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brumby
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:36 am

Hi Im new to Pneumatic Cannons

If I have a pressure guage on my bike pump, do i need one on my cannon.

Also, how do I install the pressure guage?
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Tyro
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:49 am

Cool i'm new too, i wouldn't say that you need one BUT i think that the pump only tells you when you press air into the tank, so yeah i'd say put one on if you want, but you don't need one!
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:11 am

Like Tyro said you dont need a pressure gauge on your cannon if you have one on your pump. None of my cannons have pressure gauges but my pump does.
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:10 am

If you plan on using other air sources that may not have a guage I would put one on but for just using a bike pump with a guage you probably wont need one. If you decide to get a guage you can just teflon the threads then use a tap and die set to make threads in the PVC.
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:54 pm

i got a gauge that you plug into the schrader and it tells you how much its holding,this means you dont need to have a gauge tefloned in your gun :roll: i dont really see the point but it cost me $8NZD so im happy :D
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