[@A-G-F-]

Lithium grease

[@lilpettyxbigdiesel9387]

Never understood why people by overpriced "Airsoft silicon" when you can get a big can from helfrauds for a 5er. Subbed.

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

because the stuff advertised for airsoft is mainly just silicone and propellant, whereas the cheap shite and the shite from Halfrauds has many additives in it. Either way silicone oil should only be used on plastic on plastic contact points or plastic on metal, never ever metal on metal you always want to use the appropriate viscosity grease for that.

[@lilpettyxbigdiesel9387]

@@i-_-am-_-g1467 thanks for the quick reply, I'll look into it before I buy anything. Agree on what you say about the grease though.

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

@@lilpettyxbigdiesel9387 i had the same idea of just getting wd40 silicone spray because you get so much more for your money but when you look at the contents on the back of the can you will see all the other additives in it. Would love to try it on a budget gun and see the results after a year of use but to me it just isn't worth risking on my main build I'd rather go with the tried and tested product that i know is free of additives.

[@dawesapd]

Very nice work. Great channel.

[@DanSavine]

Never had a problem using ptfe although I do agree not a permanent fix. if I ever do use it, it would go under the o ring to make it larger if I can't find new ones and the seal is crap

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

It's still a bodge job - it costs a few pence for an o ring, if you're happy with plumbers tape in your own gun then it's cool, I do things in my own guns that I wouldn't recommend because it's my gun but if I'm charging money from somebody for a job I have the respect to do the job properly & not be a cunt, it's the right thing to do.

[@DanSavine]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech totally agree it is a bodge and I wouldn't do it for a paying customer , noticed you use silicon spray on gears how do you find using it in the long run as iv not tried spray on them , cheers for the reply .

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

@@DanSavine grease clogs up the bearing bushings , the oil collects but doesn't bind. If it's solid metal bushings I keep a little grease , if nylon just silicone oil. An AEG should get regular services - even if it's pure grease inside it'll get dirty & sticky so a service should be done. If it's a rare usage gun & mostly for show & no real maintaining regularly required then grease all the way.

[@DanSavine]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech first thing I do with a aeg is take the the grease out of the gearbox and regrease as necessary, iv not had one with the bearing bushings so good to know if I do use them in the future cheers .👍

[@lilpettyxbigdiesel9387]

What spray lubricants do you use? Halfords classic super slippy silicone oil? Yours for only £999 per litre.

[@Fl4ctioN]

Hello is there any way you could teach me how to insert the batteries, I have know clue at all

[@giova240]

Hi there Negative Airsoft, quick question, what gauge of wire do you use? I just rewired a friend's replica with 16 AWG and it was pretty hard to do so, do you recommend using 18AWG?

[@turtle_6067]

Would you suggest correcting AOE or not?

[@ETNTO]

Always amazes me the bodge jobs you see...especially in regards to PTFE tape... Bane of my existence...I got a TM MP7 GBB second hand and every mag has the "PTFE fix" for the base plate seal...it never works, just order the correct size nitrile o-rings and put them in...

[@opairsoft8100]

Flax or just use gasket maker and be done with it

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

@@opairsoft8100 or you know, proper lubrication as seen in this video. no need for any type of sealant if you have a cylinder head and cylinder that are to spec.

[@opairsoft8100]

Bigg Gee um, gas mags don’t have cylinders or cylinder heads

[@Sierra-77]

Would a cut off lever flapping about like that cause semi auto to cease working? I've been having this issue with one build and it's been driving me insane. I can open up the gear box with my eyes close at this point with as many times as I've opened it up.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

100% Put a gear shim in the hole & then the screw. Make sure you don't lock the cut off lever, needs to be able to move

[@Sierra-77]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech thanks a bunch! I will try that tonight!

[@badsmel1741]

Why is this shit so fascinating?

[@NuclearDJgaming]

How do you go about taking one of these apart? I sent my E18 off to PatrolBase to fix the fire selector switch but for some reason they ignored it and only tested the other issue I asked about.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

stock tube screw, pistol base screws, motor out, two screws inside pistol grips, mag release out, flora pin, bolt release pin, rear body pin, gearbox out

[@NuclearDJgaming]

Negative Airsoft thanks for the help! I’ve managed to take most of it apart now. Just working to get the flora pin and bolt release pin out.

