I figure the title might seem a bit misleading, but that is what this thing is. The pics explain most of it...
Fit a normal 1 litre or 2 litre bottle over the nozzle with the two o-rings (lubricated) and slide the keeper over the flare. Pressurize, pull on rope to let 'er fly. Height of projectile corresponded fairly closely to psi: 40 psi = 40 feet. This was almost always shot straight up.
Pressure ranges: 10 - 100 psi
The higher the pressure, the higher the chamber went. Not a single bottle burst on us, although 3 got stuck on the roof and one in the top of a very tall tree.
I taught my 4 and 6 year old how to operate it and then I went back to rototilling the garden, this way I could supervise their "playing".
While they were busy blasting away, my friend's 16 year-old boy drove by and stopped to see what crazy things we were doing now. **Proud papa moment** My older son explained to him exactly what they were doing and exactly how and why it worked so well. He used (properly) some terms: compressor, compressed air, trigger, releases, air hose, pressure, etc. to explain it to a kid 10 years his senior! They talked about it for a few minutes like they were buds in shop or ag class together. It was pretty dang funny to watch. He helps when I tinker in the shop, but I didn't know he was absorbing so much.
Aluminum base, chamber shooter
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willarddaniels
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- Bottle/Chamber in place and ready to fire
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- Full shot, filler hose and rope lead off 30+ feet
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- Nozzle w/2 o-rings and keeper/slider
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- Ready to pull the rope/trigger
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- Setting the chamber
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- Filling station
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shud_b_rite
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Cool. So this is just like a bottle rocket? Have you tried filling the bottles 1/3 full of water, it makes them go way higher
Airbeds... so many different uses
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willarddaniels
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Not yet... the high school science/physics class did that last spring. I'll have to try that in a few weeks when we bust it out again.
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frankrede
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I did something similiar in 8th grade Mesa class.
We used a u bolt and a wooden base,
I like yours alot.
Mesa-Mathematics, engineering, science, achievement.
special experimental class I took, lots of fun, we got to go to competitions and stuff.
We used a u bolt and a wooden base,
I like yours alot.
Mesa-Mathematics, engineering, science, achievement.
special experimental class I took, lots of fun, we got to go to competitions and stuff.
Current project: Afghanistan deployment
color the water with some glow in the dark stuff and do it at night how kool would that be?
btw, nice craftsmanship on the launcher
peace
chaos
btw, nice craftsmanship on the launcher
peace
chaos
wow, you must be one of the coolest dads ive ever met.
try filling it with water and see how that works. and try plain flour, i think it would look pretty dang cool
try filling it with water and see how that works. and try plain flour, i think it would look pretty dang cool
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