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by joe912
Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:36 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: help with my sprinkler valve
Replies: 11
Views: 2668

ok i got it to work better i just took a file and smoothed out that little white nipple below the solenoid but i was not able to get out to get a blowgun today, we got like 11 inches of snow but saturday i will go and get a blowgun and mod it because now it honks which is sorta annoying but other th...
by joe912
Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:40 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: help with my sprinkler valve
Replies: 11
Views: 2668

ok i think i have figured out where the air is leaking its leaking though the little hole drilled into the exit side of the valveif i put my finger over it and pump it to 20 psi then it works but it still leaks through the small hole. this means i should get a blowgun tomorrow right?
by joe912
Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:11 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: help with my sprinkler valve
Replies: 11
Views: 2668

help with my sprinkler valve

well today i went out and bought a sprinkler valve and i cannot get it to seal. i am using just the normal solenoid to actuate it. i took it off and when i blow in it air just leaks out. any tips?
by joe912
Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:44 am
Forum: Ammo & Parts
Topic: purchasing a threaded schrader valve
Replies: 30
Views: 12869

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDeta ... mber=M4134

shows a max of 60 psi

tomorrow im going to go out to home depot and menards, what section would the threaded schrader valves be under if they carried them
by joe912
Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:53 pm
Forum: Ammo & Parts
Topic: purchasing a threaded schrader valve
Replies: 30
Views: 12869

it says on the manufatctuer website and on the auto parts website
by joe912
Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:43 pm
Forum: Ammo & Parts
Topic: purchasing a threaded schrader valve
Replies: 30
Views: 12869

i would just feel better using a threaded schrader valve because the pop in ones are only rated to 60 psi

does home depot carry these schrader valves or would a auto repair shop have them like checker and autozone
by joe912
Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:30 pm
Forum: Ammo & Parts
Topic: purchasing a threaded schrader valve
Replies: 30
Views: 12869

by joe912
Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:19 pm
Forum: Ammo & Parts
Topic: purchasing a threaded schrader valve
Replies: 30
Views: 12869

yea except i dont have a lowes in the area. so that sucks

and where would you find them in home depot cause their website sort of sucks
by joe912
Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:27 pm
Forum: Ammo & Parts
Topic: purchasing a threaded schrader valve
Replies: 30
Views: 12869

purchasing a threaded schrader valve

where locally could i purchase a threaded schader valve i was looking at an auto store but could not find anything. also is this a good sprinkler valve http://www.homedepot.com/ and enter in 162344 in the search this is for my first pneumatic, what is a good size pipe for a bike pump to pump up. how...
by joe912
Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:39 am
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: Mid-Sized Mini
Replies: 5
Views: 3061

Mid-Sized Mini

well tonight i was slightly bored so i decided to throw toghether a not so mini mini. the chamber is 7 inches of 1.5in sch40 pvc with a screwon adapter to 54inches of .5 inch havent gotten around to shooting it but ammo will probably be potatoes and my rolled magazine darts for delivering nails and ...
by joe912
Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:49 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Hinged Valve
Replies: 15
Views: 5627

how about 2 semicircles with a rod trough the center of the chamber so you would get maximum flow i dont know how you would go about ressetting it though?
by joe912
Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:25 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Stand for Computer. Testing Purposes
Replies: 20
Views: 6882

well yea i just did this quick i was too lazy to go all the way downstairs to run a 2nd trial to get a screenshot what PT's did you get i got the ones paired with a ir led and used the ir led's to make a IR nightvision camera but thats a whole other story. if you want i could post up a wav file of o...
by joe912
Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:45 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Stand for Computer. Testing Purposes
Replies: 20
Views: 6882

this is a shot from my .5 inch blowgun i was using paper darts and it was shot about 4 feet underneath a 60 watt flood light
by joe912
Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:07 am
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Trebuchet
Replies: 2
Views: 2339

i have made one and its about 3 ft tall with about a 4ft arm
to adjust the pin just take an straight screw (skinny is easier) screw it into the end of the arm and then cut off the nub end? then take a pliers and just bend it up and test
by joe912
Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:50 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Stand for Computer. Testing Purposes
Replies: 20
Views: 6882

i tested it inside underneath a 100 watt bulb and i made the holes to let the light into the PTs pretty big.

i think that if you have it too close to the light the intensity of the light makes it difficult to tell between spikes and normal graph