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

PatrolBase are a fucking shambles you should never ever go to them, I ordered a vorsk glock 18 to try out, broke within 4 days, stripped screws that hold the blowback housing on, the main problem was the cylinder head screw's head had snapped clean off leaving the piston head inside the loading nozzle. I send it back to scambase i mean patrolbase, and they email me instantly blaming me for "using the wrong size screwdrivers" when i don't own any screwdrivers and only ever took the red dot sight off which was allen keys. They said they will "fix all issues regardless", sent it back and it was literally the same as when i sent it them broken except with silicone oil sprayed everywhere. They did a wank paintjob for the two tone i had to get (because i can't renew ukara due to covid) they clearly didn't clean the slide before they painted it as there was black blotches everywhere where the paint didn't adhere to, also sprayed the inside of the slide which if you know anything about gbb pistols is just a fucking nightmare in itself. Also completely ignored my emails and facebook comments about them ripping me off with a gun that has manufacturer defects (like the blowback housing moving inside the slide) and them blaming me for the snapped and stripped screws that their incompetent "tech" broke. PatrolBase are fucking wank and have no clue about airsoft or guns, they're literally only in it for the money and only employ complete chimps who also know nothing about airsoft or guns. Never had a problem with them before this, they're absolute scam artirsts.

[@NuclearDJgaming]

Bigg Gee completely agree with you to be honest

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

@@NuclearDJgaming yeah never going back there again lying scam artists, i've just taken it apart and they have put some fake blue loctite everywhere and tried to cement stripped screws into stripped holes hahahaha a fucking shambles they have no clue what they are doing literally the worst shop in the UK i've noticed the up their prices on literally everything it's a joke my gun was 165 there i could of had it for 120 in other places i was stupid, fire support and zero-one are my go to shops now they are the cheapest for most products and if i want a bit of teching doing that i can't be arsed doing i'll go to my local shop bomb up, who actually know how to tech. Couldn't actually believe the way patrolbase treated me tbh first of all i was talking to someone on the phone who literally had no clue what i was talking about when i explained the problem LMAO then they try to blame me instantly absolute bunch of uneducated chimps will never go back there.

[@fkc765]

how do you like specna?

[@ross255rp]

Getting my specna arms SA-E06 delivered today and was wondering if you think it would be safe to use the new titan LI-ION 11.1v batteries innit or is it gonny just strip the gears in it? It is an edge series rifle but want some people's opinions before I buy the batteries.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Gears will be fine, bushings will be unhappy & may possibly explode with too much full auto & it'll probably double tap on semi if it's not running 400+fps, the edge is nowhere near as good as the "standard" version, much cheaper internals.

[@ross255rp]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech I thought the edge was the "upgraded" version of the standard though??

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

@@ross255rp it is in that it now has a mosfet that provides nothing more then protection - no active braking.

[@wiktorczerwinski7758]

Can I ask, what is the liquid spray greace, that you using, and where can I buy it?

[@michaelkindman]

That's a silicone spray, it costs around £3-4. Never use WD40, just a pure silicone, like Holt's, for example. But I prefer using different types of grease for different types of contact, silicone is just too thin for gears and piston rack and spacers, in my opinion.

[@kopakablaster]

song name at 1:30?

[@leftfootforward1181]

Hi again,sorry to always plague you with questions I was just wondering, do you think the specna edge series gearbox would withstand an m120 spring as thinking of a dmr

[@kilodeltanegative]

Late reply, but no.....not without - shimming, lubing, a new motor, hopup chamber, hopup rubber and probably bushings to be on the safer side. Specnas are hot garbage...

[@cosmyncsx]

late reply I have an specna edge for about a year and trust me , I ve played even with m130 spring for dmr build. now I`m using m120 for assault class

[@swash55]

@@cosmyncsx Hello, you had any issues with the gun till now?

[@sammyswammyboy8811]

@@kilodeltanegative Specnas are recommended by a lot of people. Mine works fine? What’s the deal?

[@mitchfromtheinternet297]

Why oh why did the customer decide to retain the metal bearing pistonhead? They’re good for sod all other than slowing your ROF and cracking your gearbox shell!

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

Makes me laugh manufacturers putting bearings in places that clearly never have and never will need it (guide rods and piston heads), literally just so they break quicker than their normal counterparts so their dumb customers go back to them for spare parts.

[@mitchfromtheinternet297]

Bigg Gee I’ve never heard of a bearing on a pistonhead or spring guide breaking; I’ve got no issue with bearing spring guides as it’s not a moving part, but bearing pistonheads in high speed setups is silly as it just adds weight to the piston assembly, they only make sense in joule creep setups where extra piston weight is required.

