hello i was walking around in the garden and spotted a empty 11kg propane tank (like 8 gallon) so i removed the valve and stick a flame over it to remove all propane in there. so what to use it for? they got a pop of valve at 370psi so they take some pressure.
any suggestions?
old propane tank (what to do with it)
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brother361
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umm its kind obiouvos pneumatic potato gun or re fill it wit propane and blow it up
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Pneumatic all the way. 3" porting piston valve with double barrel 2" by 10' long barrels
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Have to agree with Killjoy here. Get a short chunk of 4" steel pipe, and cut off a threaded end with a few inches extra. Then get it welded onto the tank by a suitably good welder. Then just screw on a a 3 or 4" porting barrel sealing piston valve and 10' - 20' of 3" barrel. Voila! Instant mini-SWAT gun.
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Hybrid? a pneumatics fine but it would be awsome as a hybrid although the opening is small compared to the diameter of the chamber but some cutting and welding should fix that!
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ive seen people make air compressors out of them. you could obviously make a cannon too. i have some old tanks too, maybe i should use one...
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a propane tank is made to release it gas slowly. I dont know the effects of the stress from the fast escaping air
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pipes that large are not only expensive... they are also veeeeeery heavy 
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im not to worried about stress. they are made to stand a puncture and hold together with 140psi rushing out for a long time.
and the weight of a cannon that large is not a problem it would have wheels. and if you hold a pumpkin cannon it is probably going to fly out of your hands at 300psi and piston valve.
i can mount a small chamber with a valve between the tank and the small chamber and a piston valve on the other side booth electrically acctuated with some delay first fill from tank then the second open so kinda semi auto.
i may mount my existing piston gun on it so i don't need to build one. but if i have to i will go the coaxial way.
BTW do anyone have an idea of how many shots i will get from the tank if i pressurize a 2" by 10" chamber to 150psi if tank pressure is 300psi?
and the weight of a cannon that large is not a problem it would have wheels. and if you hold a pumpkin cannon it is probably going to fly out of your hands at 300psi and piston valve.
i can mount a small chamber with a valve between the tank and the small chamber and a piston valve on the other side booth electrically acctuated with some delay first fill from tank then the second open so kinda semi auto.
i may mount my existing piston gun on it so i don't need to build one. but if i have to i will go the coaxial way.
BTW do anyone have an idea of how many shots i will get from the tank if i pressurize a 2" by 10" chamber to 150psi if tank pressure is 300psi?
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I hope you know you need a reg ? and more important question - how are you going to pressurise that tank? if you are using your muscles to do this it will take you some time.... 
so my suggestion buy yourself a compressor (it doesn't have to be new) or build the same thing as I did: http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/my-comp ... 11866.html....
then you can connect it to the tank
I assume it is going to be cheaper than buying a new regulator....
so my suggestion buy yourself a compressor (it doesn't have to be new) or build the same thing as I did: http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/my-comp ... 11866.html....
then you can connect it to the tank
I assume it is going to be cheaper than buying a new regulator....
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what? regulator for air? i got an old 800cc engine lying around and mabe i can make a high pressure compressor of it my current compressor is just 150 psi. but i got a bit of things to do before i jump into something that advanced.