My Pneumatic Cannon

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FLCLcowdude
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Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:06 pm

Here it is...

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Sorry the pictures suck. It is kinda late, and I am tired as hell...
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Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:18 pm

nice. looks descently powerful. i would suggest a barrel support, but other than that it looks great.

ps- this goes in showcase, not discussion.
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Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:28 pm

Nice gun, are ya gonna post some damage pics?
nice bikes, im thinking of getting one.
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Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:05 am

Nice gun, is the barrel highth ajustable?
Also is that a honda 230 in the bachround? I have two of the and the are great bikes, especially for trials type riding. How long have you been riding :D
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Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:41 am

Looks pretty good, though I wouldn't take it above 60 psi. You have DWV elbows and a T, and they aren't meant for pressure applications.
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Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:10 am

I have taken it to 90 no prob. I am going to build another gun, as this was my first. It worked surprisingly well. I am kind of a pessimist, so I assumed that it was not going to work. I thought it was a fun first gun. Oh, BTW, sorry about posting this in the wrong place, I am a n00b on these forums.
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Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:35 am

Nice Job.

I just have one suggestion. The barrel could be twice that length and it would go faster. A C:B ratio of .8:1 seems to be the best.
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Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:54 am

The good thing about having interchangeable barrels is that you can put golf ball barrels on there, tennis ball barrels, anything that suits your fancy.
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Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:21 pm

K_I_R i thought tHAT .8:1 WAS only combuston?
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Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:20 pm

Well, today the plastic threads holding the metal pipe in broke. I am going to completely rebuild the elbow section. The elbows were DWV, and I don't want to blow up. So this time I am going to be carefull on what I buy. Also, I am going to put a modded sprinkler valve on there, so prepare for a Version 2.
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