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[crashdaddio]

Thanks for the props this cannon was just finished just before my neck surgery. The only thing that has been down the barrel so far has been a couple of wire nuts. I will post the pics asap It put a wire nut through 3/4" ply @ 300psi most of the way through a 3/4" laminate counter top.

[BC Pneumatics]

Very nice cannon, it looks top notch, and I am sure it preforms just as well.
It reminds me of something you would see as a prop in a movie scene panning over various inventions of a frenzied late 19th century tinkerer.
It is always great to see such nice creations from a new member. I hope you stick around!

[paaiyan]

It is always great to see such nice creations from a new member. I hope you stick around!

Indeed, do stick around. We enjoy having members with contributions such as yours.

[crashdaddio]

I was kinda going for "Terminator" meets "20,000 leagues under the sea"

[paaiyan]

Well I think you got a lot more Verne than Arnie.

[STHORNE]

lol, its a kick-ass gun...lets just leave it at that

(making me jealous )

[paaiyan]

lol, its a kick-*** gun...lets just leave it at that

(making me jealous )

Oh I'm not denying that, it's much better than anything I've built. I've no money to spend on cannons.

[bigbob12345]

wow
thats amazing

[STHORNE]

If you don't mind crashdaddio...could you possibly post more pics?
like of the view from back and front, and one of you holding the gun (size comparison).

Also, thats a sick pressure gauge (from what I can see). Is it brass or did you paint it?

[paaiyan]

Looks to me like it hasn't been painted or anything.

[STHORNE]

Looks to me like it hasn't been painted or anything.

Yeah, i know...thats what i thought too but questioned it because I have never seen a pressure gauge that small with a brass casing...

usually the industrial ones for the high pressure (1-8k psi) hydraulic systems are usually seen with brass casings but this just strikes me as very odd/rare! Awesome find (if it is brass).

[crashdaddio]

Heres more pics. The pressure gauge is brass it came from a different extinguisher it is sprung from overpressure, new gauge on the way not brass though.

[STHORNE]

awesome!

thanks for the pics and gauge info

again, very nice job!!!

[crashdaddio]

Thanks to everyone for the kind words. Boredom and hint of insanity can create some cool stuff.

[STHORNE]

Thanks to everyone for the kind words. Boredom and hint of insanity can create some cool stuff.

So your saying if I become mentally unstable and really bored, I can make better cannons?

lol...well, if you have enough time, devotion and determination to get the job done, anything is possible in the world of spuds!