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by ryanzander
Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:25 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Building a cannon for work!
Replies: 14
Views: 4421

Hmm, i will definitely look into the air ram, i just hope i can get one that really kicks it! I am impressed with the amount of knowledge and especially the warm welcome to a first time poster! I've never had this good of a reception on any forum before. The guys here at Spudfiles really are top not...
by ryanzander
Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:18 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Building a cannon for work!
Replies: 14
Views: 4421

Thanks guys for all the info! Im not sure which way we're going to go yet, Another struggle i can see coming now is a way to make everything smooth looking. Im going to have to make the chamber, do whatever valving and what not to lead to the barrel or ram or whatever, and its basically all going to...
by ryanzander
Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:43 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Building a cannon for work!
Replies: 14
Views: 4421

okay, educated myself on the sprinkler valve a little, where do i get these? local hardware store or ebay? Next, if im using a 3.25" Inner Diameter barrel thats say three feet long, is the 1" sprinkler valve going to flow the volume of air that i need at 100 psi? And im going to try to educate mysel...
by ryanzander
Sat Aug 24, 2013 4:17 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Building a cannon for work!
Replies: 14
Views: 4421

I cant give you an exact number, but theres going to be a TON of people there, each person will get approximately five shots, a pre filled tank probably wont work, i dont know what im going to run for a compressor, even a small pancake compressor may be too loud. Hopefully i can find something that ...
by ryanzander
Sat Aug 24, 2013 3:18 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Building a cannon for work!
Replies: 14
Views: 4421

Thanks! I will have to do a search on here to learn about the sprinkler valves. Im aware a metal chamber and barrel is complete overkill. But since our product comes into contact with kids on a daily basis, pvc has been eliminated and replaced with other options. I have been thinking about building ...
by ryanzander
Sat Aug 24, 2013 1:10 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Building a cannon for work!
Replies: 14
Views: 4421

Building a cannon for work!

Hey guys, newbie here.I have built oxygen-acetylene launchers before, but never pneumatic. Heres a an overlay of what I get to do. We've built a giant pinball machine for at a tradeshow. We need to build a launcher to fire a baseball to the top of the board. It is 14' tall at the top. GOALS: Our pro...