Take Peek ... or don't

Discussion about Compressors, hose, pipes, fittings, launchers, release mechanisms, and launch tubes.
supernachos
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Take Peek ... or don't

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Stumbled upon these water rockets a few weeks ago so I decided to throw something together. Hope to have the whole thing controlled from my iPhone with Bluetooth later today.

The Mechanism:



Operation:



The Launch:





Cheers, joel-
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Re: Take Peek ... or don't

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Awesome launcher! The release mechanism is sort of what I had in mind for my "dream launcher" but I couldn't see a way to do it without machining my own parts. Is that what you did?

I especially like your ability to fuel the rocket with both water and air pressure after it's mounted on the launcher.
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Re: Take Peek ... or don't

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Great Launcher!.

I am currently building a system similar to this one at the moment

I take it that there is a one way valve on the water input?

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Re: Take Peek ... or don't

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Yes, machined all the parts, there are check valves on both the water and air.