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by skymeat
Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:21 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: High pressure co-axial build log- updated 11/14/08
Replies: 112
Views: 59053

Gippeto,
I posted about a year ago. Glad to see you've made some progress. I'd love to see an update.




Skymeat-
by skymeat
Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:28 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Hello World.
Replies: 13
Views: 3950

Yeah....looking at the sprinkler thing...But I want something super cool, and I have access to a machine shop and people who know how to use the it. So it would be a waste to get a sprinkler valve I think. I'm still just reading posts and trying to figure out how some of these valves operate (and ...
by skymeat
Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:10 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Hello World.
Replies: 13
Views: 3950

Skymeat = mountaineer:) same diff.

Thanks,

What I'm doing now Is trying to determine the best valve I can afford and work around that...

Right at the moment.....I have a fire extinguisher with the valve hollowed out a copper pipe epoxied to the nozzle and a presta valve epoxied to the body... I ...
by skymeat
Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:42 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: High pressure co-axial build log- updated 11/14/08
Replies: 112
Views: 59053

Whoa. Super cool. I mean cooler than I had actually imagined. Swaging your own slugs with (homemade dies?)..

... So if you get "500grain slug @886fps " thats like 800 something FPE!

So from your pictures I am wondering: Are you designing it to be multi shot(only a fraction of the reservoir ...
by skymeat
Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:50 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Hello World.
Replies: 13
Views: 3950

Don't give me to much credit. I'll ask you all to spoon feed me some information when I get to crunch time :oops:

Speaking of that...Has anyone here actually fabed a cannon that runs on raw air (like 200+ bar HPA)?
by skymeat
Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:43 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Hello World.
Replies: 13
Views: 3950

Hello World.

Hi All,
I've always had a soft spot for pneumatic everything. I've been shooting PCP rifles for a good while now, and your standard pellet guns previously.
A couple days ago I just got a bug from somewhere and started searching for pneumatic potato guns....I was shocked and surprised how well ...