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Question on pneumatic firing mechanisms
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:14 pm
by Rehab Ralph
Im not sure how the sprinkler valve works or how to set one up. I have looked at pictures and studied them. I went to the hardware store, baught a sprinkler, and tried to make one, and it was letting air threw at a quick pace. Can someone tell me the correct way of setting up a sprinler valve ingition system?
Guide Rods
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:23 pm
by Rehab Ralph
All of the sprinkler valves at my local hardware stores have guide rods, can I still mod it even though it has one? thanks
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:50 pm
by PCGUY
Exactelly what images have you looked at? Have you looked at the one that shows you how to mod one? (search how-to's for Modding Sprinkler Valves)
Also your above posts used to be 2 topics, I merged them into 1. I know you can mod ones with guide valves, but i'm not sure about how myself, someone should reply telling you how.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:16 am
by Rehab Ralph
One more question, which is the best, 1 inch, 1.5 inch, or 2 inch sprinklers?
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:47 am
by PCGUY
Well if you can get a sprinkler larger than 1", that's great.
The bigger the sprinkler=the more flow.
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:51 pm
by Viper
what do you guys use as triggers for pneumatic guns. I have studied the pictures and I don't quite know what they are. Help me out!!! I'm New!!
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:21 pm
by zerodivide
Hi there! I'm starting to build my own pneumatic as well. Seems there are three ways to trigger it with a sprinkler 1) electric via switches and 3x 9V batteries in series 2) Bleed Valve manual trigger 3) Moddified sprinkler with blowgun trigger in place of solenoid.
I'm told that not having a guide rod like in the Orbit Watermaster makes it easier to mod. But there are apprently instrucitons out there to mod even if you have the rod.
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:39 pm
by noname
Just mod next to it.
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:18 pm
by MrCrowley
zerodivide wrote:Hi there! I'm starting to build my own pneumatic as well. Seems there are three ways to trigger it with a sprinkler 1) electric via switches and 3x 9V batteries in series 2) Bleed Valve manual trigger 3) Moddified sprinkler with blowgun trigger in place of solenoid.
I'm told that not having a guide rod like in the Orbit Watermaster makes it easier to mod. But there are apprently instrucitons out there to mod even if you have the rod.
dont you take out the guide rod and epoxy the hole and heat up a needle and poke it through the epoxy to make a small equalization hole or something??