Making a 330+ Joule Air Cannon

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  • Опубліковано 14 лют 2022
  • In this Video I build an air cannon from a fire extinguisher capable of putting out over 330 Joule at 13 bars pressure. If I had bigger guts it could easily put out more energy...
    It can be used as a potato canon or to launch anything that's laying around :D
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  • @jeremycrisp4488
    @jeremycrisp4488 8 місяців тому +12

    I've never seen a fire extinguisher with that large of an opening. Replace that silly little valve with a two inch ball valve and use a pneumatic actuator to open it and you will be blowing holes through car doors.

  • @mxcollin95
    @mxcollin95 Рік тому +5

    Nice job! Love that you through in some math to analyze the performance. 🤙

  • @christopherfoster3744
    @christopherfoster3744 7 місяців тому +9

    Hi ! Be very careful using compressed air doing anything ! The Schrader valve can actually be your death sentence ! 😢

    • @johnshipley1389
      @johnshipley1389 3 місяці тому +1

      High pressure injuries?!

    • @christopherfoster3744
      @christopherfoster3744 3 місяці тому +1

      @@johnshipley1389 Hi ! Yes, It is just a piece of brass with a rubber o- ring that can shoot out like a bullet !

  • @tedboyle8508
    @tedboyle8508 7 місяців тому +2

    Arc welding galvanized steel, like this pipe, damages your lungs with zinc oxide. This has to be done carefully.

  • @yadjekim
    @yadjekim 10 місяців тому +3

    You've built the speargun from the Poor Man's James Bond. It was a large book from the 80's, showing lots of DIY "devices."

    • @Mika_357
      @Mika_357  10 місяців тому +2

      Sounds cool, definetly gonna try to get my hands on that book!

    • @yadjekim
      @yadjekim 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Mika_357 The Weaponeer is a more useful book, by the same guy, Kurt Saxon. Now days, having it will probably get you put on a list. 40yrs ago, it was a cool book of improvised devices. Anyway, stay safe!

  • @masterheke7339
    @masterheke7339 7 місяців тому

    impressive, well done

  • @alejandrodiazpresa3381
    @alejandrodiazpresa3381 Рік тому +1

    Un gusto Amigo... Me gusta tu creatividad, sigue asi!!! Un abrazo desde URUGUAY

  • @mohawksteel2215
    @mohawksteel2215 Рік тому +5

    very wise to not weld the tank. Simple but effective.

  • @vigneshkumar-so3zd
    @vigneshkumar-so3zd Рік тому +2

    Brother home many psi a fire extinguser can handle

  • @TheBlessedMeek
    @TheBlessedMeek 8 місяців тому +2

    You should use a fan when welding bro. That is some toxic smoke you're inhaling

  • @WagnerUlisses
    @WagnerUlisses 3 місяці тому

    I thought the compressor was going to explode with so many pumps hahaha nice toy

  • @Galkac
    @Galkac Рік тому +2

    Nice build

    • @Mika_357
      @Mika_357  Рік тому

      Thank you! It was very fun!

  • @kepoland5392
    @kepoland5392 7 місяців тому +4

    imagine what could you do with a compessor instead of a bike pump

  • @sergiogomez3664
    @sergiogomez3664 11 місяців тому

    Doing a few changes you can power up upgrading the airflow

  • @personanongrata2045
    @personanongrata2045 6 місяців тому +1

    Wife: honey when are you going to come in for dinner? Dude: soon as I’ve finished building and testing my fire extinguisher cannon I’m making for UA-cam….. wife: I think we need to have a talk

  • @elessandrocamilosilva7674
    @elessandrocamilosilva7674 Рік тому +3

    Ótimo invenção

  • @brjplummer9415
    @brjplummer9415 Рік тому +3

    It sure sent that pipe a long way ! Did you get it back?

    • @Mika_357
      @Mika_357  Рік тому +3

      After a bit of searching in the long grass I eventually found it, yess!

  • @altonlynch5464
    @altonlynch5464 Рік тому +2

    Pumping it up with a bicycle pump was hilarious. At Harbor Freight you can get an electric tire pump for 10 dollars. will a golf ball fit in it?

    • @Mika_357
      @Mika_357  Рік тому +2

      I usually pump it up with my shop compressor which goes to about 9 bars. I only use the bicycle pump for pressurizing it to 13 bars afterwards, but even that sure is a good workout ;D. Whether a golfball will fit depends on the barrel you're using. But with the pipe I used it actually fits!

  • @agustinhoena8045
    @agustinhoena8045 Рік тому +1

    Yeah good

  • @NBC_NCO
    @NBC_NCO 7 місяців тому

    I like that idea for a portable tire inflater.
    Fill it up . Throw it in the trunk.

  • @danielgreen3715
    @danielgreen3715 6 місяців тому +3

    Get it to fire 10 mm Steel Bearings rather than Potato Wedges then you will be talking 👍

  • @vinceywinceyspider
    @vinceywinceyspider 7 місяців тому

    What about using a co2 extinguisher that's full.

  • @alotl1kevegas860
    @alotl1kevegas860 Рік тому +1

    How many psi did you pump it up to?

    • @Mika_357
      @Mika_357  Рік тому +3

      I did 13 Bars wich is around 190psi, this was the maximum I was comfortable with

    • @alotl1kevegas860
      @alotl1kevegas860 Рік тому +1

      @@Mika_357 Thanks for the quick reply. I'm building one of these out of a small oxygen tank from a cutting torch. It should handle 200psi with no problem, if yours held 190. Thanks again!

    • @Mika_357
      @Mika_357  Рік тому +1

      My pleasure! In my case I was concerned about the car tire valve, it was only Rates for 10 bar max.(145psi)

  • @brutusjb3814
    @brutusjb3814 8 місяців тому

    You'd be able to shoot the rod extremely far is the barrel of the air cannon was only a little bigger then it

  • @olsddoggy3651
    @olsddoggy3651 Рік тому +2

    imagine getting shot by a 1kg metal rod going 70 mph

  • @Cingishancik
    @Cingishancik Рік тому +1

    Идея хорошая

  • @albertotulum
    @albertotulum 8 місяців тому

    👍🏽

  • @FockWorldOrder
    @FockWorldOrder 6 місяців тому

    what your neighbors saying?

  • @m.muvaffakismen1746
    @m.muvaffakismen1746 Рік тому +1

    valve is Tir valve??

    • @Mika_357
      @Mika_357  Рік тому +1

      Yup it‘s a Tire valve!

  • @barmeister3242
    @barmeister3242 7 місяців тому +1

    jetzt mit 150 bar und gezogenem lauf

  • @ricardolizarraga7755
    @ricardolizarraga7755 7 місяців тому +1

    Pero si eres un niño, apenas un muchacho

  • @noelgiraldo8726
    @noelgiraldo8726 8 місяців тому +1

    Prática mente no dejo ber ni aprender nada todo lo hizo a la carrera

  • @thiagoledzera
    @thiagoledzera Місяць тому

    Poxa caiu aqui no Paraná 😭

  • @Nitzbenyk
    @Nitzbenyk Рік тому

    Valve is too small.. not dumping your tank fast enuff😢

  • @perfektsusanno9579
    @perfektsusanno9579 Рік тому

    Are you german?

  • @radzifagip
    @radzifagip 7 місяців тому

    A grenade launcher perhaps

  • @thelakeeffect8565
    @thelakeeffect8565 Місяць тому +1

    Get your head outta the fume path! 🚩🚑