new cannon build ???
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mattyzip77
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I want to make a pneumatic cannon, but wanna keep it smalller. I was thinking like a 2 inch chamber like 24 to 30 inches with a sprinkler valve and a few different barrels like a golf ball barrel, a marble barrel, and so on. Will I get much power out of this without making a piston valve??
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Define much power? It will be ok.
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mattyzip77
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like how far will I get outta a golf ball at 125 psi???
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Maybe 100 yards but try using ggdt to help find out.
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mattyzip77
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damn thats it, maybe I should jump up a inch to 3 inch for a chamber, or make the 2 inch longer. I have a big assortment of pipe to choose from thats free, so, decisions decisions!!!!
Are you experienced with piston valves? I would recommend building a coax piston valve. They're so powerful And simple to build. Also great first piston valve project. If it was possible to easily incorporate changeable barrels into a coax then it would be the best kind of cannon in my opinion.
But I think if you built one that was either golf ball or 1" barrel or anything else then you would be very happy with the power
But I think if you built one that was either golf ball or 1" barrel or anything else then you would be very happy with the power
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Matty, a bigger chamber won't solve your problems. Bigger is not always better, unless its pressures 
What you need is a quick exhaust valve, and a slide valve. Take a look at LockednLoaded's Tacticool mortar to see what I mean. (Just don't bump his thread ok?)
What you need is a quick exhaust valve, and a slide valve. Take a look at LockednLoaded's Tacticool mortar to see what I mean. (Just don't bump his thread ok?)
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mattyzip77
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Tony 48 I have yet to build a piston valve. This will be my 2nd pneumatic so Im taking it slow, learning as much as I can before I start on a piston valve. Dont get me wrong, I would love to build one, Im just the kind of person that needs to see things first hand, and not from a diagram or blue prints!!
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QEV ain't big enough Warhead, he needs a 2 inch piston valve.
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warhead052
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*facepalm* I really wish I got more pictures of the cannon I made for a friend. It used a 2" by 2' chamber, and a 3/4" QEV with a 1/4" blowgun, and a 2" by 2' barrel. I shot a nerf pocket vortex about 200 meters before it starting falling back to earth. And that was straight up. I put on a 3/4" barrel, and I shot a cork at about 700 fps thanks to you putting the numbers in for me.
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200 meters straight up on a 3/4" QEV? I doubt that, not enough flow IMO. A 2" piston will work wonders.
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warhead052
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This thing has power. I shot a shotgun load of foam pellets from a bean bag through sheet metal.
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Maybe it was aluminum foil :tongue3:
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A simple piston valve that you can build with minimal knowledge is a bolt and washer piston. They aren't very picky IMO. Mine has worked like a charm and is an amazing improvement over my modded sprinkler valve. I shoot AA batteries with an airtight sabot at about 315fps with 85.5 ft/lbs(116 Joules). Mine is only a 1'' seat in a 1.5'' tee.