Whats your favorite material?

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Whats your favorite material to work with? And looks best on a spudgun?

I personaly think copper and brass are my fav. to work with, but I would like to make an aluminium cannon.
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My favorite material to work with is pvc because its cheap and solvent welding is easy.
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Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:27 pm

Copper and brass looks better and hold more ppressure, but are expensive. Aluminum would be pretty cool though.
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PVC And Stainless because i get both free. :D :D :D
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im cheap so definately pvc. i would rather it be cheap and a little less durable than to look good as long as it performs the same.
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PVC. cheap, proven, durable, readily available, and easy to work with. but for anything over 150-200 psi, I like to use galvanized steel.
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Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:33 pm

sch 80 cpvc is also cool
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Wait i change my mind. Stainless steel.
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What is your favorite material you have actually made a cannon out of?
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Hey how do u know :lol: .
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PVC sch40 or sch80.
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Well i like our highest pressure rated pvc but i would love some sch 80 for my hybrid it has a rating pressure of upto 100psi more then our highest classed pipe and ours is really hard to get and expenisive but enough bitching..I'd say copper and brass and steel i like there pressure ratings.
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