[@ghostwalkerairsofttech1947]

ok so upon binge watching your past vids, I hear alot of stop using sorbo, stop using ptfe tape etc. For the ptfe tape piece you always mention replacing the o-rings. Perhaps in your next vid with an AEG with compression problems may be a good idea to explain to folks how to size the o-rings appropriately. I only mention this because while you might be able to find them on airsoft supplier sites they are not a common item that they stock because they want you to buy another cylinder head, planned obsolescence in a sense, which is bullshit. Therefore you can get them from industrial supply sites and even hardware stores occasionally, but you have ot know how to size them to get the right ones. and next maybe explain to folks how to NOT use sorbo and still have good AOE, ie get your gears and piston from the same manufacturer, etc. just some thought for you about content.

[@John--cu2yu]

I’ve noticed this. He bashes these bodge jobs for good reason but doesn’t show people how to do it correctly

[@ghostwalkerairsofttech1947]

@@John--cu2yu most times Luke does show you how to do it right. He is so damn fast and good people miss it. Long of the short of it is this airsoft teching isnt always straight forward sometimes you do things that are unorthodox and people sneer at it. Everyone has different opinions about how to tech. So I think sometimes he just avoids it so he doesnt spark arguments which he doesnt have time for. Everyone wants to be spoon fed these days. No one teaches you how to be a tech you just dive in make mistakes and learn to do it the right way. But Luke always says first learn about how things work..then tear it apart.

[@jakesenoara2189]

I use an m130 spring in my specna arms eo6

[@gabrielswan1788]

How much it cost for you to do this to an aeg?

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Send me a message on my FB page

[@lose.833]

I have only one question about it, does M4 Magazines fit into that?

[@omgyeaXD]

well it is an M4

[@Oneiromancy]

ITS A M4 REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@lose.833]

@@Oneiromancy actually it isnt m4 it is AR15 based on assault rifle :)

[@Oneiromancy]

@@lose.833 Are you do have stupid

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

@@lose.833 it's a mk18 mod1 CQBR which is an improvement done to the military's m4, and because it's not the same as the m4 it has it's own military designation of mk18 mod1. It is not an ar15.

[@stevessteve2920]

full stroke precooked on a plastic pistons?

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

The metal teeth are at the front of the piston. The ones held in precock.

[@stevessteve2920]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech nice perfect

[@Airsoft.Mechanic_GR]

What cleaning spray is this mate?

[@skunk326]

Probably just a regular contact cleaner

[@butters2160]

0:16 to 6:46 to 8:23 the gate warfet everyone

[@kwooook]

my edge litterally snapped in half within 1000 rounds,was brand new,i obviously got a lemon and it pisses me off for the price i paid

[@antesifner3574]

Why use warfet when there are much better fets out in the market?

[@hakont.4960]

Define "much better".

[@antesifner3574]

@@hakont.4960 Perun, Leviathan, BTC, Gate Titan or Aster etc... I am not saying he is doing a bad job but there are much better ECUs than Warfet. I installed a few in my customers guns but I wasnt as happy with improvments as I was with better ECUs that I mentioned before. I install Warfets and similar fets only in LMGs or something specific.

[@hakont.4960]

@@antesifner3574 The only sginificant advantages to those are potentially super short trigger travel and a more fire selector options. Purely performance wise you're better off with simpler mosfets actually.

[@antesifner3574]

@@hakont.4960 I have to disagree. Better fets are better because they have much more options and give a better overview of how the gun works. I work with electronics all the time and I can for sure say that diagnostics and fine tuning trough ECU is better to have than not have. Just like with cars when something breaks down first thing you do is plug in diagnostic so you know what is going on before you do anything.

[@hakont.4960]

@@antesifner3574 I guess we do things differently and that's okay. As long as one gets the gun to shoot somehow. I mostly diagnose issues either by ear or with my chrono.

[@Marumarsu]

Music too loud towards the end.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

I've only been making videos for a year.. That's an early one, I got better ;-)

[@dvkprod]

The video is great, but the audio mix in abhorrent. Please make sure the music doesn't completely drown out your voice.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

With my time machine? You must me new here, I'll explain. People complained about things. The music was one, so I made it louder. The swearing... so I swore more... My channel, my creativity, my rules.

[@dvkprod]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech... Okay, your rules, but your voice is unintelligible at points. If you don't want people to hear what you say - you do you.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

@@dvkprod ok, give me a loan of your time machine & I'll fix it.

[@dvkprod]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech I honestly don't see any reason for your attitude..

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

@@dvkprod again, you must be new here. I'll explain. People who comment on old videos on the Internet requesting that they be fixed are morons. Read my channel description

[@Abisshaq]

Can i use CLP oil to lube the bearing and bushing ?

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

If it's an american thing, I wouldn't know

[@John--cu2yu]

Does he say spetzna? 😂

[@A-G-F-]

Who the fuck installed that ptfe tape like that 😂

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Most people

[@A-G-F-]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech They should at least try to put it on decently!