[dorkbotnyc-blabber] how to make a water pistol?

[Roy Pardi]

wow - that's like nozzle heaven!

I'd been to McMaster before but for bearings and mechanical parts- didn't
occurs to me to look there (I have trouble keeping track of all the various
suppliers- get lost in the bookmarks, etc.)


thanks!

--Roy


At 5:14 PM -0400 3/28/09, Zach 'Hoeken' Smith wrote:
>oh man!
>
>you are about to find out the joy that is McMaster.com.  i'm a bit
>jealous, as I remember what it was like my first time.
>
>the only crappy thing is that they don't support deep-linking.
>
>anyway, go to mcmaster.com and search for 'nozzle' or the page number
>'2045'.  They have all sorts of nozzles that will screw into whatever
>pipe assembly you come up with.  you can also get something like a
>bike stem to supply air pressure.  they also sell solenoid valves.
>they have everything.  its one of my favorite supply websites.
>
>oh, and the icing on the cupcake:  they're located in jersey.  you
>usually get the package within a day.
>
>~Zach
>
>On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Roy Pardi <lists at roypardi.com> wrote:
>> Hi -
>>
>> I've come up dry in my circle of tech friends so I'm branching out...
>>
>> I'm building a computer controlled drawing machine. I need for it to be
>> able to spray ink (watery, etc.) some distance - as would a water pistol or
>> one of those spray bottles that can be adjusted from a mist to a steady
>> stream. I need a steady stream - the finer, the better.
>>
>> An air brush isn't going to do it and I have been haunting hardware type
>> stores looking for nozzles I might be able to use or some kind of tech that
>> can be adapted.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas? I want to be able to shoot short bursts - likely
>> using a simple solenoid valve - and I have a compressor - but I am stuck on
>> where to find parts for the actual spray apparatus.
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>> --Roy
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