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by AnCap
Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:22 pm
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: My first spud gun! Need input please
Replies: 10
Views: 4294

Re: My first spud gun! Need input please

Thanks for all the help! I'm going to a local computer repair shop today to pick up a used 80mm fan. Then swing by radio shack and get the stuff I need to power it. I'm also going to pick up the stuff I need to build a driver circuit for a flyback transformer. Then hopefully I can find a flyback tra...
by AnCap
Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:16 pm
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: My first spud gun! Need input please
Replies: 10
Views: 4294

Re: My first spud gun! Need input please

(...btw, I don't mean to shoe you away from asking questions, it is just a good resource, it is obvious your capable of research.) I appreciate the links. The hardest part of researching this kind of stuff is sorting through garbage to find something useful. Links provided by seasoned vets makes th...
by AnCap
Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:26 am
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: My first spud gun! Need input please
Replies: 10
Views: 4294

Re: My first spud gun! Need input please

Thanks for the quick reply! [useless]As a side note, I always wondered how hard you had to tighten threaded connections to create a air tight seal. I used to crank on them in a vise, but after a quick test just past hand tight is good enough.[/useless] Not useless at all, good to know. I'll obviousl...
by AnCap
Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:22 am
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: My first spud gun! Need input please
Replies: 10
Views: 4294

My first spud gun! Need input please

Thanks a lot to this website, and a few other sources, I've been motivated to make my first ever spud gun. I decided on a propane injected over/under. I did a lot of research, and put a lot of thought into the design. I just finished mocking up the main portions today. I decided before I start gluei...