22-05-2010, 03:36
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Re: Most Powerful FIRST Team created T-Shirt Cannon
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Originally Posted by John_1102
I think we're ok...3inch 350psi PVC and we never go above 100psi that shot was at 80psi. Plus the mentor who built it with us he made the gun, is plastic engineer/machine specialist he would know a bit more about this that most people. Plus we have members of our team who create 1000psi potato guns with PVC.
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PVC is not rated for air pressure, only liquid pressure. PVC can catastrophically fail at 80PSI, causing serious injury.
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Originally Posted by John_1102
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Those aren't air tests. Those are liquid tests. "Please do your research".
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