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[nerfturtle]

I found something really strange, that could easily be put to use in a homemade. What did I find? Tennis Ball Savers. The pressure In an un-opened can of tennis balls is around 15 PSI. This keeps them fresh. When opened, The balls slowly die, so someone came up with this product:
You screw the top on with three tennis balls in the saver, and it brings the internal pressure to around 14 PSI, the same as in a new can of tennis balls, saving them from certain death, or non-bouncyness.

You can see there that the internal pressure can be brought up to 14 PSI. I can see potential in this thing as a homemade. Just slap a valve and a barrel to the front and there you have it, a weapon with a huge air tank that took a couple seconds to fill. Unfortunetly, the only one of these I have belongs to my mom and sister who play tennis. Stupid tennis. Does anybody know where one could find one of these? I can see some cool things coming out of these if found.

[Substance Abuse]

So your saying to run around with that lugboat in your hands... Good plan. [/sarcasm]

[nerfturtle]

Woah, the pictures make it look big. It's no bigger than a normal tennis ball container, Almost water bottle size.

[badger]

14 PSI isn't much pressure at all. I believe the tank that CS uses holds about 40 PSI. 14 PSI won't propel much of anything. When your sister opens a can of tennis balls next tine, put your face to the can as the air escapes, just as the seal is being broken. Compare that to the pressure of the average Nerf blaster being dry-fired at your face. Even with the air restrictors installed, it is still more pressure than 14 PSI.

[Axelion burnout]

Hmm... I really can't see this being put to any use, 14 PSI really isn't that much. The other thing is, the way it builds pressure is by pushing the white part into the yellow part and twisting shut, the only way to relieve that pressure is by installing some sort of quick release valve, which doesn't seem very practical. But if you want to pick another one up I'm sure they would have them at almost any tennis specialty shop. And I just searched amazon, Voila!

http://www.amazon.co...82840934&sr=8-1

But if you want to go ahead and give it a try, tell us how it goes. Good luck.

Edited by Axelion_burnout, 26 June 2007 - 02:14 AM.

[Carbon]

Air tanks usually have considerably more pressure, but the pressure needed to fire a dart (to decent range) is low...about 10-15 psi. Air tanks usually have more in order to get more than one shot per fill.

[nerfer34]

Thanks for posting this. Me and my friends play stickball at a little league field almost everyday during the summer. I never realized that tennis balls die out without the PSI. I'd actually be interested in buiying one of these.

Why don't you ask your sister where she got it?

If you find out where these are sold, let me know.

[badger]

Thanks for posting this. Me and my friends play stickball at a little league field almost everyday during the summer. I never realized that tennis balls die out without the PSI. I'd actually be interested in buiying one of these.

Why don't you ask your sister where she got it?

If you find out where these are sold, let me know.

Hmm... I really can't see this being put to any use, 14 PSI really isn't that much. The other thing is, the way it builds pressure is by pushing the white part into the yellow part and twisting shut, the only way to relieve that pressure is by installing some sort of quick release valve, which doesn't seem very practical. But if you want to pick another one up I'm sure they would have them at almost any tennis specialty shop. And I just searched amazon, Voila!

http://www.amazon.co...82840934&sr=8-1

But if you want to go ahead and give it a try, tell us how it goes. Good luck.

Axelion posted where to get them.

[Quilan Fett]

It looks like it works like a simple pump. You may as well just hook up a ball valve to a bike pump.

[Carbon]

It looks like it works like a simple pump. You may as well just hook up a ball valve to a bike pump.

A bike pump doesn't maintain pressure.

[nerfer34]

Oh wow, how did I miss that. Wow thy're only $7! I'll just grab a few Ms's too on amazon.

Nice find.

[bored kid93]

It may not work, but I'd try it. You never know unless you try. Right?

[CaptainSlug]

Minimum firing pressure on a single titan = 15psi (will shoot around 60 feet with an 8-inch barrel)
Overpressure limit on Titan pump = 35psi (will shoot around 110 feet with an 8-inch barrel)
Minimum firing pressure of a magstrike = 25psi
Minimum firing pressure of an RF20 = 20psi
Pressure level I usually fill my 141ci tank to = 75psi

The volume on that container however is more than twice the size of the blast chamber of a Titan so that will make a considerable difference. But I don't see the point of using one of these since you can do the same with just pipe. All it provides is a tank with a check valve and it's only going to give you one shot from a single-fire gun.

Edited by CaptainSlug, 27 June 2007 - 07:41 PM.