UK Pipe Advice.

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Radam87
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UK Pipe Advice.

Post by Radam87 »

Hi

I was hoping to create a water rocket but we use metric and wondered if this piping would be appropriate in terms of diameter and pressure?
https://www.plasticpipeshop.co.uk/12-Gr ... _5336.html

I'm looking to start with a very simple launcher and tigger. If anyone could point me in the direction of the simplest that would be great.

Thanks in advance
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Re: UK Pipe Advice.

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The outside diameter of that pipe looks like it would work for a launcher, but the wall thickness seems to be thinner than the size of US PVC pipe, so you might have trouble figuring out a way to make an o-ring seal for this pipe. It could probably be used for a launch tube in any case.
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