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by Luke31
Sat Jun 12, 2021 2:42 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Paintball Artillery Gun
Replies: 12
Views: 13107

Re: Paintball Artillery Gun

Neat! We need a few more details on how it works, it looks like there's 3 sprinkler valves and the chamber can't be the whole length of that bottom pipe (or could it?). Only suggestion I have is to pneumatically pilot the three valves instead of electronically. You can hear the diaphragm "honking" ...
by Luke31
Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:30 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Paintball Artillery Gun
Replies: 12
Views: 13107

Paintball Artillery Gun

Hello people. I would like to share a project I've been working on for awhile. Its going to be an air cannon designed as an artillery gun for paintball games. Below are some 3D images I've done of the final vision (I do 3d modeling). Its going to shoot groups of water balloons at the opposing team. ...
by Luke31
Thu May 27, 2021 2:19 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Gluing schrader valve in mini coaxial
Replies: 3
Views: 3400

Re: Gluing schrader valve in mini coaxial

Rubber is meant to make holes drilled in pipe "air tight". I always use it when screwing in my schrader valves.
by Luke31
Thu May 13, 2021 12:09 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Issues with the GGDT software
Replies: 5
Views: 3921

Re: Issues with the GGDT software

Not sure how fast I am opening the ball valve. I'm guessing 100 milliseconds. For my application, I'm shooting multiple projectiles at once(12 6 ounce water balloons). How can I best I model this in GGDT? I just put the total weight of the projectiles in the projectile data. The balloons will scatte...
by Luke31
Tue May 11, 2021 12:56 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Issues with the GGDT software
Replies: 5
Views: 3921

Re: Issues with the GGDT software

Could someone explain the valve settings? My air cannon uses a 1'' ball valve, but I don't see any options in the settings for that. What is.. Seat Diam Chmber Seal Generic valve Barrel Seal Hammer How am I supposed to know the friction psi of my projectile. Anyway to test that? Is psig the same as ...
by Luke31
Sun May 09, 2021 1:50 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: How to make an Air cannon sound cooler/louder?
Replies: 17
Views: 9831

Re: How to make an Air cannon sound cooler/louder?

Maybe a metal cone/cylinder at the end of the barrel will make the most noise. Like when you hit cymbals on a drum set.
by Luke31
Wed May 05, 2021 11:48 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: How to make an Air cannon sound cooler/louder?
Replies: 17
Views: 9831

Re: How to make an Air cannon sound cooler/louder?

In my experience it amplifies the noise significantly for the shooter too. Yes, I've done that by mistake while making a dummy silencer for looks, and made a loudifier by mistake, a piece of 1" PVC pipe works really good. Does just a cylinder at the end work? If you could post an image of your setu...
by Luke31
Tue May 04, 2021 12:10 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Basic pneumatic cannon
Replies: 2
Views: 2823

Re: Basic pneumatic cannon

It looks like the air flows into the handle when firing. That area basically needs to fill up with air before it can produce a force down the barrel. Might be effecting performance.

*edit* nevermind, saw the valve is in front of it.
by Luke31
Tue May 04, 2021 11:59 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Whats best valving for pneumatics
Replies: 5
Views: 4688

Re: Whats best valving for pneumatics

I have done test with sprinkler valves, duel sprinkler vales, triple sprinkler vales, piston vales, and ball valves. I have surprisingly found that a basic ball valve performs the same if not better than the triple sprinkler valve system. I built a 2'' piston valve but never really recorded anything...
by Luke31
Tue May 04, 2021 11:48 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: How to make an Air cannon sound cooler/louder?
Replies: 17
Views: 9831

Re: How to make an Air cannon sound cooler/louder?

I'll try it next time.

The picture looks like theres more things going on, such as holes in the cone, and it looks like its disconnected from the barrel? While also being in a cylinder.
by Luke31
Mon May 03, 2021 1:20 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: How to make an Air cannon sound cooler/louder?
Replies: 17
Views: 9831

Re: How to make an Air cannon sound cooler/louder?

Adding a cone shape to the muzzle works very well in airsoft: It looks like a cone shape directs the sound instead of amplify it. I would like a solution that amplifies the sound for all parties, including the ones behind it firing the gun. Maybe a microphone at the end of the barrel but thats kind...
by Luke31
Sat Apr 24, 2021 1:50 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: How to make an Air cannon sound cooler/louder?
Replies: 17
Views: 9831

How to make an Air cannon sound cooler/louder?

Any tricks on how to make your air gun sound cooler or louder than it normally should? My only guess is to shorten the barrel so the air is not getting muffled as much from the inside of the barrel, but I need a long barrel for my needs. Higher PSI will make it sound louder, although I would like a ...
by Luke31
Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:23 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Pressure rating for Coaxial cannons
Replies: 12
Views: 11708

Re: Pressure rating for Coaxial cannons

What do you mean by buying an air tank and punching holes through it? Making a PVC cannon this large makes me especially uncomfortable. I'm building it out of steel pipe. No more pvc. Yes I meant punch holes through an air tank like this one to fit the barrel through https://www.summitracing.com/pa...
by Luke31
Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:59 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Pressure rating for Coaxial cannons
Replies: 12
Views: 11708

Re: Pressure rating for Coaxial cannons

Thanks for the info. I'm going to upgrade to steel pipe anyway for my later builds. I'm mostly concerned about raising the outer diameter of the chamber since the chamber diameter has to be larger than the barrel for it to fit around it, and the larger the pipe diameter the lower the PSI rating. I a...
by Luke31
Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:40 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: Pressure rating for Coaxial cannons
Replies: 12
Views: 11708

Re: Pressure rating for Coaxial cannons

If the barrel were to shatter at least it would be in an enclosed space. Could the shrapnel penetrate the chamber and go flying out? Dunno.