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HOW TO - build a water mortar

Carl wrote an instructable explaining how to build a water mortar (previously seen in our Flickr pool) -

This water mortar is made from PVC using a variation on the "drill press lathe" technique from the book "Eccentric Cubicle." The finished product launches over a quart of water per shot!

Thanks, Carl! - Link

Related:

Water Mortar - Link

From the Maker store:

Eccentric Cubicle - Link

From the pages of MAKE:

Make 1020

Head-Mounted Water Cannon. Use steel fire-extinguisher power to pummel plastic squirt toys. MAKE 07 - page 112. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 07 @ the Maker store.

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Posted by: samuel gamlin on February 26, 2008 at 2:13 PM

a nozzle would improve the range aswell i wonder what range you cold get i sense a international contest

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