Fire extinguisher gun

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puggy
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Fire extinguisher gun

Post by puggy » Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:56 pm

Here is a modded fire extinguisher gun. I put a bike tire valve in the bottom and now I can refill it. It has a screw on top so I can fiill it with water or whatever. I added a nozzle and boom! Instant gun! The best ration is 2:1 2 water 1 air. I pumped it up to 100 psi. The extinguisher is small so a larger scale on could be used more effectively and also with higher pressures. In the pics there is a barrel but there isn't any with the water nozzle attachment. I am able to get around 20-30 ft. angled. I can get 10 seconds without running out of water.
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Silence
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Post by Silence » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:02 am

Don't worry, we believe you.

How did you pressurize this? Through the hose? This sounds kinda like a combo between a 2-Liter homemade and the Ultimate Water Gun.

One thing, though. While the gun sounds powerful, you should do some homemade-style nozzles--female threaded endcaps for interchangeability with holes drilled through. The range of sizes and a clean cut can perhaps double your range!

Good work and great job, though. ;)

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Post by joannaardway » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:54 pm

By complete chance, I was messing around with a massive modified ex-CO2 extinguisher the other day. I was getting water about 50 or 60 feet with around 150 psi pressure, but I didn't bother to measure it.

Maybe I should do it again tommorrow.
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TheArbiter97
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Re: Fire extinguisher gun

Post by TheArbiter97 » Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:37 am

hey dude i think you should use a standard fire extinguisher and the put some hose and hose clamps since the standard one can handle a lot of oressure and water

unless this is your backup if you get cornered

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