pump broke is there any other way i could power my pnuematic

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Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:22 pm

i need a way to power my cannon its made out of pvc so is there any way i could power it without my pump?
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Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:37 pm

uh use a compressor, use propane, co2, ect...
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Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:41 pm

just buy a cheap bicycle pump.
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Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:16 pm

Yeh just go and get another pump, do what benstern suggested or could build a combustion out of spare parts while you wait for the pump.
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Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:39 pm

is there any way i could power it without my pump?
You could open your fill valve at sea level, close it then go *really* high up and fire it :)

That or clench your fill valve *really* tightly between your buttocks...
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Geez, He doesn't even get to try blowing it up like a balloon?
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jackssmirkingrevenge: That would only provide 14.7 psi max, not enough for most pneumatics to work.

Hawkeye: 5-7 psi human lungs rupture
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Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:47 pm

So the obvious way to go is to get lung surgery and have them replaced my mechanical steel versions of normal lungs. DUH!
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Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:16 pm

OMG you guys, this is rediculous. Anyways, get a bike pump, a descent one should cost about 40 bucks.
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Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:54 pm

metos and coke in the chamber or other sutff that produces gas. Or just make a high quality pump for half the price of commercial pumps.
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Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:07 pm

mabey you could use a air compresser for car tires. i brought mine for 10 bucks and it can compress to 250 psi.
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:31 pm

it says ur pump broke? So fix it? what kind of pump is it? PM me if its a grey coloured repco one coz mine stopped working and I can tell you how to fix it if yours is the same.
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:51 pm

no its a small blue one and it just stoped
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:01 pm

If it is an emergency car tire pump, and you were using it on a decent sized chamber, it stopped because it overheated and something melted.

Get a bike pump. Or, if you have some dry ice around, and the chamber is rated for at least 800 psi, use that.
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:50 pm

I particularly liked the buttocks comment....

Just spend the 30-40 bucks for a high quality bike pump. Depending on the size of your chamber, a small bike pump might also be used with success and could be attached to the actual gun giving true portability, without having to lug a pump around seperate
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