Copper cannon questions !!!

[Xecuter]

Hi, I'm building a pneumatic copper cannon and i want to know where i can buy a threaded schrader valve and what is the pressure rating on type M copper tubing ?

thanks !

[meatballs]

try McMaster for the valve, I've also heard some Walmarts have them with the auto parts, but I've never seen them in stores. what i do is i epoxy the schraeder from a bike inner tube into a brass 1/8 x 1/4 bushing and use that. and sorry, i dont know much about copper.

[ShowNoMercy]

If you want to give me some money I will run to the local plumbing shop and get one and then mail it to you.

[spudgunnerwryyyyy]

Do what meatballs did. Strip the rubber of a used shrader and epoxy it into brass bushing. With that setup and the copper you could hold probaly around 300-450 psi. But qev's can't hold that pressure you will have to use a brass ball valve or build a piston valve in a tee.

[benstern]

Go to ace hardware and look in the pneumatic fittings section.

[cwazy1]

Ace Hardware has schrader valves ???

[clide]

Ace Hardware has schrader valves ???

They should, the one near me has 3 different kinds.

[Lentamentalisk]

the ACE near me didnt even have blowguns... I was so pissed!

[spudgunnerwryyyyy]

Well then that Ace sucks. You can however order the parts on acehardware.com and ship them to store for free.

[Xecuter]

Thanks for the informations, i'll use a used schrader valve.
And i don't think i will put more than 100 psi in my gun so i'm safe with that.