Propane ratio

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patchystar04
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:39 am

I have a new gun and I hate cleaning hairspray :( so i want to use propane My dad won't trust me with a metered system cuz then the tank is with the gun so i have to do manual injection (welding torch in chamber) so how long would i need to hold the thing in there (in seconds)if my chamber is 3''X13.5'' and the barrel is 1.5''X36'' help would be much appreciated :D
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:13 pm

About 10 seconds.
Your dad is not thinking right.
You need a ball valve atleast for a direct injection.
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:32 pm

What he's trying to say is his dad doesn't want the propane tank to be attached to the gun incase his explodes which is reasonable.
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:17 pm

absolutly Mr steve yup after a couple tries i found 6/7 seconds works perfect Way more powerful (and cleaner) than dumb old hairspray
PS i used a camppping type gas thingy and a valve from this little gas grill so if you used a real torch it may be different
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:31 pm

I point out that you could build an off-boardp (detached) propane meter... many people have done so, as it can provide services to multiple launchers (thus saving money).
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Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:19 pm

aahhhh idk this direct inject. works fine and i use it on my mini too so its fine are you talking about the thing with the shrader? valve on it?? i thought of that but don't wanna drill any more on it??? is it worth it ???
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