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by dhoffroad
Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:12 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: shirt cannon help
Replies: 23
Views: 5649

in action....
by dhoffroad
Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:49 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: shirt cannon help
Replies: 23
Views: 5649

sounds good I originaly was thinking of a smaller co2 type chamber like your thinking of using so please keep your post updated.
by dhoffroad
Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:48 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: shirt cannon help
Replies: 23
Views: 5649

Thanks here is a quick pic of the finished launcher with my daughter holdin it .

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by dhoffroad
Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:38 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: shirt cannon help
Replies: 23
Views: 5649

so a quick update. I modded my valve and now it shoots like I want it to !!! At 40psi. in just the shooting chamber I got a 145' x about 20"-25" of height shot !!! and I can now get multiple shots out of one fill
by dhoffroad
Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:25 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: shirt cannon help
Replies: 23
Views: 5649

well I have done my share of PVC pipe work over the years for water and air, 1/2" through 4", and cant remember ever having a problem with my glue joints.....
by dhoffroad
Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:29 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: shirt cannon help
Replies: 23
Views: 5649

thanks. yea I know about not being pressure rated, going off other things I've found on this design I "SHOULD" only need to put 40-50 psi in the shooting tank to get the shirt to do 100', and putting 70-80 psi in the "reserve" tank should get me a couple extra shots, so the max that this will see is...
by dhoffroad
Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:04 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: shirt cannon help
Replies: 23
Views: 5649

the U shape and ball valve shouldn't be used during firing, thats just to transfer air from the storage tank to the shooting tank.....
by dhoffroad
Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:54 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: shirt cannon help
Replies: 23
Views: 5649

here is a video I found on youtube he is shooting from the "shooting" chamber only and getting good distance and getting some honking ? mine is shooting like this but only using both air chambers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAfiRQaI ... detailpage
by dhoffroad
Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:27 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: shirt cannon help
Replies: 23
Views: 5649

well with using both tanks at 50 psi its getting a little over 100' distance with about 25+ foot of elevation, which is'nt all that bad for what I want, a little more distance would be good but according to things I found online with this design just over 100' distance at about 45psi in shooting cha...
by dhoffroad
Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:17 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: shirt cannon help
Replies: 23
Views: 5649

shirt cannon help

ok so I put together a shirt cannon going off of some specs I found online. This is what I built http://kipkay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/T-Shirt-Launcher.pdf I also watched two different videos in which this gun was made (by different people) and they don't seem to have the problem I'm having. ...