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#1 SpleenBeGone

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Posted 03 April 2017 - 04:07 PM

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#2 Coconut Man

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Posted 12 April 2017 - 09:40 AM

Yo that's really cool. It would probably be cooler if I knew what I was looking at. How do air guns work?


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#3 SpleenBeGone

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Posted 23 April 2017 - 05:46 PM

It's basically just an air tank and a solenoid valve. The barrel is just right to shoot one inch rubber balls. 


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#4 Majestic

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Posted 30 April 2017 - 05:00 PM

That's pretty cool. Have you recorded the muzzle velocity?

 

If you don't have a device to measure it, you can record it in slow mo on your phone (assuming your phone supports its) from the side, firing past a clearly marked board with strips exactly a centimetre thick. You can then review the footage, record how many frames it took for the projectile to pass a certain number of strips, and then knowing the number of frames per second, calculate its velocity.


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#5 SpleenBeGone

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Posted 10 June 2017 - 05:03 PM

I plan on shooting it across some stripes, but I haven't got a chance to yet.

 

I did end up with some steel ball bearings to shoot out of it though. This is an old washing machine at 80psi. 

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Posted 30 June 2017 - 10:46 PM

Another thing I need but could never use in the city...

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#7 SpleenBeGone

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Posted 01 July 2017 - 10:07 AM

They're pretty quiet, you could get away with it. >.>


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