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Shadow_Emu · 05-17-2005, 08:15 PM

-_- I was wondering if a didgeiridoo Could be made into a high powered water cannon. I play the didge and have one bamboo one and a PVC One(The PVC one is really just a peice of pipe. I'm bored with the PVC one and was thinking of turning it into a cannon. But I'm not good at making homemades and wanted to hear if anybody else knows how to.

Ben · 05-18-2005, 06:18 AM

Keep the musical instrument. PVC is so cheap, I don't know why you would even consider destroying a perfectly good instrument just to wreck it.

Shadow_Emu · 05-18-2005, 07:22 AM

-_- My PVC one is just a peice of pipe. And the bamboo one sounds better anyways.

Besides, it
doesn't really matter. I can buy a new PVC pipe for less than a buck. -_-

Hunt_and_Annoy · 05-18-2005, 10:07 AM

if I were you I would get all the parts Necessary, and try an APH.

Shadow_Emu · 05-18-2005, 03:23 PM

What kind of parts?

I know how to mod currently existing guns, but I've never actually built a gun from scratch.

NiborDude · 05-18-2005, 04:56 PM

There's an article on the site on how to build a APH (Air Pressure Homemade). It's not all too hard, you just need to get the right parts.

death angel · 05-18-2005, 06:49 PM

Wow, I didn't ever know that people would build musical instruments out of PVC. Also thats pretty awesome that you play the didgeridoo. (BTW, I'm going to Australia for two weeks this summer).
On topic: Wouldn't PVC not make a very good material? Seeing as it can't stand much pressure, and it's only use is to keep gasses (gasses?) under slight pressure?

Ben · 05-18-2005, 06:59 PM

There are essentially two kinds of PVC: pressure-rated and non-pressure-rated. While most non-pressure-rated PVCs can hold plenty of pressure for a water gun, they are not designed to.

PVC is a very good choice for the pressures us water gunners use! It is lightweight, cheap and performs well. PVC is very commonly used for spud-guns and other high pressure applications it wasn't meant for - the reason why is because it works.

Shadow_Emu · 05-18-2005, 07:10 PM

The didgeridoo could play a second purpose in water warfare. Imagine This, you are in a team night-fight, everbody's heading a different direction, and you're in a large forest. Already you're starting to get a little paranoid. Suddenly you hear a soft sound, It seems to be coming from the tree next to you. THen BOOOSH! It gets a thousand times louder and It seems to be coming from everywhere. You panic and start to run before you realize it, you've been ambushed.

Godzillasoaker65 · 05-18-2005, 07:19 PM

That's a pretty good idea, but they might not run into the ambush unless they're surrounded. I did that once with this toy tube thing that when you swing it it makes this weird noise.

NiborDude · 05-18-2005, 09:33 PM

I had an idea similar to that, accept using a conch. You can hear one miles away.

05-17-2005, 08:15 PM	#1
Shadow_Emu Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mentally: A road called Chaos. Physically: Florida Posts: 28 UserID: 385	-_- I was wondering if a didgeiridoo Could be made into a high powered water cannon. I play the didge and have one bamboo one and a PVC One(The PVC one is really just a peice of pipe. I'm bored with the PVC one and was thinking of turning it into a cannon. But I'm not good at making homemades and wanted to hear if anybody else knows how to. __________________ "When you say someone is mad, you mean they are crazy, and the true definition of crazy is chaotic" -Unknown- "Chaos is simply complexity ungraspable by the human mind" -Robert Peters- "Intelligience lies in complexity" -Robert Peters- Chaos Theory will undoubtedly play a part in the future of mankind. "I see you have the machine that goes PING!" "Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?" "What's next, another Kamikaze Watermelon?"

05-18-2005, 06:18 AM	#2
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 6,046 UserID: 1	Keep the musical instrument. PVC is so cheap, I don't know why you would even consider destroying a perfectly good instrument just to wreck it. __________________ Note: I am busy so if I am slow to respond, be patient. email: ben at sscentral dot org / Forum rules / Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a water gun question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums. You will get a response from me along with others' views or ideas.

