http://www.childhelp.org/ The worst thing you could do, is do nothing irregardless of 'pissing someone off' or 'worrying about hurting someones reputation.' The damage to the child for doing nothing is far worse than the above mentioned. They usually investigate every report and if the father isn't ...

What type of blowgun are you useing to acctuate the piston, its really nice and I was wondering where you got it?

channel locks are a brand name for a type of adjustable pliers, if you want to see what they look like just google image 'channel locks' and it has a whole bunch of pictures for them. they're a staple for most plumbers.

you don't need to stuff the teflon tape on it to make it seal. using a covering of teflon tape and some 'pro-dope' or other thread 'sealing' compound usually helps. the problem with larger size threaded fittings, 3" and up, is what type of wrench you use to tighten them. if you are using channel-loc...

They make a tool you put in a drill and it drills out the fitting like what you're doing. I'm sure someone on here has seen or used one of them before, they're rather slick.

Cambria County, PA Altoona/Johnstown area

so, I'm only a few hours out of Virginia

If i'm thinking of the thing that you are talking about, we commonly call them a 'pig tail.' what they do is form a water trap that protects the 'pressure-trol' against positive and negative pressure surges. A pressure-trol is just the name we call the little device that measures the internal pressu...

thepopo

it doesnt ring a bell but my cousin lives in jtown so i could just ask him, he wouldnt probably know

Altoona/Johnstown area: pneumatics

It's never ideal to screw a male metal fitting into the socket of a plastic female fitting because it some cases it will split the female fitting. In your case you may be able to tighten the brass male fitting into the rainbird vavle until it is tight. You should use teflon tape on the joint but you...

I have only made cannons with either a 3/4 inch barrel or a 2.5 inch barrel because they are common sizes for easy to get ammo. i.e. paintballs and tennis balls.

I've never shot a potatoe out of a gun

it's a good and very strong ammo (full metal jacket refers to the copper covering of a lead slug for a fabricated bullet) the only problem with your application would be the cost. If you can retrieve the slugs, then yes it would work as a devastating ammo. If you are shooting them off into oblivion,...

even with the right adapter to go from a CO2 tank, of any size, to common pipe thread, to use in a regular pneumatic gun, say 100-125 psi, you would still need a regulator for that, correct?