My first pneumatic

battousai555 · Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:54 pm

Hello everyone. I just thought I'd post some pictures of a simple pneumatic I just made so I could get some feedback.

Specs:
sch. 40 PVC
2"X3.75' Chamber
1.5"X4' Barrel
1" Brass ball valve

Here is a video of me shooting at an almost empty spraypaint can with a potato and a couple of rocks:

If you watch closely you can see a cloud of blue spraypaint blow into my face. The video also includes me shooting a glass bottle, and my friends shooting their combustion cannon. My friend swears once or twice (just a heads up).

What do you think of the C:B ratio? If the PVC is rated up to 280 PSI, does that mean that it's perfectly fine to fill it to 200 PSI?
Comments/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

hi · Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:56 pm

wow, that is very clean for a first, its way better than my first.

battousai555 · Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:57 pm

hi wrote:wow, that is very clean for a first, its way better than my first.

Thanks. That was a wicked-fast response! How did you do that?

mike1010 · Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:21 am

there was 2 min maybe a coincidence, pretty good for a firt

battousai555 · Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:09 am

mike1010 wrote:there was 2 min maybe a coincidence, pretty good for a firt

Thanks. Would increasing the length of the chamber increase power?

jackssmirkingrevenge · Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:14 am

battousai555 wrote:Would increasing the length of the chamber increase power?

Not as much as fitting a modded sprinkler valve would

and yeah, if your fittings are sound, I'd be comfortable taking to 200 psi, but not much higher.

Mitchza89 · Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:27 am

Thats a really nice 1st gun mate. Ya can't just beat simplicity.

f.c · Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:30 am

very nice alot like my first. keep up the good work.

dauphinoise potato · Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:38 am

Well done nice first cannon a bit like my first cannon just in PVC.

:headbang:

spud yeti · Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:29 am

Looks like a cool spudgun. Well done.

potatoflinger · Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:54 am

That's probably one of the few first cannons that I have ever seen that didn't have DWV on them (at least, I think yours doesn't have any). Very good job!

battousai555 · Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:01 pm

Thank you all for the comments! I think I want a modded sprinkler valve now . Can anyone give me an average price range for such a valve? Also, could I just remove the ball valve and attach the modded sprinkler valve? Or would I need to make changes to the cannon itself? Thanks in advance.

jackssmirkingrevenge · Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:35 pm

pity, you just missed the special offer

iPaintball · Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:01 pm

Very nice first cannon! If you are intrested in upgrading to a sprinkler valve, you should buy one from your local hardware store and mod it yourself to save money. A sprinkler vavle will give you a tremendous increase in power, and it will be easier to open. You can expect to pay about $16-$17 for the sprinkler vavle and fittings required to mod it, as opposed to buying a modded valve from BC for about $25 plus shipping.

spud yeti · Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:14 am

Yeah, a modded sprinkler valve would be a pretty good idea on this cannon, and is really worth it.

BTW, iPaintball, I guess if you dont support BCarms though, less money goes towards supporting this website, which could lead to its demise... But I know what you mean with the price difference, very tempting...

My first pneumatic

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