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Re: T-shirt cannon help please!
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Originally Posted by stricker.josh
Don't use sewer pipe. It is not rated for pressure. I would use schedule 40 PVC at least, and wrap it in packing tape (the kind with threads) to contain shrapnel in the event of a failure. PVC will decay after a lot of UV exposure, so don't leave this thing outside.
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Or use materials that are actually rated for pressurized gases. I highly doubt tape will do much to contain the force of a burst.
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