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Re: What are safe T-Shirt Cannon tubes?

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Originally Posted by cgmv123 View Post
It would depend on how thick you make the polycarbonate, but I'd advise using aluminum tubes.

That said, if you do decide to use polycarbonate, make sure you use polycarbonate and not acrylic. Acrylic is a definite safety hazard in the presence of a rapidly expanding gas.
On a related note, if one's options were limited to Polycarbonate vs PVC, assuming both had the same wall thickness, which would be the better option?