Wooooowwww its been a long time since I posted. I did end up building the valve that spring, though in the several years since I know long have any of my notes/paint drawings/autocad models and very few pics of what was built. However, the gun still exists, packed away either in my stepfathers works...

Wooooowwww its been a long time since I posted. I did end up building the valve that spring, though in the several years since I know long have any of my notes/paint drawings/autocad models and very few pics of what was built. However, the gun still exists, packed away either in my stepfathers works...

Ah I just saw that... its in a 4x4x3 inch T. and yeah, i took it all back lol. realized all of that. i just went and grabbed a few pieces today and crammed together a smaller 2 inch gun with a 1 inch sprinkler valve for now to scratch the itch lol. Later though, I'll just go back and use all the sam...

I just noticed something... Is everything labeled sanitary pretty much DWV?

Damnit... Oh well, I'll just take it all back in the morning. Tell them I bought all the wrong parts lol. Home depot shouldn't mind to much. A quick question though.. I have to go to a plumbing supply store for Pressure rated, right? and would those fittings cost much more than dwv?

Wow... it's been a while since I've checked in... Anyway, I finally got enough extra cash to pick up some parts to build this valve, but while looking I change everything up to make it a hell of a lot more efficient lol. First of all, I fit the whole thing in a 3x3x2 inch tee. I had to use a 2 inch ...

I got to thinking about some parts i found at Home Depot the other day. theres a thing called a rubber "donut" that fits inside one size of pipe and allows another to fit inside of it with a decent seal. I was thinking that instead of using a fernco coupler, id just go with 3 inch PVC and shove the ...

Well, by using a regular old wastegate you can still open the rear of the valve. Then again, your right about the clamp... i wouldnt be able to tighten it. I'll go put it together at the hardware store later and post any probs ive had before i break down and buy everything. thanks for the help.

Okay, so I've been studying up on this idea for a while now, and I've got a few ideas I'd thought I'd share. sry, no pics yet, but they'll be here soon. 1. On the left side of the valve pictured, instead of the male and female connections, a 4 inch to 2 inch bushing is used directly in the T. the ma...

I'm a bit of a newb, so I don't fully understand how this valve works. It's right up my alley b/c I've been looking for an off-the-shelf-parts piston valve. How does particular valve work? Whats the black thing in the pic, and whats the 2 inch pipe for?

Wow... I actually didn't even fathom using a 3 way valve. Thanks... that'll save me quite a bit. although i may change up the ports... I'm wanting to keep a certain saftey factor so that nothing fills without my permission. so id run the regulator to the closed till energized, the meter to the to th...

No thats not my car... honestly, im not as into it as most people. its the Mercedes SLR McLaren. My dads a mechanic at a mercedes dealership so i get to ride all of them and the Porsches that come in... including the Porsche Carrera GT... its insane. i used to wash cars there so they let me drive a ...

Yeah, how lucky can a newb to spud guns get? Friend of mine has a barn full of old pvc... some 2 inch, some 4 inch, all of that sch 40, but the motherload is about 300 feet or so of 1 1/2" sch21.... golf ball barrels hehe... and all of the pipe is in a bout 20 foot lengths or more. i was like kid in...

Thanks. I'd say that I caught the potato gun bug, but it's more like I'm extremely infected lol. Can't resist the boom...

http://photos.pe.facebook.com/v54/2/91/1288650194/n1288650194_30270706_8473.jpg IF YOU'VE NOTICED NO VENT, DON'T WORRY, IT'S EXPLAINED AT THE BOTTOM. VALVE ARE WIRED TO HAVE 3 SETTINGS: ARMED/SAFE: BOTH THE VALVES ARE TURNED OFF. METER: V1 IS CLOSED, V2 IS OPEN COMBUSTION CHAMBER: V2 IS CLOSED, V1 ...