Banana Gun-Condemned

[SpudsMcGee]

Specs:
Barrel Diameter-1.5 inch
Barrel Length-2 feet (without Ghetto Extension)
Chamber Diameter-2 inch
Chamber Length-1 foot
Valve- Ball (don't judge me!)

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condemned

[inonickname]

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Cool I guess, get some pics up.

[SpudsMcGee]

I have finished it, but SpudFiles says its an empty file. They are on now.

[inonickname]

Cool gun, but that isn't electrical tape holding the extension on, and gorilla glue on the joints is it?

Nice work

[SpudsMcGee]

Its duct tape holding the extension, and regular pvc cement on the joints.

[MrCrowley]

Did you use PVC primer on the joints also?

Is that a cleanout end cap on the chamber as well? Cleanout end caps aren't pressure rated and can even fail at combustion cannon pressures (80-60PSI and below).

[SpudsMcGee]

Yes, of course. Only the extension is unorthodox.
It is a cleanout cap, but I usually operate it at 40 psi.

[MrCrowley]

A man was killed when his cleanout cap blew off and hit him in the chest using a 'spray and pray' combustion IIRC. He died of a heart attack or something. Spray and Pray's only generate about 40PSI. I think even less then that.

[starman]

Its duct tape holding the extension, and regular pvc cement on the joints.

Funny I've never seen PVC cemet cure to that color, with or without primer. How do you account for the way-odd yellow color?

[SpudsMcGee]

Crowley: Thanks for the info.
Starman: I think the cement was orange in the first place.

[inonickname]

Fair enough about the cleanout cap, but wouldn't it be facing away from him most the time?

[SpudsMcGee]

I think, he's saying when I am filling it up.

[MrCrowley]

Or even the fact that it could blow at any time when you have it pressurized when you move it into position...meaning expensive objects might be in the firing line. The fact that it will fail at sometime would be enough for me to take it off.

[starman]

Starman: I think the cement was orange in the first place.

Really...do you have the maker and model of the cement handy by any chance?

I'm more curious than anything.

[SpudsMcGee]

The maker is Oatey.