I think these things may be rather safer than it appears. If they were made of steel then, yes, an explosion similar to a fragmentation grenade, but PVC is more likely to split rather than fragment. Hence "safer". But be careful out there guys..... 73. Phil. M0IMA. > On 27 Nov 2014, at 22:56, Chris Pegrum <chris@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I know it's fun and this does look like a great bit of kit plus a bit of > humour or enjoyment to a simple task but... > > It's scares the hell out of me sometimes like today filling a 25 litre vessel > to 3 bar knowing how long the compressor has been running. Thinking what if!!! > > Whatever you do treat it with caution as I've seen so many accidents where > all that stored energy gets realised in a massive explosion its destroyed > buildings let alone lives. > > > Regards > > Chris Pegrum > chris@xxxxxxxxxx > > 73 de M0NAY > > > The views expressed in this email are personal and may not necessarily > reflect those of Chris Pegrum unless explicitly stated otherwise. > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If > you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately. > If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you should not copy it > for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any other person. Senders and > recipients of email should be aware that, under the Data Protection Act 1998 > the contents may have to be disclosed. > This email has been scanned by the AVG Email Security System. For more > information please visit < http://www.avg.com/gb-en/homepagel> > However Chris Pegrum cannot accept liability for viruses that may be in this > email and we recommend that you check all emails with an appropriate virus > scanner. > >> On 27 Nov 2014, at 22:46, Steven Doyle <stevej.doyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I build one of these years ago ! >> >> 73 >> >> Steve >> >> From: Chris Pegrum >> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 10:35 PM >> To: WKARS MEMBERS >> Subject: [wkars-members] Field days humour >> >> I thought you guys might like this. Also the site has many new links like >> Southgate do their news. >> >> But this is too good not to share >> http://qrznow.com/pneumatic-antenna-launching-systems/ >> >> 73 de M0NAY >> Regards from Chris Pegrum >> chris@xxxxxxxxxx