How to Build a Water Rocket | This Old House
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- Blast into space using PVC piping in this project that adults and kids can complete together. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Build a Water Rocket:
- 10-foot length of 1/2-inch PVC pipe
- 1/2-inch PVC tee
- two 1/2-inch PVC end caps
- 2-inch-long scrap of 1 1/2-inch PVC pipe
- PVC pipe cleaner
- PVC pipe cement
- replacement valve for a tubeless tire
- plastic cable ties, aka zip ties
- birthday candle
- duct tape
- clamp for 1 1/2-inch hose
- two 2-liter soda bottles
- string (regular twine or cotton string is fine)
Tools for How to Build a Water Rocket:
- hacksaw
- drill/driver fitted with a _-inch bit
- pliers
- scissors
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Woah! That shot a lot higher than I expected.
Definitely rocket science. No pun intended.
That's amazing
Coooooool. And glad you involved the kids!
What size hole did you drill for the schrader valve? The instructions say "a _-inch bit". Thanks
That’s nice
I'm going to make one for Physics class but I'm going to add 3" pressure chamber and I'm going to try to add a female quick release so I don't have to hold the tire filler for several minutes while using a compressor. Also I'm going to add a value past the pressure chamber.
Welp change of plans. 1.5" pipe for chamber with a reducer to .5" threaded. Then a .5" threaded to a .5" slip 90°elbow. Then 4 foot stretch of .5" pipe with this release mechanism.
Nice
Yessa from maine guy
Hi
hahaha!
Kevin: "How much psi are we looking for?"
Teacher: "Not more than 7"
Kevin whispers to kid: "give it 75"
Kid: Nah give 90
I've done this as a kid but where is the house? Does someone live in that bottle? 😂
A little over elaborate, you can do it with less for less.
I've seen some a lot more complicated than this.
You can go a lot higher with some of our designs. But this is a good design to get kids interested in rocketry, and it is inexpensive and simple for people to make. If they get interested they can search for our tutorials and make more advanced versions.
USWaterRockets LOL. You U.S. Water Rockets guys have the world altitude record for water rockets, so you should know what you're talking about. Now go set more records!