I'm making a homemade sidearm

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bad cake mix
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I'm making a homemade sidearm

Post by bad cake mix » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:37 pm

I'm making a homemade sidearm and i need to ask a question.
Does anyone here know of a lightweight container that can withstand 50-70 psi?

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Re: I'm making a homemade sidearm

Post by SSCBen » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:50 pm

A small piece of PVC pipe might be the best thing for the task. Something like 1 1/2 inch or 2 inch pipe should be sufficient.

If you want something different, try looking at McMaster-Carr for small pressurized vessels. You never know what you could find. I've been and continue to be amazed by the variety of stuff they have there. Some of my ideas come directly from finding a cool part. ;)

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Re: I'm making a homemade sidearm

Post by bad cake mix » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:37 pm

Thanks for the info.
PS: I'm trying to see how few parts I can use to make this and so far I'm up to 9 and the design is finished.
PPS:Thats only because it's powered by CO2 :D
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Re: I'm making a homemade sidearm

Post by XP270 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:46 pm

http://store.sundancesolar.com/sosh5ga.html I've used the Solar Shower to make my homeades with.
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Re: I'm making a homemade sidearm

Post by SSCBen » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:06 pm

A solar shower only has pressure from the weight of the water. It can not be pressurized, so it wouldn't work here. They're find for backpacks, but not for pressurized containers.

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Re: I'm making a homemade sidearm

Post by bad cake mix » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:56 am

Ok thanks for the heads up Ben i was gonna get a camp shower just now.
also I'm making an APH to go along with these two :D .

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