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air cannon idea
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:32 am
by tape fist
this is my air cannon im going to make tomorrow.
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4259/82349848zh3.png
do you see any thing that will go wrong with this design if you do can you please tell me?
thanks
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:44 am
by tghhs
yeah it'll work, but don't know if it's worth putting on a scope if ur using a ball valve, sprinkler would work better if u want it 'more' accurate.
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:07 am
by inonickname
Don't bother putting a laser/scope on there if your using a ballvalve (unless it's just for looks, of course.) because while you try to open the valve quickly you will disrupt your aim, making a scope/laser ineffective.
You could fix this by using a different valve or by springloading the bv.
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:54 am
by SpudsMcGee
Its a waste of time and money if you use the ball valve, like inonickname said it will mess up your aim when you open it.
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:18 pm
by SP00K
Nope, looks fine. But you'd probably want a larger chamber and to make a sprinkler valve.
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:27 pm
by Lentamentalisk
several major issues. First of all, the silencer will have no effect what so ever. For a suppressor to do anything on a pneumatic, it must have a large volume, on the order of the volume of the chamber, preferably much larger.
Second, using a ball valve for the main valve will work, but you will not get particularly great performance. Try your hand at a
modded sprinkler valve
