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by Wizman
Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:09 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Does it matter where valve is placed in over-under?
Replies: 13
Views: 3763

I sincerely appreciate all of your excellent comments and suggestions.

Based on all of your feedback and after some additional research, I've decided to use two 4" elbows plus an additional short piece of 4" PVC pipe (~14") for the chamber and will use a 2" valve instead of a 1" valve (modded, of ...
by Wizman
Sat Apr 23, 2011 5:30 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Does it matter where valve is placed in over-under?
Replies: 13
Views: 3763

Does it matter where valve is placed in over-under?

I'm getting ready to build a pneumatic cannon (actually, an "antenna/tennis ball" launcher using 4" PVC for the chamber and 2.5" PVC for the barrel.

My questions have to do with placement of the modified 1" sprinkler valve, the best size (diameter) of the PVC 90 degree elbows ("U"), and the overall ...