ready made semi/full auto hammers

Cannons powered by pneumatic pressure (compressed gas) using a valve or other release.
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battery powered and off-the-shelf, why not?

If it's just for semi-auto you could simply go with the manual version - no fiddly electrics, and more than enough "whack" to knock a hammer valve wide open :D

here's a potential scenario:

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Interesting idea, would make things simpler. Its kind of on the expensive side though...
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If you shop around i'm sure it wouldn't cost more than your average sprinkler valve
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Great finding!
Never thought of that :)
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Am I the only one seeing staple guns here? I hope so and you lot are all looking at valves, because otheriwse I'll have to admit I'm too dumb to work out how.
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SPG wrote:Am I the only one seeing staple guns here? I hope so and you lot are all looking at valves, because otheriwse I'll have to admit I'm too dumb to work out how.
Note that the title refers to ready made semi/full auto hammers, not hammer valves ;)
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I just purchased 5 of these. I have some great plans for them!
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Well I did realise that Jack, I just thought I'd find something a tad more errr hammer like.
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SPG wrote:Well I did realise that Jack, I just thought I'd find something a tad more errr hammer like.
A stapler hammers the staple in - that hammer action could be used to open a poppet valve - I thought it was fairly obvious logic :?
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Five?! What on earth do you have in mind?

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It is logical, however I was expecting something a bit more err logical.

But the electric one has real potential I think.
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Repairing my roof and putting down new carpets.
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A a r o n wrote:Repairing my roof and putting down new carpets.
Oh... so no Nordenfelt then :?
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So you would hook this up to a check valve right?
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jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:A stapler hammers the staple in - that hammer action could be used to open a poppet valve - I thought it was fairly obvious logic :?
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Well, this is how I picture it (2 minutes before I need to shower and leave for work :roll: )
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