While developing the $20 Air
Cannon, I ran across other methods
one could use to build an air
cannon rather inexpensively and one
such idea was to use a sprinkler
valve. Even though there was no way
to make the cannon for $20 as my
goal was in that quest, I tried one
to see how it would perform. After
some very helpful tips from Lloyd
from the
Chat List (PhreeqMeOut),
who already
had done some sprinkler tinkering,
I was able to couple one to the new
cylinders I developed for the other
cannon and the sound was good.
About as good as the $20 cannon. But
after performing numerous tests and
experimenting I finally found a way
to really get the sprinkler valve
to seriously bark. The result is
what I nick named the concussion
cannon, since you don't just hear
this one, your whole body can feel
the concussion created by the large
amount of air this dumps out all at
once. Here's how I did it.
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