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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:34 pm
by warhead052
I have heard of dangers with dwv, but thats just plastic... This is metal. I know I can use higher pressures, but I think I will stick with around 200 psi for it, maybe 300 when I get either a shock pump or a fridge compressor.

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:49 pm
by Gun Freak
Why? People have used this crap at like 1,000 psi.

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:00 pm
by warhead052
Well I am my usual self... Long story short, I don't like to fuck around with high pressure. I had a friend get killed by a scuba tank that blew up on his back. Even longer story short, there was very little left of him.

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:11 pm
by Gun Freak
Well the only way to get up that high would be by using a fridgy which I don't think you are the type of kid to be dealing with.

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:16 pm
by Zeus
Ok, let me set you straight. For one, it isn't just plastic. Ever seen broken PVC?

PVC breaks up into little fragments, very sharp fragments too. (Sorry, was misinformation) Here's a few fragmented PVC hybrids for your viewing pleasure

Sch 40 steel is seamed, so when it's rating is exceeded, it only bursts into a few pieces. Not to mention the much higher burst pressure.

Here's a link for you http://www.ihservice.com/PDF's/Pipe%20S ... 0Chart.pdf (copy paste url, it stuffed with the formatting)

And if your usual self is concerned with safety, then stop using PVC for hybrids.

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:21 pm
by Demon
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Even at lower pressures, see ?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:34 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Zeus wrote:PVC breaks up into little fragments, very sharp fragments too. X-rays can't see them, so the only way to remove them is by probing each wound.
I thought that was a myth.

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:42 pm
by Zeus
Jack, do you blame me for trying to discourage someone usig a potentially unsafe material?

Thanks for the link though, I wasn't aware of that.

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:49 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Zeus wrote:Jack, do you blame me for trying to discourage someone using a potentially unsafe material?
Not at all, I completely concur with your efforts, contrary to Darwinian natural selection as it might be ;)

However there's no need to give incorrect factual information, the thought of a razor sharp fragment of PVC lodged anywhere in one's body should be deterrent enough, whether it can be seen by X-rays or not.

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:57 pm
by Zeus
No worries, post has been amended, thanks for pointing that out.

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:07 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Zeus wrote:No worries, post has been amended, thanks for pointing that out.
For Science!

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:54 pm
by warhead052
Thanks for sharing those links.. Sorry I haven't replied fast. I will try shooting a cork later today.

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:07 pm
by clemsonguy1125
An easy way of making this a little bit safer would be to slide it in a piece or steel pipe with one end capped.

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:08 pm
by saefroch
Hmph. Somehow I missed that picture earlier. It appears that a very long path length is required to make PVC show up on an x-ray (only the outline of the pipes is visible).

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:16 pm
by Gun Freak
clemsonguy1125 wrote:An easy way of making this a little bit safer would be to slide it in a piece or steel pipe with one end capped.
Or just make it out of steel pipe 8)