Tennis Ball Cannon Plans
I am a new user and would like to find some simple plans for a tennis ball launcher/cannon that I can build with my teenage kids. The launcher/cannon will be used in a midway-type game where the balls are shot at targets about 30 ft away. Launcher/cannon does not need to be high pressure or overly accurate. I have an air compressor that I can use. Can anyone help?
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Cthulhu
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A quick Google will give you plenty of plans.
For tennis balls you need 2.5 inch PVC which can be hard to find sometimes, but can also be ordered.
I recommend a simple solenoid valve to act as a dump valve (there are millions of sources on this online).
Alternatively you could use a regular ball valve, but it won't give you near as good performance, and will be hard to use for target shooting.
For tennis balls you need 2.5 inch PVC which can be hard to find sometimes, but can also be ordered.
I recommend a simple solenoid valve to act as a dump valve (there are millions of sources on this online).
Alternatively you could use a regular ball valve, but it won't give you near as good performance, and will be hard to use for target shooting.
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- You could do something like this, but with the proper barrel size.
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You can always cap a tube and teach your kids a lesson in stoichiometry 
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A tennis ball is a ball designed for the sport of tennis. Tennis balls are fluorescent yellow at major sporting events, but in recreational play can be virtually any color. Tennis balls are covered in a fibrous felt which modifies their aerodynamic properties, and each has a white curvilinear oval covering it.
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Yup.Arsen01 wrote:A tennis ball is a ball designed for the sport of tennis. Tennis balls are fluorescent yellow at major sporting events, but in recreational play can be virtually any color. Tennis balls are covered in a fibrous felt which modifies their aerodynamic properties, and each has a white curvilinear oval covering it.