What pipe for paintball barrels?

A place for general potato gun questions and discussion.
Post Reply
djbizz1
Private
Private
Posts: 14
Joined: Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:34 am

What size pipe do you need to shoot paintballs? I want to make a combustion type cannon that shoots paintballs so what size chambers and size pipe would i need? Sorry for the noob questions :oops: :oops: :cry: :wink:

(Topic renamed by Pete Zaria, please don't post in all caps :) )
Top
User avatar
spudthug
Corporal 5
Corporal 5
Posts: 936
Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:02 pm
Location: johnsonburg, Pa USA
Contact:
Contact spudthug

3/4 sch 80
3/4 cpvc
1/2 sdr 11

u obviously didnt search...
4" piston valved cannon-half done..( i spilt my cement...)

Hybrid- 75% done. need to build propane holder and drill/tap sparkplug hole..
Top
TurboSuper
Corporal 5
Corporal 5
Posts: 986
Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:44 pm
Been thanked: 1 time

If it were up to me, I would just use a 1.5" or 2" piep and scatter shoot them. Oh, and don't shoot them at people.
"If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you" - Darwin Awards
Top
User avatar
Jumpin Jehosaphat
Specialist
Specialist
Posts: 188
Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:20 pm

spudthug wrote:u obviously didnt search...
Cool it youngin' new community members are a good thing. We don't need to make 'em feel stupid or scare them away. He already apologized besides, that's not the least valid question I've heard recently...
spudthug wrote:u blocked off the stock from the barrel right??and teh tee that the scope is on??
lol

Good luck on your cannon djbizz. Be careful not to cook/ ignite your paintballs.
Since you seem to be new an important thing to watch out for is if your pipe and fittings have DWV written on them or NSF-pw.
DWV is for drain applications, and is not pressure rated.
NSF-pw is pressure rated, and is safer.
You can get away with using DWV on a combustion cannon, but always keep safety in mind.
Top
djbizz1
Private
Private
Posts: 14
Joined: Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:34 am

TurboSuper wrote:If it were up to me, I would just use a 1.5" or 2" piep and scatter shoot them. Oh, and don't shoot them at people.
Thanks, I'm already in the process of building one with the 2" pipe thanks to rna_duelers he gave me a pretty cool specs on how to build a loud cannon. But i had so much fun building that one i couldn't wait to build a mini one that shoots paintballs. :lol:
Top
djbizz1
Private
Private
Posts: 14
Joined: Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:34 am

spudthug wrote: 3/4 sch 80
3/4 cpvc
1/2 sdr 11

u obviously didnt search...
Ok spudthug,

Now your gonna have to tell me what those are. At this point I only know ABS and PVC.

3/4 sch 80 = Is this some kind of pipe? :?
3/4 cpvc = What's the c? I only know the pvc part :oops:
1/2 sdr 11 = What's sdr? :cry:

Pictures or sketch would be helpful. Thanks...

:help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help:
Last edited by djbizz1 on Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Top
djbizz1
Private
Private
Posts: 14
Joined: Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:34 am

Jumpin Jehosaphat wrote:
spudthug wrote:u obviously didnt search...
Cool it youngin' new community members are a good thing. We don't need to make 'em feel stupid or scare them away. He already apologized besides, that's not the least valid question I've heard recently...
spudthug wrote:u blocked off the stock from the barrel right??and teh tee that the scope is on??
lol

Good luck on your cannon djbizz. Be careful not to cook/ ignite your paintballs.
Since you seem to be new an important thing to watch out for is if your pipe and fittings have DWV written on them or NSF-pw.
DWV is for drain applications, and is not pressure rated.
NSF-pw is pressure rated, and is safer.
You can get away with using DWV on a combustion cannon, but always keep safety in mind.

Thanks Jumpin Jehosaphat! Can i make it out of a pvc pipe though?
Top
Gepard
Specialist 3
Specialist 3
Posts: 342
Joined: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:12 am

SCH80 stands for schedule 80 and is PVC pipe
CPVC is Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride pipe
SDR is a High-density polyethylene pipe

HTH,

Michael
Top
User avatar
Velocity
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 1039
Joined: Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:42 pm

Actually, SDR-13.5 (yes, SDR-13.5, not SDR-11) is a size of PVC pipe. Its just like SCH 40, SCH 80, etc. This type of pipe is rated to 315 PSI, whether you get it in 1/2" size or any other size as well (I don't actually think any other size of SDR-13.5 exists though). SDR stands for Standard Dimension Ratio.
Top
Gepard
Specialist 3
Specialist 3
Posts: 342
Joined: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:12 am

SDR-11 is HDPE pipe....you can't get SDR-11 made out of PVC hence your comment:

"yes, SDR-13.5, not SDR-11"

Michael
Top
User avatar
spudthug
Corporal 5
Corporal 5
Posts: 936
Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:02 pm
Location: johnsonburg, Pa USA
Contact:
Contact spudthug

SDR is a High-density polyethylene pipe
sdr is a wall thickness not a kind of pipe
SDR-11 is HDPE pipe....you can't get SDR-11 made out of PVC hence your comment:
sdr again is a wall thickness...and yes u can get sdr 11 just not in half inch...i ment sdr 13.5....i made a mistake...

u may want to get better facts before u make a fool of yourself :wink:

forgot to add that u cant get other sizes of sdr to...they make sch 40-160 maybe higher but below sch 40 is sdr...sch and sdr are both thickness ratings...

oh and btw cpvc is basically water pipe and is rated to 100 psi..it is a bit wobly so u might need to sleeve it..

cpvc is sdr 11 i think...
Last edited by spudthug on Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.
4" piston valved cannon-half done..( i spilt my cement...)

Hybrid- 75% done. need to build propane holder and drill/tap sparkplug hole..
Top
User avatar
Velocity
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 1039
Joined: Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:42 pm

Gepard: You are correct that SDR-11 is HDPE pipe... though, I really think spudthug made a mistake is saying 11 instead of 13.5... I could be wrong though.
Top
User avatar
spudthug
Corporal 5
Corporal 5
Posts: 936
Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:02 pm
Location: johnsonburg, Pa USA
Contact:
Contact spudthug

heh rmich i bet ur gonna have an edit when im done posting this... read my above psot..
4" piston valved cannon-half done..( i spilt my cement...)

Hybrid- 75% done. need to build propane holder and drill/tap sparkplug hole..
Top
Gepard
Specialist 3
Specialist 3
Posts: 342
Joined: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:12 am

Well I looked on Google before posting and I couldn't find *any* SDR-11 pipe that was PVC only HDPE

The second post I didn't say SDR was a material I did say that SDR-11 was made out of HDPE and I've yet to find evidence to the contrary.....

Michael
Top
User avatar
TwitchTheAussie
Corporal 5
Corporal 5
Posts: 980
Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:23 am

16mm inner diameter metal pipe mate. Now just get her finished. :P
Raise your horns if you love metal.
spudgunning is like sex, once you've tasted, you can't wait til next time.
-
CpTn_lAw
Top
Post Reply

Create an account or sign in to join the discussion

You need to be a member in order to post a reply

Create an account

Not a member? register to join our community
Members can start their own topics & subscribe to topics
It’s free and only takes a minute

Register

Sign in

  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post

Return to “General Cannon Discussion”