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by PCGUY » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:54 pm
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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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thank you for creating this website is there anything i can do to help
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Sparker Reference Guide

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by rcman50166 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:19 pm
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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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great job how can i help the fourms
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quick fan question

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by covey12 » Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:21 pm

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i have a lot of experience with mini combustions and large pneumatics, but have decided to make a large combustion, and regarding the chamber fan i...

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Good answers guys very informative! Thanks

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Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:11 pm
Help

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by wyz2285 » Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:51 am

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Some one plz help me,I'm really new at combustion cannons.
And i'm trying to make a mini one first,i used a chamber fan,a spark ignitor, using a mix...

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thanks,this helps a lot :D

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Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:37 pm
Gorilla glue?

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by covey12 » Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:48 pm

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I'm out of PVC cement but have a lot of gorilla glue, will this work to build a small basic spray and pray? Or is that a bad idea

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Its a bad idea, Gorilla Glue is great for bonding some things but PVC is not one. Just spend the 5 dollars to buy the PVC Cement.

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Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:53 pm
mini combustion rifle

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by ilovefire » Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:49 am
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hey everyone this is my latest mini combustion cannon, its not completely finished yet but it is fully functional.

barrel: 15mm x 440mm aluminum...

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thx,i will start now :)
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Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:37 am
Gun made of Plasson pipe and fittings vs MAPP gas?

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by ozoncqp » Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:10 pm

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Ok hey again, it's been a while.

Right so I upgraded my guns a bit and made a new light weight version with the stuff thats avail in denmark.

at...

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Cheers man, yeah I run with mixture on the propane/butane right now. And all I could read from the bottle is the burn temp, goes from 1800 to 2400...

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Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:29 pm
What is this newbie doing wrong?

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by Jim Beam » Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:13 pm

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Hi all:

Sorry if this question has been posted before. I used the search function but didn't see what I needed.

I've been having great fun for the...

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i think you just but too much propane in there, try with little less :wink:

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Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:20 am
my very first attempt. all she needs is a name

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by eclecticboo » Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:59 pm

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any ideas for a name?

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You don't need a compressor, you can use a bike pump. However, a compressor does help a lot! If you live in the US, you can get a $40 air compressor...

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Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:21 pm
16.4 Ounce Containers for a Combustion Cannon

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by lbfergus » Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:53 pm
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Hey everyone. I am getting ready to make my first combustion cannon (have made a bunch of pneumatics), and I want to go the metered propane route. I...

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Thanks for all of the help everyone!

My last (hopefully) question for this build, can I build a stand for this thing out of PVC? Or is the recoil...
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Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:43 pm
UK: Fuel meter supplies

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by Biopyro » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:00 am

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So I've got some free time for once this summer, and I've decided to build another cannon. Nice, reliable advanced combustion. I've secured an offcut...

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Didn't want to budge, even with heat applied.

Luckily, I have found a gas bottle adapter in the UK
From either here or here

This means I just need...

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Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:11 pm
Mr. Morph - Advanced Combustion

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by starman » Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:20 pm

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Mr. Morph - Advanced Combustion

This combustion unit uses some of the core Sureshot Inc. parts that is used in the BL-417 spudguns....

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Yes this is UltimateSpudgun hardware contrived into my own configuration. And yes, PVC from the plumbing store.

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Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:29 am
First gun

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by toon » Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:03 am

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Yesterday I made my first spud gun and today i tested it and it wouldn't shoot.
I used axe as fuel.
Can the problem be that i put an open flame in...

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good thing to got it working, but the y is very bad combustion chamber, next time try with normal T , it would work better
But in a spray-n-pray...

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Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:46 pm
Ideas for things to shoot

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by Wayfast73 » Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:01 am

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I built a combustion with a 2.5 x36 barrel and a 3 x25 chamber. I have been thinking about making a propane meter, but before I do I need ideas for...

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There is an entire section of the forum dedicated to ammunition ideas, have a browse through it ;)

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Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:04 am
Latest Apple Cannon

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by NewMexicoJoe » Wed May 19, 2010 10:01 pm

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For the past 4-5 years, I've built some sort of potato/tennis ball/etc. launcher just as a goof. This year I decided to convert it to MAPP gas and...

