>BTW, model airplane builders sometimes use plastic soda bottles for >pressure accumulators to operate retractable gear. They burst about >150 psi. Of course they will not take the heat of steam. There has >to be something in the trash pile that will.... Maybe an empty butane >container? Don't forget a safety pop-off! I have this vision in the back of my mind of a kamikaze plane hitting something and exploding on impact from the air pressure in the accumulator ... ;) -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist