Mini Potato/Marble Cannon Project

[Krislachlan]

made a mini Patato Cannon/Marble Cannon.. PLease tell us what you think. this stuff is fairly New to us and how we can improver


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Edited by MrC

[cheeseboy]

nice for a first, I hope you properly joined the pipe though i can't see from this picture

[SP00K]

Pretty cool 8) They look pretty good too.

[psycix]

Nice.
Though you could check out the "C:B" ratio the next time you build a gun.
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How are the barrels connected to the chamber?

[Radiation]

Question is, what do you want to improve?

[psycix]

Probably performance, ofcourse.

[Krislachlan]

Hey so the Barrels are screwed into the chamber.

And were hoping to improve mainly fire rate.. Its really un reliable
We bought a good sparker for 15$ but it still seams to only shoot when it wants too.

[starman]

Hey so the Barrels are screwed into the chamber.
And were hoping to improve mainly fire rate.. Its really un reliable
We bought a good sparker for 15$ but it still seams to only shoot when it wants too.

Fire rate? On a basic spray and pray? Sounds like you're looking for consistant shots.

You're probably using too much fuel, a problem much harder to overcome with a smallish chamber like yours. Mutliple spark gaps and a fan can help with consistancy...assuming you get your fueling down pat.

You can come close to tripling your ammo performance with a (lot) longer barrel...4-5' or so.

[psycix]

Chamber fan and propane metering would do well on firing rate, performance and reliability/consistency.