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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 9:58 pm
by frankrede
FeLeX wrote:Great cannon man!!!

How much did that 3 way valve cost you? Where did you get it from? Would a store like HomeDepot carry them or do I need to get them online?
Do you have some kind of pop off valve on it so that it stops puting propane in the pipe at the right PSI?
If not, then do you have some kind of pressure guage and you wait till right PSI and inject the propane?

Thanks man. Again, very clean and nice gun. Great idea on the 3 way valve.
Home depot wouldn't have a valve like that.
I would check on mcmaster.com for a valve like that

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:07 am
by rebalgray
McMasters does have the three way valve. Around $19.00

rebalgray

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 5:44 pm
by FeLeX
Thanks guys! I think I am going to do the same type of meter pipe. The charging looks so much faster then on regular.

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 1:11 am
by Punstype
hey gort

ive tried looking on mcmaster for the three way valve and couldnt find it could you give us more info?

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:02 am
by sgort87
They are difficult to find. It's part number: 6464K12

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:23 am
by Spuddin
that is a great looking gun man, im sure u put alot of thought and work into it. very sweet! if this was youtube i would give u 5 stars lol

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:00 pm
by Major Woody
Gort,
Beautiful work, nice attention to detail. Way to innovate.

Couple of newb questions for you--I did a forum search but can't seem to find the answers.

First--the Latke style venting...is there a thread somewhere you could point me to which gives a bit more detail on how the plug thing is constructed? I can see a rubber stopper looking thing with a shoulder to it, but what exactly is that rubber piece anyway?

The Lowes near us has bronze bushings in their hardware section. I would think a half inch thick bronze bushing on the metal bracket, used in conjunction with a smooth-shafted hex bolt, would give you the smooth action that the other guys are talking about, without you needing to weld anything up or add a secondary bracket.

Second--the street elbows. My plumbing supply place doesn't have them. Wondering if you could point me to a source?

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:28 am
by wangpushups
This gun kicks... I'm not a huge fan of the flames but you did a nice job on that and the details. How many cannons have you made?

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:22 pm
by xequa
Simply unreal, Gort. I think I need to make one of those.

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:26 am
by The Kid
xegua this topic is old

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:33 am
by sgort87
I dunno, I think it's safe to call a topic like this one "timeless". :wink: :D

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:46 am
by The Kid
sgort87 wrote:I dunno, I think it's safe to call a topic like this one "timeless". :wink: :D
for now its "timeless" but one day people are gonna forget all about it.

*john jaratts wolf creek laugh*

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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:53 pm
by lrdgz
Well...., and where do I find this single touch meter, because the next one will be inspired by your job

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:49 am
by EphOph
He said the valve was from McMaster, part number 6464K12. It currently goes for $18. I also found a similar one at DeeTag. For the rest of the meter, you would need a propane torch, a pressure regulator, and some compression hose fittings, which can all be found at Home Depot.