Absolutely amazing.

...and you wonder why newbies get one problem solved and leave; may i suggest the above post as exibit A. "...As I said before, they're not my rules, I simply wrote them.." huh? Do you work at the White House in your spare time? I havent seen that much spin since my nephew threw up on the tilt-a-whi...

Jack, i understand about the veteran members, i would only add the following to that, with the understnading that this *is* indeed a potential deadly hobby, actually taking the time to *speak* to a newbie *might* prevent blowing themself or others into the next neighborhood, instead of simply sendin...

Dirt off your shoulders man, chill out, Mr C probably didn't mean to personally attack you, he was just trying to be fair. If he lets you post questions deemed easily answered by searching then soon the site will be flooded with other similar questions. Be happy you weren't scolded by DR like me wh...

hey, listen, i dont have a problem abiding by someone elses rules while in their house, i expect no less in my house or my board forums, but at some point you have to decide if you are going to *rule* the entire populus to tears due to the infactions of a few or just gently smack the fingers fo the ...

It's hard to be an effective moderator and still come across as a nice guy (which I can assure you MrCrowley is), if you think it's not worth heaving past the "n00b" phase then it's a pity, this forum has a lot to offer. No it's not, you have to choose to be or not be. Tis forum does have a lot to ...

it has to do with some private messages and deleted posts/threads.

Thank you all for your help, opinions and time, it has been appreciated.
however, due to the rather cold reception given me by mrcrowley, i think i will look for another pnuematics discussion board.

you all *try* and have fun.

Are the stainless steel ball valves any easier to open/close than the brass ones??

:shock: i think i will do the search Mr. Crowley described and see what comes up, (sorry, i am a newbie) i hadnt even considered cold weather effecting that pipe. http://bbs.roddenberry.com/images/smilies/googley.gif Merged: I will also call my friend who has been in the plumbing supply business for...

PVC tends to get brittle in cold temperatures so be careful. ball-valve-on-a-string is a good diea for remote triggering, provided the launcher is adequately supported - you won't want a Wiley Coyote style incident where the launcher ends up pointing at you :roll: Even Sch-40??? :shock: ~~~~~~~~~ T...

I have to agree with the others here, put the trigger valve up on the last straight stretch, and then have it laying on it's side as apposed to standing up as it is shown now. I think that would make it more comfy to rest on your shoulder anyway and give you as good or possibly better aiming. But i ...

oops.... ummm, freezing temperatures?????
We were planning a "family play day" using these things after Christmas dinner (lunch).... is there something i need to know?

I think this deserves it's own topic thread. Starting towards the middle of page two on my "help with a rain bird topic" here ; the discussion went towards modifying my rain bird sprinkler valve's blowgun so that the blowgun or some other mechanism at the end of the hose would be able to open the va...

Is there such a thing as a flush mount ball valve that i could mount to the outside of the shell tube with screws?