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I've been wanting to get in some spud shooting action this fall before the weather got cold. I know it's been a while since I filmed anything for...

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OK. Everyone always seems to know more than me in almost every topic on this site. But this is my domain! High voltage electricity is what i know...

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by sebastian » Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:00 pm

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I am making my first combustion cannon and I was looking for some pointers.

for example what is the purpose of a fan in the combustion chamber how...

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The purpose of the fan is to vigorously mix the fuel air mixture before and during the shot and to assist ventilating spent gases after the shot. It...

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Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:31 pm
Overfuelling issues even bother terrorists...

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by Hotwired » Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:01 pm
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Back in 2007 two car bombs failed to explode outside a London nightclub. The bombs consisted of petrol and gas cannisters inside the vehicle.

On one...

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you know what I meant and I know what you meant...

besides would you call them 'inteligent' and 'succesful' terrorists if they had managed to cause...
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Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:41 am
Spark rail issue

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by alkapwn1 » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:08 pm

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Ok, I've built a spark rail for my first combustion cannon but it seems when i try to test the whole rail together it doesn't work.
I have 3 spark...

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hopefully, you'll use propane as a fuel, hair spray and deoderants have water in them and would foul those tiny gaps over time. maybe later you could...

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Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:18 pm
My very first combustion

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by auxiliary » Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:11 pm

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I built this cannon a couple of months ago because I had some spare cash and nothing to do with it, so I decided to build my first combustion....

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Looks very good! Although I have one suggestion:

3 SCH-40 (ABS, PVC, whathaveyou) make a great holder for propane tanks. If you were to integrate...

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Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:58 am
Car ignition coil

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by Schuyler » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:04 pm
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Does anyone have any experience with using this to ignite your cannon? Are there any risks in using it in this fashion?

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TurboSuper has the idea.

You could also conceivably run it off a small gag lighter, which runs off a AAA battery, but don't take my word for it.
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Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:41 am
propane question

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by nibbler125 » Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:23 am

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for my next gun I am thinking of using a propane injection system and I was wondering how much psi a small camping propane tank has in it ?

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well, you can go through a long series of calculations to figure out the vapor pressure of propane at whatever temperature you have, or look at a...

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Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:14 am
First big cheap combustion gun build

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by 88pathoffroad » Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:40 pm

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I previously built a gun with a 3 x10 chamber and a 38 1.5 barrel; it shoots spuds pretty well, so I decided to go one step bigger. Couldn't resist....

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Actually, I believe SpudMonster's cannon (identical name) shot around 1,000-1,100 feet with a 2 potato slug (it was even made of ABS as well).

It's...

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Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:22 am
Fan complications, propane effecting fan motor?

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by SoulWraith753 » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:04 pm

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I just made yet another combustion launcher and installed a non-spark 12 volt computer fan into my combustion launcher (at the very back of the...

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The fans working again, no wires were exposed and everything was connected…. Kinda weird. There’s no way I could have switched the wires on accident,...

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Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:57 pm
smoke launcher

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by devilman » Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:02 am

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I was just just thinking what should i do with my spare time, as i dont have the money to build my pneumatic launcher yet. So i was thinking about...

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:shock: wow. i need to read the rules about 5 more times. :shock:

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Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:53 pm
begginer

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by icys revenge » Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:21 am

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hey im nw to the spud cannon thingy..

i was wondering what a good starter cannon to make would be?

thanks

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....:D sorry :D....

i used it to * MAKE COOKIES * on my neighbor's roof from my bedroom window.

that's much better :D

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Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:58 pm
my first spud gun

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by mrbadexample » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:52 pm

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my first spud gun, multiple interchangable barrels.

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i like that u use more than one barrel. have u looked into a quick connect system for them. that would make it much more awesome.

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Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:56 pm
'Salting Out' Isopropyl Alcohol?

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by mark.f » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:05 pm

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It's interesting, I was just reading around on isopropanol and came across a little ditto on Wikipedia.

Basically, it says you can add a salt to an...

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nivekatoz, I have made 6 propane/MAPP/butane/Starting Fluid combustion cannons. :wink:

EDIT - 7 if you count the one I made out of a JIF peanut...

