> -----Original Message----- > From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net] > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 11:39 PM > To: emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] probably an un-answerable question > > On Wednesday 20 March 2019 21:16:57 andy pugh wrote: > > > On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 01:04, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> > wrote: > > > The little 8 oz plastic coke bottle can handle how many psi? > > > > Many. > > > > 30 psi is less pressure than they hold when full of Coke (according to > > the internet) > > > > More info here; > > https://www.instructables.com/topics/how-much-psi-does-a-coke-bottle2l > >-hold/ > > Like you, I have been googling. They'll goto 100 psi if you don't mind > the bottoms turning into hemispheres as they pop out, but apparently do > so with no ill effects on the bursting pressure. Since I'll have sense > enough to stay below 50 psig, I think I'll be fine. I just have to > cobble up a wire carrier (roll of chiken wire) to set it in, drill 1/8" > holes in the cap for a pair of brass tubes, and liberally GO-2 them into > the lid. Drill a 1/8" hole for another brass tube in the valve block to > pick up the air when its on, and see what if anything can be done to > make the fluid valve actually work. If I can stay below 5 to 10 psig, > little or no fog, and make an 8 oz coke bottle of fluid last a few hours > while little or no air blows out thru the swivel joints to overwork the > air compressor, I should be able to grin from time to time. > > Thanks Andy. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett
Be sure to watch the Oxtool (Tom Lipton) video. He has a rather cute seal that puts an O-ring around a plug on the *inside* of the neck of the bottle. Sorry but I don't have the URL for the video. _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
