Fire Extinguisher Question

Cannons powered by pneumatic pressure (compressed gas) using a valve or other release.
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Can the valve from fire extinguisher be used on a pneumatic?
Current Project: 4" Tee Piston Valve
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Yes. Search. I know BriantheBrain made one, search for it.
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You are removing it from the tank? I would just use the valve AND the tank for everything.
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one of my guns used the fire extinguisher valve its posted in the pneumatic showcase.
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yes of course it can.
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certainly :)
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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can the valve it self be used to pilot a 2" piston?
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I'm guessing it has better flow than a blowgun so if your pilot volume is low then yeah, why not.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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The fire extinguisher i have is a Kiddie, and once you fire it, it leaks air, you can hear it coming out... Would it do that if used on a gun?
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and once you fire it, it leaks air, you can hear it coming out... Would it do that if used on a gun?
im guessing that it would because it would still be under major preassure
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which would mean I can't use it as valve on a pneumatic right?
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yeah. but you might be able to seal it with something like epoxy
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dapallox1 wrote:which would mean I can't use it as valve on a pneumatic right?
depends on where it leaks...If it is just straight leaking out of the valve, then probably not, but if it leaks at the base(where it is attatched to the extinguisher), you can seal it with PTFE tape or, as has been suggested, epoxy.
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