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Blue Thunder Tennis Ball Launcher
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:12 pm
by cwazy1
So this is my first air powered cannon and i am starting to really like air instead of combustions. So as the title says, it shoots tennis balls, and im using a modded sprinkler valve. The only down side is that the chamber is only 2". I couldnt find 3 or 4" .
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:16 pm
by Killjoy
Great F*cking Job man! Good paint job, nice job on the handles, and as far as I can tell all parts are pressure rated.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:35 pm
by paaiyan
That's a pretty sweet cannon bro. This is what I like to see, a newb with a really awesome first cannon. Keep up the good work man.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:43 pm
by cwazy1
Thanks guys! My first cannon was really sh!tty so I was determined to make a nice one this time!
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:48 pm
by Killjoy
Well you succeded
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:58 pm
by SpudUke5
Much better than my first air cannon. When i made my first air cannon, it had a modded sprinkler valve but that didnt have enough flow and it didnt work as well as a ball valve which did much better because of the flow. Nice for a first and a paint job. I'd be to lazy to paint my cannon.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:59 pm
by cwazy1
Yup, so I cant pump over 97 psi with my bike pump, what is up with that??
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:37 pm
by dauphinoise potato
Sweet, what range are you getting with those tennis balls? Bout the pump, when it reachs 97 does it jam or die or blow up or leak or get infected or kill you or what?
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:59 pm
by williamfeldmann
That is awesome for even a second or third cannon. How did you get the nice clean paint lines, what kind of tape did you use?
dauphinoise potato wrote:Bout the pump, when it reachs 97 does it jam or die or blow up or leak or get infected or kill you or what?
Infected
... wtf kinda pump are
you using? Zombie pump?
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:21 pm
by potatoflinger
That is one awesome cannon, can't wait to see some more from you!
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:38 pm
by MaxuS
Thats pretty damn cool, what range are you getting? Tried any spuds or other ammo apart from T.Balls yet?
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:59 pm
by thespeedycicada
DAMN! thats wwwaaaayyyy better than my second cannon nice work how about some damage pics now?
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:22 pm
by cwazy1
haha thanks guys!
I use "used" blue painters tape that my parents already used on the house. . .also newspaper
The pump im using is a really old bike pump, it just doesnt let me pump more. i have to have like 3 ppl to sit on it before it does down. so like with the pumps you guys have, can u pump to 120psi or is it really hard?
I'll try to get some damage pics and i know that it shoots like about 300 yards at the highest psi i can get it to (90-ish). Im bringing it to tennis practice on wednesday so we'll see what we can do then..hahah
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:21 pm
by e1337
That is just beautiful.
Peace, e1337
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:25 am
by dauphinoise potato
I've got a pump from halfords for 30 quid called joeblow sports pump. I can reach 160psi no prob at all.