Combustion paintball cannon?

[wangpushups]

Is this possible? Could i make a paintball cannon if it were combustion? I've only heard of it being used with a pneumatic...

[Hailfire753]

easily*


*maybe not so easily, but it is definatly do-able.

[wangpushups]

Nice dude. I was just worried about the paintball either exploding in the barrel as it passes through or the heat making it less durable.

[Hailfire753]

Yeah, no problem. Don't worry about the paintball exploding. The tube-shaped thing is the chamber, and it about the size of a can of red bull. It does not appear to have a chamber fan or anything to mix or vent the fuel.

The most challenging part of making one of these would be constructing a propane meter capable of measuring 4-6 times a second for fire.

[psycix]

There are not many full-auto combustions around, but YES its doable.
If you want to make a semi it gets easyer and just a single shot one can be made easily.

[wangpushups]

How the hell could someone make a semi-auto combustion? I've been on this site for a while now and havent seen one on here? Anyone have pics of one or plans?...Could be my next project.

[VH_man]

The way the PEP combusiton Paintball guns work is that:

every pump empties the chamber, then draws in air and Propane from the tank at a defined rate to give the perfect mix every time. (syringe????)

i found a diagram of it somewhere, but with some clever needle valve work i feel like anyone on this fourum could make something that works like this. its EXTREMELY simple.

actually, i feel like somoene could make something like that with 50X the amount of power........... firing marbles... lol.

[f.c]

yes it is dooable and yes i have done it. http://www.rotteneggs.com/r3/show/se/247872.html

[Hubb]

The way the PEP combusiton Paintball guns work is that:

every pump empties the chamber, then draws in air and Propane from the tank at a defined rate to give the perfect mix every time. (syringe????)

i found a diagram of it somewhere...

[Maniac]

whoa where do you get that from so many little screws and parsts im confused from those parts it looks like what vh said was right i wirsh i could have a propane meter like that.

[Hubb]

Don't look at the whole picture. Break it down and look at it in sections. Tippmanns are never complicated.

[Hotwired]

Lol, you'll scare people off the idea by posting an uber-detailed breakdown diagram like that.

Heres a simple animation I snaffled from somewhere (click to enlarge):

[VH_man]

yes thats the animation i was talking about. i might make one of these......., exept hybrid style and a larger calibre.

[Maniac]

oh okay that actualy doesnt seem to hard to construct one yourself. i like the simple loading design i wonder what would happen i you held the pump against the spring. would it inject more propane?

[Hubb]

Lol, you'll scare people off the idea by posting an uber-detailed breakdown diagram like that.

Hey, he asked for a diagram...