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by shwoseph
Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:00 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Blowgun max pressures
Replies: 6
Views: 14556

Re: Blowgun max pressures

Thanks for clarifying, jrrdw. I hope I’m not annoying you with too many follow up questions, but you seem to really know what you’re talking about. Do you have any idea why the manufacturer’s rep says it has no max input pressure? Is he just misinformed? He did get 3 downvotes for that answer. https...
by shwoseph
Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:02 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Blowgun max pressures
Replies: 6
Views: 14556

Re: Blowgun max pressures

Thanks for the answer. Just to make sure I have this right: that 90 psi warning is just telling me not to blast air out at more than 90 psi? The input pressure could be much higher as long as I have a nozzle or something that keeps the output below 90?
by shwoseph
Sat Nov 19, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Blowgun max pressures
Replies: 6
Views: 14556

Blowgun max pressures

I recently bought a basic kobalt blowgun to use in conjunction with a modified 1” sprinkler valve in the usual setup. The thing is, the blowgun has a warning: “90 psi max”. So, I’m very concerned with safety and I’m trying to understand what this means for me. I don’t know much about blowguns, but i...
by shwoseph
Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:41 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Can you make a pneumatic cannon shoot snowballs?
Replies: 1
Views: 6243

Re: Can you make a pneumatic cannon shoot snowballs?

My feeling is that success would depend on the snow itself. With a dry snow it falls apart in my hands and I can't even make a snowball, but there's a certain consistency where it's wet and slushy enough to really hold together well. If I was trying to do this, I would start by experimenting with ad...