Wes's Pneumatic

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Here is my launcher.&amp;amp;nbsp; It is a pneumatic cannon.&amp;amp;nbsp; The chambers are 4&amp;quot;x5' sch40 PVC and the barrel is 2&amp;quot;x10ft sch40. The valve is a standard supah valve with ball valve actuation.
Here is my launcher.&amp;nbsp; It is a pneumatic cannon.&amp;nbsp; The chambers are 4&quot;x5' sch40 PVC and the barrel is 2&quot;x10ft sch40. The valve is a standard supah valve with ball valve actuation.
Here is the supah valve. The elbows are 4&amp;quot; and the tee is a 4&amp;quot; to 2&amp;quot; tee.
Here is the supah valve. The elbows are 4&quot; and the tee is a 4&quot; to 2&quot; tee.
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This shot gives you an idea of the scale of the gun. That is my friend Buck holding the gun.
This shot gives you an idea of the scale of the gun. That is my friend Buck holding the gun.
Here is a tv we found on the side of the road.
Here is a tv we found on the side of the road.
A shot of a 60 psi dry-fire.
A shot of a 60 psi dry-fire.
Here is an old cymbal after an encounter with a broomstick.
Here is an old cymbal after an encounter with a broomstick.
Here is the supah valve updated with the 3/4 inch sprinkler valve. It is pneumatically acutated.
Here is the supah valve updated with the 3/4 inch sprinkler valve. It is pneumatically acutated.
Here is the 1/4&amp;quot; fill valve and the pressure guage.
Here is the 1/4&quot; fill valve and the pressure guage.
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Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:36 pm

WOW, :shock: i am scared of that thing. :oops: Real nice. That is one helluva cannon. I like it.

Nice wooden part of the cannon, did you make it :?:
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Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:43 pm

Hey, sorry to reply so late. We made the wooden supports with some .5 inch plywood and a reciprocating saw. The template was mocked up before the end caps were put on so it was pretty easy to mock up. Thanks for the compliments. The wooden stands were made by my friends dad, a professional carpenter, and they are for sale for 20 dollars i believe.
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Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:48 pm

did u bought ur supah valve on spudtech.com or u made it??...if u made it can show some plans?? :?:
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Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:38 pm

fred_roux, you cant build a supah because joel suprise has never released how it is built, and you cant get plans for it either.
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Sun Mar 20, 2005 8:11 pm

And I don't think anyone has the money to buy a supha vaulve just to disect it...
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Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:56 pm

yea...spudtech sell a basic supah valve for 100 bucks ....U.S money
...i live in canada so it will be like 150 bucks for me and this is without the shipping price!!...i need to forget that :(




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Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:45 pm

that cannon is a total monster
this is the only gun i've seen other that joel's using a supah
have u ever used more that 60 psi?
thats awesome
great job, dude
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Sun Jan 15, 2006 7:59 pm

hey sweet gun but what do u use for ammo
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From my comvos with wes, hes used broomsticks, tomatos, and umbrellas.
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Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:09 am

nice cannon but 2 things can be done to improve it. one you should get something to stabilize the barrel since it has a massive length on it, and two, the psi guage should be drilled through the endcap and THEN into the body. when you put the guages and things like that on the body, you are weakening the pipe in that spot making a pressure spot and risk it exploding every time you fill it up. but other wise this thing is a beast and looks like lots of fun.
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Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:13 am

And again you've managed to kick up a dead topic...
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Oh my friggin god stop being so awesome, that thing is pure kick ass. Most innovative and creative pneumatic that the files have ever come by!

Can't ask for a better compliment!!
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Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:50 am

I love it but I still want to know how to biuld a supah valve. Can someone tell me how they think it works :?: :?: :?:

Thanks,

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Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:13 pm

It's a piston valve. Go to the wiki and read if you don't know how pistons or diaphragms work.
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Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:55 pm

That did not help I couldn't find anything on wiki or on the internet. I would still love a discription with a picture or animation.

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