DIY Super Soaker

posted Mar 20th 2010 9:07am by
filed under: toy hacks

With summer just around the corner you should try out a build like this constant pressure water gun that [JLspacemarine] put together. Similar to the commercially available Super Soaker toys, this isn’t just a squirt gun but includes a water reservoir as well as a pressurized air chamber. Pumping up the air chamber allows for a constant stream when the trigger is depressed. [JLspacemarine] used a combination of hardware store items such as PVC, ABS, springs, hose clamps, and valves to bring this all together.

[Thanks Danukeru]



9 Responses to DIY Super Soaker

  • stormdog says:

    Nice. Creative use of off-the-shelf products.

  • jeditalian says:

    i couldnt do all that. mine would be tethered to an air compressor and a water hose. and it would hurt.

  • thenameisbam says:

    this would work well if you were in http://www.streetwars.net/

  • nubie says:

    @jeditalian

    He is planning that next if you read the site.

  • Smithy says:

    By the way way..The reason the super soaker is not that powerful is that it will take your eye out..like literally dude…

  • jeditalian says:

    yeah i know lol

  • mike says:

    I had one of these when I was a kid 50 years ago. It was a good idea then too. Not so much a great novel hack now though, but great ideas need rediscovery every now and then.

  • j9 says:

    Yea, its nice, but it ain’t no flamethrower…

  • grofwomp says:

    That site is pretty great. Check this build out:

    http://www.sscentral.org/homemade/supercannon2.html

    It’s a genuinely scary water gun which, apparently, releases 500oz water per second and shoots 70 feet. The build is very nicely documented too.

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