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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:40 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Your reaction to functional full auto is familiar, kudos for getting it to cycle
Needs some refinement for serious power but that doesn't detract from your achievement, great work!
Gun Freak wrote:And it's pneumatic
When I get my hybrid carts going... you'll see
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:09 pm
by Gun Freak
When I get my hybrid carts going
I'll come back in 50 years
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:35 pm
by codongolev
this is amazing. sad to see you got such a bad rap on hackaday - they seem to think it's really dangerous because of pressure and the general idea that something's bound to go wrong. but i think it's great as long as you built it well, which you definitely seem to have done.
however, there was one comment that caught my eye. someone mentioned that a gun of this firing rate and ammunition (marshallows AAs are not) might catch the eye of the ATF, and I'd have to agree. they may want to have a... *hem hem*... few words with you about the legality of such a device.
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:41 pm
by e_smith2000
codongolev wrote:this is amazing. sad to see you got such a bad rap on hackaday - they seem to think it's really dangerous because of pressure and the general idea that something's bound to go wrong. but i think it's great as long as you built it well, which you definitely seem to have done.
however, there was one comment that caught my eye. someone mentioned that a gun of this firing rate and ammunition (marshallows AAs are not) might catch the eye of the ATF, and I'd have to agree. they may want to have a... *hem hem*... few words with you about the legality of such a device.
I looked in to the legality of spud guns a while back and from what i remember, the process of figuring out if my gun was legal included drawing up detailed schematics of my spud gun and submitting them to the ATF for classification. Once classified i can then look though my local laws regarding weapons falling under the same classification as my gun.
It was all a bunch of work that i really didn't want to go though -.-
Besides a FFL type 7 allows one to manufacture weapons
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:18 pm
by POLAND_SPUD
on hackaday
90% of comments there are on use of PVC...
to be honest I hate PVC pipes they makes everything look so hillbilly
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:32 am
by PVC Arsenal 17
Your laughter after that test fire is truly inspiring. That's the sort of feeling that keeps us all interested in this hobby. Excellent work, keep it up!
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:27 am
by mark.f
That white part is... whatever. It pushes the batteries.
Best quote I've ever heard in a spudding video.
Good job again, especially on sticking with it and getting it to cycle correctly and with ammunition.
Good to see you're looking at cheaper ammunition, too.
Ammo
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:25 am
by Stevenh429
Some cheaper ammo: baby carrots, best ammo
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:33 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:01 pm
by Brian the brain
It's the contagious laughter that gets to you...
beautiful!!!
smith's video might get a lot more attention...it's just great fun to watch!
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:56 pm
by Moggle NZ
this guys my hero
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:18 pm
by dolphman69
How did you make the magazines to hold the AA batteries. I'd like to create a semi-auto version and need to come up with a good magazine design to hold AA batteries. Any suggestions?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:19 pm
by sagthegreat
use balsa wood for the magazine itself, and use wire from a notebook spine to make the square spring
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:54 pm
by dolphman69
thanks man! And good work on the gun...it's an inspiration
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:26 pm
by sagthegreat
its not my gun... im just helping