The pneumatic cannon is complete!
Ran a pressure test on the tank this morning. Filled it to typical tire pressure and let it sit for an hour. Needle on the gauge didn’t budge. This is a good thing.
Here’s the completed unit:
After sleeping on it, I was starting to think that maybe the warning/suggestion on the side of the tubing might apply to me as well. With this in mind, I decided to pull out “The Handyman’s Secret Weapon” to provide some structural reinforcement.
See, all fixed! Warning label gone!
You can do some amazing projects with duct tape. About the only thing it isn’t good for is sealing duct work.
We *finally* have some dry weather, so I decided to try a test firing at low power (20 PSI) just to see how it works. Here are the results:
That’s about it for now. I’m off on vacation, but will try to post some more snaps when I return.
Drive fast and take chances,
Chris
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