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by Bipedal
Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:21 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: flow coefficient?
Replies: 17
Views: 3540

"the flow of water through a valve at 60 oF in US gallon/minute at a pressure drop of 1 lb/in2"
by Bipedal
Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:31 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: just a pre-emptive question regarding orbit watermaster
Replies: 27
Views: 7212

Ah, then i'll just drill the hole and save myself alot of asking and waiting. Thanks for the help, we'll see how it goes after i get some epoxy.
by Bipedal
Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:46 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: just a pre-emptive question regarding orbit watermaster
Replies: 27
Views: 7212

Lol read my last few posts. I exchanged it for a JTV-100 jar top waterbird. This thing is awesome. It's smaller profile, and there's no screws. It's gonna be uber easy to mod. (Once I get epoxy and a set of taps from a friend I'll do just that.)
by Bipedal
Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:41 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: just a pre-emptive question regarding orbit watermaster
Replies: 27
Views: 7212

Yeah I decided i can't do the honking for much longer. Also yeah I put the white thing back in and it's back to working. I've got everything I need but some epoxy.
by Bipedal
Thu Oct 26, 2006 6:37 am
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: First gun shoots sort of but not really.
Replies: 4
Views: 1558

Excellent. Thanks.
by Bipedal
Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:36 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: First gun shoots sort of but not really.
Replies: 4
Views: 1558

Standard solenoid that came with it. I've got a blowgun and the connectors I need, I just need to buy some method of tapping a hole, some epoxy, and some hose and clamps. Anyone have pictures of modding theirs?
by Bipedal
Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:35 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: First gun shoots sort of but not really.
Replies: 4
Views: 1558

First gun shoots sort of but not really.

I built a pneumatic cannon, and it works okay on paper. Sort of. I use a 1" JTV-100 RainBird valve, a 2' long 2" pressure tank, and a 2' long 1.5" breech loading barrel. It's not got leaks, but when I fire it at like 70 psi it's not very impressive. Stuff just sort of poofs out the end and falls fla...
by Bipedal
Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:15 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: just a pre-emptive question regarding orbit watermaster
Replies: 27
Views: 7212

I really really don't want to mod it though. Electric firing is sexy. The honking however, isn't. From what I can tell it's because the pilot valve that the solenoid opens is so small. I'll try to figure something out about it. But I'd really like to keep it electric. I've lubed it but that does not...
by Bipedal
Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:06 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: just a pre-emptive question regarding orbit watermaster
Replies: 27
Views: 7212

Got the RainBird JTV-100 Jar top valve, works perfectly (minus honking), problem solved. Thanks muchly.
by Bipedal
Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:37 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: just a pre-emptive question regarding orbit watermaster
Replies: 27
Views: 7212

Well... Does the rainbird work better than this watermaster?
by Bipedal
Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:57 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: First Timer
Replies: 26
Views: 6907

Yeah, nicely done. But just out of curiosity... what happened with that purple primer o_O Holy crap!
by Bipedal
Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:54 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: just a pre-emptive question regarding orbit watermaster
Replies: 27
Views: 7212

I've taken out the white thing and greased it plenty. If I return this valve and get another of the same one, it should work out okay right? But before I do that, which white filter thing do you mean? The one that's screwed into the middle, or the one that's sort of poking through on the side. Does ...
by Bipedal
Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:17 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: just a pre-emptive question regarding orbit watermaster
Replies: 27
Views: 7212

Well, mine's not closing. And that pisses me off. Anyone know which valves (1") will work fine with a bike pump?
by Bipedal
Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:54 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: just a pre-emptive question regarding orbit watermaster
Replies: 27
Views: 7212

O rly? That would explain it for me. I finished the cannon (pics coming later when it's painted), and now my bike valve just sort of hisses air through it slowly. (BTW, go to a local tire place, and ask them for tire fill valves. I got like 20 of them for free.) So if I put a 1" Ball valve between t...
by Bipedal
Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:15 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: just a pre-emptive question regarding orbit watermaster
Replies: 27
Views: 7212

just a pre-emptive question regarding orbit watermaster

Believe me. I've searched this ahead of time. Now, I haven't actually put my gun together yet, but I've been playing with the valve right? When I blow in the direction of the flow, air just seeps through the other end. Is this okay? Will it not be so bad under higher pressures?