05-18-2005, 07:22 AM	#3
Shadow_Emu Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mentally: A road called Chaos. Physically: Florida Posts: 28 UserID: 385	-_- My PVC one is just a peice of pipe. And the bamboo one sounds better anyways. Besides, it doesn't really matter. I can buy a new PVC pipe for less than a buck. -_- __________________ "When you say someone is mad, you mean they are crazy, and the true definition of crazy is chaotic" -Unknown- "Chaos is simply complexity ungraspable by the human mind" -Robert Peters- "Intelligience lies in complexity" -Robert Peters- Chaos Theory will undoubtedly play a part in the future of mankind. "I see you have the machine that goes PING!" "Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?" "What's next, another Kamikaze Watermelon?"

05-18-2005, 03:23 PM	#5
Shadow_Emu Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mentally: A road called Chaos. Physically: Florida Posts: 28 UserID: 385	What kind of parts? I know how to mod currently existing guns, but I've never actually built a gun from scratch. __________________ "When you say someone is mad, you mean they are crazy, and the true definition of crazy is chaotic" -Unknown- "Chaos is simply complexity ungraspable by the human mind" -Robert Peters- "Intelligience lies in complexity" -Robert Peters- Chaos Theory will undoubtedly play a part in the future of mankind. "I see you have the machine that goes PING!" "Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?" "What's next, another Kamikaze Watermelon?"

05-18-2005, 04:56 PM	#6
NiborDude Retired Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ridgewood, NJ Posts: 682 UserID: 131	There's an article on the site on how to build a APH (Air Pressure Homemade). It's not all too hard, you just need to get the right parts. __________________ <span style='color:EEF2F7'>Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! -Leonardo Da Vinci

05-18-2005, 10:07 AM	#4
Hunt_and_Annoy Back from the dead. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: bay area, CA Posts: 398 UserID: 345	if I were you I would get all the parts Necessary, and try an APH.

05-18-2005, 06:49 PM	#7
death angel Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: someplace Posts: 96 UserID: 146	Wow, I didn't ever know that people would build musical instruments out of PVC. Also thats pretty awesome that you play the didgeridoo. (BTW, I'm going to Australia for two weeks this summer). On topic: Wouldn't PVC not make a very good material? Seeing as it can't stand much pressure, and it's only use is to keep gasses (gasses?) under slight pressure? __________________ Nintendo DS Forums! No longer undiscussed!

05-18-2005, 06:59 PM	#8
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 6,046 UserID: 1	There are essentially two kinds of PVC: pressure-rated and non-pressure-rated. While most non-pressure-rated PVCs can hold plenty of pressure for a water gun, they are not designed to. PVC is a very good choice for the pressures us water gunners use! It is lightweight, cheap and performs well. PVC is very commonly used for spud-guns and other high pressure applications it wasn't meant for - the reason why is because it works. __________________ Note: I am busy so if I am slow to respond, be patient. email: ben at sscentral dot org / Forum rules / Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a water gun question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums. You will get a response from me along with others' views or ideas.

05-18-2005, 07:10 PM	#9
Shadow_Emu Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mentally: A road called Chaos. Physically: Florida Posts: 28 UserID: 385	The didgeridoo could play a second purpose in water warfare. Imagine This, you are in a team night-fight, everbody's heading a different direction, and you're in a large forest. Already you're starting to get a little paranoid. Suddenly you hear a soft sound, It seems to be coming from the tree next to you. THen BOOOSH! It gets a thousand times louder and It seems to be coming from everywhere. You panic and start to run before you realize it, you've been ambushed. __________________ "When you say someone is mad, you mean they are crazy, and the true definition of crazy is chaotic" -Unknown- "Chaos is simply complexity ungraspable by the human mind" -Robert Peters- "Intelligience lies in complexity" -Robert Peters- Chaos Theory will undoubtedly play a part in the future of mankind. "I see you have the machine that goes PING!" "Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?" "What's next, another Kamikaze Watermelon?"

05-18-2005, 07:19 PM	#10
Godzillasoaker65 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Springfield ma. which one do the simpsons live in? Posts: 259 UserID: 288	That's a pretty good idea, but they might not run into the ambush unless they're surrounded. I did that once with this toy tube thing that when you swing it it makes this weird noise. __________________ Soak, or be soaked that is the question!

05-18-2005, 09:33 PM	#11
NiborDude Retired Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ridgewood, NJ Posts: 682 UserID: 131	I had an idea similar to that, accept using a conch. You can hear one miles away. __________________ <span style='color:EEF2F7'>Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! -Leonardo Da Vinci

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