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Revision as of 14:48, 24 October 2005
Blowguns are made for cleaning surfaces with compressed air, but since they have a comfortable grip and a built-in valve that is easily opened by hand, they're commonly used as pilot valves in pneumatic cannons.
Blowguns have rather limited flow, and for large valves they are sometimes used to trigger a smaller valve, which then acts as a pilot for the main valve. Some blowguns come with flow control or "safety" nozzles, these should be removed since they reduce flow further. Most blowguns will only work in one direction, and will leak if pressurized in reverse.
In BB machine guns, a blowgun can be used as the primary valve since these guns need less airflow.