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Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:32 pm
My new propane gun with vid

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by uncomplientspud » Sat May 31, 2008 8:28 pm

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Propane meter, 14.5 inch chamber with 4 inch diameter. Barrel is 6 feet of 1.5 inch. All ABS

Let me know what you think

Update. I made a holder...

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i like the last case box 8) , i've been thinking of a military surplus flak jacket (bullet proof IIIA jackets are $300), both still leave your arms...

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Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:43 pm
(NEW VIDEO!!!!) my potato cannon

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by stevenarroyo » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:03 pm
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this is some pictures of my potato cannon that i have made sometime ago.

tell me what u think of it!!!

after painting

am going to...

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thanks pilgrimman

i saw the deo holder somewhere in this site and and tried to make 1 and it came out really good.
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:04 pm
first Ghetto cannon.... RIP.

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by stevenarroyo » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:47 pm
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like the title says this is my ghetto cannon.

the combustion chamber is 6 x 7 long.
the barrel is 2 paper towel rolls glued together.

and here...

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sorry yes i meant that it's my first ghetto cannon
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:16 am
Screws for Additonal Support

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by alkapwn1 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:07 pm

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Now I've seen some combustion cannons that, Including the basic PVC primer/cement, use small 2 cm (about an inch) wood screws every couple of cm...

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The screws really won't do anything. Like others have said;

1. The glued joint is more than strong enough for a combustion and screws will not...

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Last post by jimmy101
Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:47 am
my 1st cannon

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by elad311 » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:25 am

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This is my first cannon, I haven't launched anything yet, because I wanna ask here if it will explode!
It made of:
*All the parts are screwing...

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It is made of Poly pipe, so it should be fine not to fail.

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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:22 am
combustion marble gun

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by dopeassmonkey » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:54 pm
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hey this is my first post on this here website and i thort id just put up a couple of pics and see what yous think about it
its got dual ignition and...

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says sig 552 on the gun but its just a random plastic toy one so who knows
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:03 am
Who's the strongest?

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by elad311 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:56 am

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I was just wondering...
What kind of spud gun is stronger:

The first one in this video:

OR the one in this video:

Because, the most of the...

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as others have said, bigger chamber and barrel makes bigger power with combustions. If you truly want more power, research pneumatic cannons.

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Last post by jook13
Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:22 pm
My 3rd spud gun plans

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by elad311 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:04 pm

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Those are my plans for my 3rd spud gun:

Do you think it will be powerful? :D

O, and, spud gun can be made out of soft PVC pipes without...

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No it is not going to be powerful, and you should make it out of hard PVC. *sarcasm*

No but really...

Do you realize just how vaguely you used the...

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Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:53 pm
Noob help

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by alkapwn1 » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:39 pm

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Well I am new to spudguns and such and have decided to build my first.

I have perused the cannons sections and am collecting ideas

I plan to build...

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How do you get a pic on? Its saved on my comp do I have to put it on the net?

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Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:57 am
Building a big cannon. I need advice so I can do it right

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by AgiTator » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:36 pm

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At the moment, I'm a happy spudder. I have a cannon with a 2 x 6' barrel and a 4 x 16 chamber. It's a spray and pray with a single gap ignition. I've...

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Do you guys know if the two 90 degree fittings used to turn the corner for the barrel will restrict the expanding gases in any significant way?...

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Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:30 am
Travel of energy through gun

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by alkapwn1 » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:43 pm

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I was wondering if, for asthetic reasons, instead of doing a simple 2 90 degree coupler over under, I routed the expanding gasses through a longer...

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Thanks, and I'm just going to go with the simple 2 90 degree turns. I have an idea for my breech loading mechanism. I'll make a pic of it and post...

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Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:45 pm
Propane Expansion

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by kenbo0422 » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:11 pm

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OK, this isn't the liquid to gas expansion question, its the 4% mixture question: How much does the burning mixture expand?? I've looked everywhere...

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HGDT is a simulator for combustion and hybrid guns, made by a member of the forum. We worship it like an idol and it gives approximations of the...

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Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:57 pm
Methane "factory" design

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by Demon » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:26 am
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Seem if i cant use combustion spudguns(my parents wont let me)
i thinked of a way to make your own propellant:

1.You put any sort of biodegradable...

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I used to work in wastewater treatment many years ago. Its an anaerobic digester. Keep it wet, warm (about 98F), and mix daily (shake), and it'll...
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Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:01 pm

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