Here are a couple of my airs, and a safety tip 4 all.

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Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:21 pm

Hi All,
New to this forum but have been building launchers for years. This site has some great information and some very talented builders it seems from my searching. You guys rock!

Here are a few picts of my launchers I build yeaterday. You can see the big combustion gun in the right if the PVC air launcher assembly picture.

Sorry bout the fuzzy pics...camera phone.
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Please be careful of shcedule 30 past 80psi. This is what happened to mine at 120psi. It held the pressure until just before I was pushing the trigger switch. I had accidently purchased sch30 instead of sch40 and didn't realize until the expolsion. Thankf
Please be careful of shcedule 30 past 80psi. This is what happened to mine at 120psi. It held the pressure until just before I was pushing the trigger switch. I had accidently purchased sch30 instead of sch40 and didn't realize until the expolsion. Thankf
Here is the steel launcher almost finished and the PVC launcher repaired after the 120psi sch30 oops.
Here is the steel launcher almost finished and the PVC launcher repaired after the 120psi sch30 oops.
This is all of the parts of the tank and H.D. $10 1" sprinkler valve prior to cementing together.
This is all of the parts of the tank and H.D. $10 1" sprinkler valve prior to cementing together.
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Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:25 pm

here is the trigger for the PVC air launcher. This is all 2" with interchangable barrels. Currentlly using 1/2" copper barrel. In the process of making a copper air launcher... pics comming soon and some damage shots as well!
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Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:55 pm

cool-what kind of pressure can the metel launcher handle?
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Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:08 pm

wtf? sch30? big mistake pal roflmao, be careful next time, looks good too
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Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:59 pm

Someone had mixed the sch30 in the sch 40 pile, still my fault for not double checking. Luckily no injuries.
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Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:01 pm

jrrdw wrote:cool-what kind of pressure can the metel launcher handle?
Not really sure. It can handle all my 5hp shop compressor can push in it, 165psi. I need to get a scuba tank and test it.
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Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:54 pm

make sure you get a reg on that scuba tank they have 3000psi in them(you probably know that but just makin sure)
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Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:22 pm

Yeah, I will use a reg from one of the argon tanks on the welders. I do appreciate any saftey tip wether I know it or not. High psi is extremely dangerous, even if everything is 100%.
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