my pill bottle combustion

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pyrogeek
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Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:10 pm

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The barrel is 1/4OD copper, and I usually shoot BBs out of it. To keep the BBs from rolling down, I glued a single strand of wire over the end. The ignition is a peizo grill ignitor since I had a few lying around. That provides dual sparks using 4 little screw in eyelets. The fuel is butane, since it is the best fuel in my opinion.
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Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:47 am

Nice pill gun makes sure that the barrel is secure. I had a bad experence when my pill gun launched its own barrel.
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King_TaTer
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Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:55 am

all though i admire your creativity to make a dual spark , it really isnt nescisary(excuse my spelling) for such a small chamber. oh and are you going to make it look a little nicer because it looks sloppy (no offense). good job anyway what do you shoot the bb's at? your cat lol just kiddin, but really
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Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:26 pm

The duct tape is to hold the electrodes the right distance apart (not sure if I mentioned that). I plan to hot glue them or something, I'm just lazy.
The barrel is attatched pretty well. It's got a good amount of glue on both sides.
I usually shoot the mini at my jacket I have hanging up, it's right across my room from my computer desk, which is where I usually am. The jacket doesn't fit, I just have it up to use as a target.
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