Sciencing The Shit Outa This
Added 2018-12-08 23:58:56 +0000 UTCWhen you have fill gaps to kill drafts in places you can't possibly reach, then it's time to make a tool. Behold! The 8 Foot Foamer Gun! It sits on the shoulder for two- handed overhead operation. Basically a reinforced aluminum frame for a length of 1/4" PVC pipe as a conduit for expanding foam. Precisely aims expanding foam into areas far out of reach. I should have thought up this one years ago.
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so 2 Pi x 1/8" (ID) x 96" (8ft) equals (approximately) 75.1 cubic inches - which is what you would have to use to get to the tip of this behemoth - I'm sure the can has enough - then again depends on how much you need to do - the unexpanded liquid is considerably less volume - so - let me know what happens!
2018-12-10 16:02:56 +0000 UTC"Give me a lever - and a place to stand - and I shall move the Earth"
2018-12-10 15:53:08 +0000 UTCgenius!
Paul John Showalter
2018-12-10 07:54:19 +0000 UTC"Ya gotta do whatcha gotta do!"
Bruce Havourd
2018-12-09 16:48:37 +0000 UTCAh.... memories of foam.
Fran Blanche
2018-12-09 15:45:29 +0000 UTCOnce and done.
Fran Blanche
2018-12-09 15:44:39 +0000 UTCReally the top part of a fresh can and fortunately I don't have too many runs to do with this.
Fran Blanche
2018-12-09 15:44:02 +0000 UTCDamn. And here I was all set to 3D print one.
Fran Blanche
2018-12-09 15:42:27 +0000 UTCI have a new solution to your problem. Buy a cheap block of land and build an entire new home out of 1000 cans of expanding foam.
EEVblog
2018-12-09 12:49:42 +0000 UTCAluminium angle always comes to the rescue for those out of reach places ! If you had an airline in the lab you could make that tube more than single-use :o)
2018-12-09 09:44:48 +0000 UTChaha awesome :D
2018-12-09 06:45:42 +0000 UTCIt should not clog if you close the end of the pipe.
2018-12-09 06:33:13 +0000 UTCCan this be used to strategically place whipped cream in an intimate social situation? Asking for a friend.
lohphat
2018-12-09 05:57:45 +0000 UTCMakes sense that it would work, as long as the propellant pressure is adequate to overcome the friction in the long pipe.
Gee Bee
2018-12-09 04:47:15 +0000 UTCNecessity is one heck of a mother.
BobC
2018-12-09 03:10:32 +0000 UTCHow long can you let it sit before it clogs hard, which I assume it does. Seems like it would have to. I haven't had holes to plug like you, and I have some pretty high ceilings.
2018-12-09 03:09:34 +0000 UTCHows it working? I did the same thing but with smaller tubing and it was real slow to push the foam through.
Jeff Larson
2018-12-09 02:46:21 +0000 UTCThat will do it
2018-12-09 02:14:32 +0000 UTCOutstanding! 😊
Nicholas Wilson
2018-12-09 00:34:12 +0000 UTCHmm, is the 1/4" tube one-time use only, or have you come up with a way to unclog it? Anyway, this little post has inspired me to look into making a similar-but-totally-different-in-purpose thingy which will save me a lot of labor if it works out.
Karl Bunker
2018-12-09 00:07:49 +0000 UTCMy father and I made a similar contraption a few years back to patch a hole in the top of our quanset. It was a few feet longer, but the idea and use was basically the same, I hadn't thought of that in a while, brings back good memories.
2018-12-09 00:05:03 +0000 UTC[Darth Vader voice] Impressive!
Zygmunt Dean
2018-12-09 00:04:46 +0000 UTC
