where can i buy an air tank?

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Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:18 am

where can i buy an air tank? and can i hook up a blowgun to it?
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:23 am

A hardware store... Use a quick disconnect fitting... :?
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:51 pm

you could make one out of pvc... or you could buy a co2 tank.. or get a plain old normal metal one from homedepot or something... it would be a big help if you could give us the air tanks intended use and how much pressure you want to put in it. that way we can tell you which kind would be the best fro you
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:12 pm

I think he wants something for a BBMG seeing as he posted in the BBMG section. A PVC tank is possible, but considering the intended use, I would not recommend it. CO2 is possible too, but it would get expensive. Even a 5-gallon air tank would get drained quickly by a BBMG. I recommend you buy an air compressor with at least a 5 gallon tank.
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:08 pm

i would buy a air compressor but at all the hardware stores they only have them with nail gun combos.
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:21 pm

Are there any other hardware stores around?
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:37 pm

yeah 4 home depot, marvins, and 2 lowes
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:38 pm

And they all require you to buy a nail gun with the compresor?
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:43 pm

you could rip the nail gun apart and use it for a cannon, they are pretty much the same as a QEV
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Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:43 pm

hmmmm....not to hijack the thread but has ne one done tht (the nail gun thing)
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bob-a-lu wrote:yeah 4 home depot, marvins, and 2 lowes
Any harbor freight stores near you?
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:06 pm

no i have no clue what that is
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Pawn Shops?

jk, unless you want a rusty compressor.
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:28 pm

Just take the nail gun part off.

btw, in your heading, it should be an air tank, as air has a vowel as its first letter.
really good quote/phrase here
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:40 pm

yeah my bad i forgot a bout grammar let me fix that
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