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CpTn_lAw
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Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:35 am

Hey there everyone! i have a simple question, but i can't find the answer out google. this is quite simple, what pressure can galvanized steel pipe (thick of 2mm handle?
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Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:10 am

im not sure but you can put un regulates co2 (800 psi) in 3/8 inch pipe
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Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:51 am

well my pipe is 1/2" and 2.5 mm thick, could it handle pressures above 1000 psi?
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Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:04 pm

i wouldn't take it anywhere nese that. that would really be risking disaster
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Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:39 pm

mmk
then, what pipe should i use for burning black powder just for loud canon, not for shooting with it, just for the noise for the 14 th of july (national fiesta in france)?
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:36 am

on bcvids he tells you; to make a noisemaker cannon use 1"galvanized steel
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