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by r84shi37
Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:05 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Need help understanding if this will work or not.
Replies: 5
Views: 916

Perfect! Thank you guys. This seems to be an awesome community so far. I'll build a coaxial piston valve and stick it in the upper curve of my air tank. I probably should have planned more before I purchased my fittings but I think I can still make it work. Found a nice animation so it shouldn't be ...
by r84shi37
Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:03 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Need help understanding if this will work or not.
Replies: 5
Views: 916

Ah yes, I know that burst disk valve are the best... I just don't want to have to replace the disk for every shot- even if it is inexpensive. Is there anyway I could make a piston valve with the input and the output aligned with each other? like this: --->valve---> not a 90 like: ............. ^ ......
by r84shi37
Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:12 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Need help understanding if this will work or not.
Replies: 5
Views: 916

Need help understanding if this will work or not.

I am building my first pneumatic air cannon. I have a 4ft long, 4 inch, 40 gauge pvc pipe capped at one end and connected to a 4"x3" reducing 90 fitting. It loops with another 90 into a U shape ending at 3". I figured I would add a sprinkler valve next but unfortunately, the largest size I could fin...