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Hi Matt,
Regarding the spider rifle, I don't know enough about the physics, but how "compressed" does the air have to be, to be effective? Is there anyway you know of to hand-pump some canister to recharge it? It would be nice to have a spider rifle that doesn't require a $5 expenditure on compressed air every time you run out.
Jay
Posted by jatrim1 on November 08, 2007 at 22:55:17 Pacific Time
- Works... sort of
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I just built one of these with my son. It was a lot of fun but it is only mildly effective. I was able to suck up a tiny ant, but it lacks enough suction for the real nasties that we are after.
Anyone have suggestions for turbo-charging this thing?
Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87202406@N00/sets/72157594183793992/
Posted by noise on July 01, 2006 at 13:54:02 Pacific Time
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