My first pneumatic

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Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:28 pm

Ok i have built a combustion many times from the Q-tip gun to the big one, and now i built my first pneumatic, and it is like 4ft 4in long lol!

Spec's
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2ft long 3/4in copper air chamber
20in long 1/2in copper barrel
Threaded ball valve
Barrel and tank have 1/2in male adapters

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Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:05 pm

nice and shinny, i like it.
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homedepotpro
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Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:21 pm

how do you fill it
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Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:27 pm

Does the copper mean you're expecting to take it to obscene pressures? Cool. 8)
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:23 am

Nice! I love copper guns. What do you shoot with it? Marbles? If you dont want it to be so long, just make it an under over.

Btw, how do you keep your workbench so clean!!!? Nice workbench though! :lol:
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:21 am

Nice gun...I don't know much about soldering copper but do you solder the copper pipe to the brass fittings (that connect to the valve).....just wondering...............
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:42 am

thats a gd design i like the way its all a straight line very good get some vids and damage pics i relly wanna see that thing shoot
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