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

[Roy Pardi]

good stuff - thanks! Quite a few places I hadn't heard of before.


--Roy

At 6:11 PM -0400 3/28/09, William Ward wrote:
>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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