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Re: Using a Solenoid in a Pneumatic Cannon

Please make sure that anything that is holding pressurized air is rated for it! Also if your team is located at a school or wishes to use the T-shirt cannon at school events check with the administration/central office/whoever to make sure its its LEGAL for you to have/operate a T-shirt cannon on school grounds or at school events.

Background: Up until recently Virginia classified any "pneumatic projectile device" as a firearm (so paintball guns, airsoft, t-shirt cannons, etc) which could cause some serious issues with law enforcement and/or administrators. They have since clarified that law, thanks ROTC!, so that they are permissible as part of an official school function and their "operation" is directly supervised by a staff member.

So please check, and be safe! Our school district was very receptive to the idea when we submitted a design review that showed that ours conformed to all OSHA standards for pressurized air, plus its something neat to show off.
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