vortex gun + co2 tank

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I have been thinking about building a vortex gun with a co2 chamber attached. every one that i have seen is hooked up constantly to a air compressure, is this realistic.
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It might freeze the chamber and blow up you might need a regulator.
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I know i need need a regulator, but thats a new possibility to explore. but unfortunately not even sch 80 would withstand 2000 or so psi. it would be sweet though. :twisted:
p.s. i mean do you think i could get any shots out of it?
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I guess so it would just be inefficient doesn't it cost how ever much money to fill them back up? I think you would be better off with a fire exstinguisher that has a shrader valve in the bottom.
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P.S. you should use a tank slightly larger than this this thing doesn't hold too much air. You can also see the tip of the shrader.
P.S. you should use a tank slightly larger than this this thing doesn't hold too much air. You can also see the tip of the shrader.
You can tell how awesome a cannon is by the pressure used.
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Firstly, CO<sub>2</sub> tanks will never pass 1000 psi in any normal conditions (i.e. not thrown in a fire), and run around 800 psi at room temperature. Even SCH 40 steel will hold this with no problems. I'd advise against using PVC at all when you have a CO<sub>2</sub> tank as a pressure source.

If you have a bulk CO<sub>2</sub> tank to fill it from, this design will work fine. If not, it would be annoying to need to refill the small tank. CO<sub>2</sub> is stored as a liquid, so you'll get a lot more shots than you would from an equivalently sized air tank (unless it's liquid air :roll: ). Also, your first post might confuse some people, as you omitted the question mark at the end of the last sentence.
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I'm saying he could use the fire exsingusher if he had a device to get the pressure up high.
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Remember that dry chemical fire extinguishers are only designed to operate at ~200 psi. CO<sub>2</sub> fire extinguishers, while much more difficult to find, are rated for about 1000 psi.

As far as getting the pressure up high, a 1000+ psi homemade pump is quite possible, with a good design and the right materials.
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A fire exstinguisher would be better.

DYI, its a question.

and a co2 tank is 950 psi. i was wrong but thats pretty close to a thousand. :cussing:

vortexes only need a constant flow of 40psi.
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