Valve Cutaways

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Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:10 pm

VALVE CUTAWAY

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These are some pictures of some of the most popular valves used on spud cannons. Only difference is, these valves are cut in half to give you a better idea of their workings.

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Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:30 pm

some of the pictures are not showing up... is there a way to get them back?
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Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:25 pm

I gues the pilot valve and pilot chamber is on top of the 'T' ?
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Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:13 pm

That's pretty darn cool. How exactly did you do that cut away section?
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He might have used some kind of jigsaw.
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Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:32 pm

Maybe we should do a cutaway of a sprinkler valve... just for sh**s and giggles. I could re-acquire my old 3/4" one from my buddies garage and slice it in half. Maybe a normal barrel sealer valve would work good as well.
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Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:48 pm

Sorry to kick this but what type of valve is that? It looks like a breach loading piston valve without the piston.
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Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:26 pm

Even though your question was asked a few months back, I felt the need to answer it as it went un-answered.
Sorry to kick this but what type of valve is that? It looks like a breach loading piston valve without the piston.
That would be a diaphram valve. Looks to be about a 2.5" or 3" Tee, I can't really tell though.

P.s. I like that valve very much. Looks to be top quality and very sturdy. (Other than the fact it's cut in half..) :lol:
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Can someone fix the picture links??
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