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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Steve on June 21, 2013, 09:48:38 PM

Title: WOLVERINES!!!!
Post by: Steve on June 21, 2013, 09:48:38 PM

My Niece asked me if I thought I could build a T-Shirt Cannon to launch T-shirts at my Nephews graduation this weekend. Well I figure if you're gonna take the time to build something, I might as well make it look cool. Trip to the hardware store for PVC tubing, adapters, lawn sprinkler solenoid, handle from a spot light and some various other scrounged up parts from my odds & ends drawer equals .....One T-Shirt cannon a'la Red Dawn RPG ready to go....WOLVERINES!!~

I wired it up with a 9v battery that triggers the solenoid to fire it via the push button switch on the handle. So far I have fired it at 40psi and it rocketed a shirt across my shop and slammed into the wall, not to mention the sound of the thing making your ears ring when you fire it lol.

(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/9364/zydj.jpg)

(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6002/2e8t.jpg)

(http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7474/50zv.jpg)

Title: Re: WOLVERINES!!!!
Post by: RichE on June 21, 2013, 10:34:54 PM

I knew just by the title what it meant. That is awesome.

Title: Re: WOLVERINES!!!!
Post by: four_by_ken on June 22, 2013, 10:38:17 AM

Very cool.  What are you using for an air supply?

Title: Re: WOLVERINES!!!!
Post by: Steve on June 22, 2013, 11:34:57 AM

The rear portion of it (the tan 3ft long tube) is the air reservoir chamber. There is an air valve in the back of it that I fill up with a tire pump. Takes about 17 pumps to get it to 40psi.

Title: Re: WOLVERINES!!!!
Post by: Super Turtleman on June 22, 2013, 02:21:12 PM

Nice.

Title: Re: WOLVERINES!!!!
Post by: Steve on June 23, 2013, 11:15:08 PM

The RPG T-shirt cannon was a big hit. It was easily lunching around 100ft distance with just 40psi behind it. Here's my Nieces boyfriend Austin firing it into a crowd of people today.

(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/5300/wizx.jpg)

Title: Re: WOLVERINES!!!!
Post by: Helloitsme on June 24, 2013, 07:33:23 AM

Nice!

Title: Re: WOLVERINES!!!!
Post by: Ron on June 27, 2013, 07:31:04 AM

Looks awesome!

I'm also surprised that a LEO wasn't part of the story at some point since it looks like an assault weapon to the ignorant and is pictured in a public park. ;)

Title: Re: WOLVERINES!!!!
Post by: mightieskeeper on July 04, 2013, 12:34:27 AM

Quote from: Ron on June 27, 2013, 07:31:04 AM

Looks awesome!

I'm also surprised that a LEO wasn't part of the story at some point since it looks like an assault weapon to the ignorant and is pictured in a public park. ;)

Man down in the park!