Water Rocket Forum

Ok first off, I drew my inspiration from both US Water Rockets and Air Command's website tutorials and I've combined them with a smattering of my own desire to avoid difficult steps in construction. Thanks for putting those tutorials out there guys!

This process will create a stepped launch tube with an O-Ring seal.

The parts are the same:
1/2" CPVC pipe
1/2" PVC pipe
1 #94 O-ring
PVC/CPVC cement

Tools needed:
Hacksaw

Now 1/2" CPVC ALMOST fits inside 1/2" PVC. Using previous methods, the piece of PVC I had needed to be bored out slighty to get the CPVC to slide in. That was not exactly easy, especially if you don't have exactly the right size drill bit. Then it hit me, after building 6 launch tubes, how to make this easier.

Here's my hacksaw method to get that CPVC easily installed in PVC:

1. Cut a 3/4" ring off the PVC
2. Cut a 2" slit down the middle of one end of the CPVC.
3. Put a small amount of glue on the CPVC towards the end of the slit
4. Push the 3/4" PVC keeper ring on the CPVC until it covers the end of the slit.
5. Push the O-ring on up to the keeper ring
6. Add small amount of cement to the end of the CPVC
7. Push the PVC pipe on to the CPVC until it presses up against the O-ring.
8. Cut the CPVC and PVC to desired length and install in your launcher.

Thanks,

Bugwubber

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That's odd.

The Inside Diameter of your 1/2" PVC pipe must be slightly different than ours because we can slide the CPVC inside without boring anything out. Sometimes it is snug, but it does slide over. If you put PVC cement on both surfaces, the glue gets really slippery and they slide easily.

Must be different brands of pipe or something.

U.S. Water Rockets1 wrote:That's odd.

The Inside Diameter of your 1/2" PVC pipe must be slightly different than ours because we can slide the CPVC inside without boring anything out. Sometimes it is snug, but it does slide over. If you put PVC cement on both surfaces, the glue gets really slippery and they slide easily.

Must be different brands of pipe or something.

I am sooo jealous of your PVC supply :-)

My PVC inside diameter: 19/32
My CPVC outside diameter: 20/32 (5/8)

What is the equivalent AS568A Dash Number for a #94 O-ring. I can't find #94 anywhere

peeg2819 wrote:What is the equivalent AS568A Dash Number for a #94 O-ring. I can't find #94 anywhere

-208

Oh and make sure you get the #70 hardness. The #90 will be too hard to get the rocket on.