Glue Bottle, can it hold pressure?

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Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:31 pm

im building a mini pneumatic with a 1/4" barrel 1' long that goes into a adapter that screws into a 1/2"ball valve and ive screwed a PVA glue bottle in the other end as a chamber with a schrader valve on the end.the glue bottle is 500ml(16oz) and i was wondering
A:could it hold enough pressure
B:would the gun fire batteries well or is it crap?
C:how would i know when the bottle is full of air ive got no pressure gauge on my bike pump

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Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:08 pm

Most PVA glue bottles that I've seen don't look like they could take 30 psi.
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:36 pm

what will happen if it blows up,would the weakest part the schrader valve pop-off?or will it blow up into pieces?

btw this is the bottle Image
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:39 pm

if its a softer plastic it will just kind of blow a tear in it. it wont like shatter and stick into you if its soft. if its hard that might be a different story
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:47 pm

nah its soft like rubbery type thing,i think the schrader valve is the weakest part of the whole design so i thing that may blow first.im waiting for some parts to dry ill posts pics soon

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how much could a coke bottle stand? are they all the same like would a 600ml be able to stand as much as a 1.5litre?
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:17 pm

A Coke bottle? Plastic or real glass? I'm sure the real glass is strong enough, yes?

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Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:23 pm

no plastic,i think someone said theyve taking one up to 100psi or something, you cant get bigger enough glass bottles anywayz
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