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Re: "Compressed Air" vs. "High Pressure Blower"

I made a rig to test the cannon concept. The results were NOT very encouraging. The friction and air leakage losses were significant. The complexity to minimize the lost power and mechanisms to load and release the spring energy would require more work than I'm willing to bet on for this concept.

Anyway... time to focus on the working design.
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