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by Jeff from NJ
Fri May 27, 2011 3:46 pm
Forum: Homemades
Topic: Need help designing human powered river cannon
Replies: 7
Views: 2721

Re: Need help designing human powered river cannon

Thanks for the quick response ....

Interesting comment that might solve the problem. For maximum speed, would it matter where I place the check valve? Also, is this valve something easily purchased at Home Depot or is it more specialized?
by Jeff from NJ
Fri May 27, 2011 11:59 am
Forum: Homemades
Topic: Need help designing human powered river cannon
Replies: 7
Views: 2721

Need help designing human powered river cannon

I'm very new to this, but decided I wanted to build a river canon that could be used to launch water (non balloon) distances without using gas or electricity, think human power. I purchased a plastic firehose nozzle from McMaster-Carr ( 6424T62 - 1-1/2" Size, Npsh Thread, 71 Gpm @ 100 Psi Plastic Qu...