First Cannon

[itlbtu2]

Hi to all and thanks for such an informitave site. I have been a lurker for the last few days now and I finally got my cannon finished up. I wanted to show a picture of it. It is just a basic t-shirt cannon. 3" x 20" barrell and chamber with a 3/4" orbit sprinkler valve. I'm not real sure if it is 100% correct, but it does fire approx 35-45 yards @55psi. at any rate I'm real happy with it and I wanted to say thanks for a great site.

BTW: I have now installed a 115psi relief valve where the pipe plug is shown.

Any comments are appreciated

Thanks

Dusty

[ALIHISGREAT]

the valve is a little small for the bore, but its allright for a first build and nice to see saftey is a concern as you installed a pop-off.

whay pressure do you plan on using it up to,i guess 100psi?

[itlbtu2]

yes around 100 psi.

[psycix]

Its quite a decent build for a first one.
That valve is REALLY limiting flow and thus power, so for more power, use a larger diameter valve next time. (At least the same diameter valve as barrel for the best performance)

[itlbtu2]

(At least the same diameter valve as barrel for the best performance)

How do I go about a 3" valve? Just curious

[MrCrowley]

(At least the same diameter valve as barrel for the best performance)

How do I go about a 3" valve? Just curious

3" Sprinkler valve? Check eBay every now and then and any local irrigation stores. You can get them online but they'll cost a lot. Some people even find them at dumps and recycle centres for only a few dollars.

[brplatz]

You could build one yourself