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How did you attach the electronics compartment to the chamber? I like the design, its very clean and stops the gas looking like an unwanted...

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Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:42 pm
latest discovery

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by metalmeltr » Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:12 am

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Last night while messing around in the garage i discovered that a standard BBQ piezoelectric ignitor will fit perfectly in 3/4 pvc. Today i will fill...

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to late already glued it on

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Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:53 pm
ignition for my combustion

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by spikerbond » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:41 pm
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i am planing on making my first combustion so i was looking at the sticky in the forum about ignition sources and when i scrolled down to the neon...

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Replace the stock capacitor on the flash board with one around 1-5 uF for much faster recycling, little to no loss of power, increased battery life,...
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Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:28 pm
Marble gun

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by Stolly32123 » Sun Jul 04, 2010 8:04 am

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VERY simple cannon made form pvc. Its my first gun apart from a simple spud cannon that i got a tutorial for. this one is my own design. Its just a...

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pretty clean gun, love the paintjos, but you need to change that ball-valve!

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Last post by jakethebeast
Mon Jul 05, 2010 3:45 am
New Spark

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by bighead33 » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:01 pm

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a couple of days ago there was this thing on the yahoo! homepage about toy story 3 and there was this robot (sparks) that reminded me about a toy...

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Yeah, it's just a flint sparker with a motor... People have used flint sparkers on cannons, but only the kind you spin with your fingers. IIRC, SF...

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Last post by deathbyDWV
Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:50 pm
Fixing my first spud gun

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by Wayfast73 » Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:16 pm
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Hey guys I'm new here. I made my first spud gun yesturday. It has a 3 x24 chamber and a 2 x36 barrel. Both have 226 cubic inches of volume if my math...

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another problem you may be having is the huge length of your chamber

Spudtyrrant brings up a good point. With a 24 long chamber and a single...
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Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:04 pm
construction questions

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by Grignacke » Sun Jun 20, 2010 3:35 pm

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Hello, I'm very new to spud cannons and their paraphernalia.
I was given a very simple schematic of a starting spud gun, with a 4 by 36 chamber and...

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Back to the original post, I'll answer your questions since the wiki isn't always clear to the beginner.

Good thought on the C:B ratio, but that is...

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Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:42 am
The Magnum

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by cardman625 » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:42 am
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My new combustion gun uses a candle lighter for ignition and has a 2 by 6.5 chamber and a 3/4 by 10 barrel. I managed to rout out a slot in the...

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me likey, what distance are you getting?, what's the muzzle energy? p.s. IT'S BEAUTIFUL :D
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Sun Jun 20, 2010 10:23 am
Mixing Valve?

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by PVC Arsenal 17 » Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:01 pm

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Does anyone know of a simple, cheap way to achieve an ideal mixture of air & propane so that when connected to a propane bottle alone, I can fill...

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@jimmy
that's exactly what I had in mind

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Last post by POLAND_SPUD
Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:11 pm
cheap fuel injection method for hairspray

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by ukejosh » Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:46 pm

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I am new here, in fact I am only here to share my findings with a simple combustion spud cannon, some random piece from a Oriely auto parts and a few...

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exactly, i suppose this idea is not meant for this website, it is meant for the average teenager that thinks it would be a cool idea to make a potato...

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Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:36 am
Combustion/Hybrid Fuels...

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by saefroch » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:41 pm

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I was musing about my hybrid/combustion plans after reading over the thread about using isopropanol as a fuel, when I began to wonder about other...

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I was hoping to investigate using different fuels to possibly squeeze a bit more yield out of a mix, and for interest in ease of storage and...

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Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:05 pm
Only shoots once!

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by alkapwn1 » Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:37 pm

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Hi, I decided to take it upon myself a year ago to start my first potato cannon. I have now completed it with various add-ons and features including...

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i just made my cannon yesterday too, and if you can see that the spark is going off then your problem is probably the same as mine was, your not...

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Last post by ukejosh
Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:43 pm
Simple ignition question

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by Jelly » Fri May 28, 2010 4:44 pm

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Hey! First post! Anyway, I built a basic combustion cannon and I'm having trouble with the ignition. I'm using a piezo grill sparker, and until...

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I PM'ed PCGUY the info on the post.

Edit, it looks like him and his post is gone.

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Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:08 pm

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