New Mini Combustion

Boom! The classic potato gun harnesses the combustion of flammable vapor.
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Sergeant Dotson
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I made this for kicks in my spare time. I just felt like going back to those days when all you had was a medicine bottle, a pen tube, and a small igniter. You know what I mean? Well please enjoy these pictures and comments are always welcome. :brave:
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My new paintjob.
My new paintjob.
A look at the spark gap.
A look at the spark gap.
Gun with barrel screwed off.
Gun with barrel screwed off.
The overall gun.
The overall gun.
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W00t, ther it is, w00t, ther it is! As basic as a mini gets. Does the front pop off when it fires? I like the paint job! Nothing says black like eletric tape!
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Thanks man, no the front does not pop off. And I used clear electrical tape and then painted all of it :) .
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nice job, i like the simplicity of it... though i think you should have mounted the barrel on the opposite end for convenience when spraying your fuel.

here's a pic of one of my minis that i customized with a toy gun handle (the ignitor is in the trigger's place). and i ran a hose from the butane tank i got from the lighter directly to the chamber.
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sorry bout double post, internet is being stupid :violent1:
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That is really nice. But the reason I put the barrel on the cap was so I could clean the barrel easier, see what I mean?
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yeah, i guess, but even then, you could just use a q-tip.
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