Ben recently built an awesome high power air cannon out of pvc pipe.
Pvc air cannon explosion.
Inspired by the pvc based designs of spud gun enthusiasts but leaving out the potato i ve found a better approach.
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Make sure it gets to within an inch about of the u connector but don t push it into the u connector.
1 3 pvc end cap 2 3 2 pvc reducers 2 2 1 1 4 pvc threaded reducers the 1 1 4 end needs to be threaded to fit the ball valve 1 husky 12v inflater with light all the above can be bought at home depot for about 40.
Load the air cannon.
I call it the boom stick.
Here is how to build an electric air cannon for film and recreation.
Instead i use pvc to make a air cannon to shoot tennis balls and ping pong balls.
Pvc air cannons are great and everyone should build one of these at some point in their life but w.
There is not much wood in this project.
One of those jobs is compressed air.
The total build costs around 70 assuming you have basic hand tools and it takes 24 hours for the glue to cure.
It can transport liquids of all kinds as it is highly corrosion resistant.
For the cannon you will need a bike an air pump and pvc hence the pvc air cannon.
Pvc piping is inexpensive versatile and strong considering how much it costs.
The most dangerous of these is that of explosion.
Pressurize the air cannon.
Unlike my first airgun this one uses a solenoid valve from a lawn sprinkler system.
Air cannon operation instructions 1.
When using pvc pipe with compressed air you run serious risks.
How to build a generic air cannon.
6 feet of 3 diameter pvc pipe 1 1 1 4 pvc ball valve.
Use an air compressor or bicycle pump to fill the air tank to about 80 psi.
In this video i build a powerful air cannon out of pvc pipe what else.
Bottles of water for the kids bottles of liquor for dad kitchen utensils for mom food for the dog the dog kidding stuffed animals for the little tykes.
Fun for the whole family.
Despite how much it can do there are certain jobs that pvc pipe just can t handle.
