Charging the cannon is done via a Schrader valve, as you might find on a bike’s inner tube, and firing is achieved via a ball valve. Of course, if you build such an air cannon yourself, just be ...

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After receiving mass requests to create an airsoft sniper rifle over the last few months I put together this simple design. Be sure to leave me a comment, rate, and subscribe. Let me know if there ...

The Schrader valve is the one you're probably more familiar with (Image credit: Stock photo) Schrader valve. The Schrader valve is a pneumatic (containing pressurised air or gas) tyre valve found ...

I found this Specialized AirTool Pro floor air pump in a local bicycle shop some time ago. One push on the handle and I knew this thing was built like a tank. It’s completely unlike any other floor ...

The air is stored in that twelve-inch PVC reservoir. On the rear cap there’s a Schrader valve for pressurizing the tank with a compressor or even a bike pump.

The same principle is in play here, but in reverse. As you pump gasoline into your vehicle, the existing air in the tank must exit the system as it is displaced by the fuel.