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

[William Ward]

Roy,

NYC Resistor has a wiki page for parts suppliers - looks as if it  
needs some attention today (I don't see McMaster on it yet,) but may  
serve you well navigating the myriad supplier maze.

http://wiki.nycresistor.com/wiki/Mail_Order_Resources_/_Parts

Bill


On Mar 28, 2009, at 6:05 PM, Roy Pardi wrote:

> 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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