Mini Spud

Boom! The classic potato gun harnesses the combustion of flammable vapor.
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This is my first combustion launcher and it is made out of all copper. The chamber is made out of 3/4" copper piping and the barrel is made out of 1/2" copper. I can shoot about 50 yards with propane. I use a BBQ igniter on it and it always fires on the first click. </div>
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kool what did u use to stop & release the air pressure in the barrel?
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and how did u power it

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This is a combustion, not a pneumatic. No need to stop and release air pressure.

And in the second line...
I can shoot about 50 yards with propane.
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what did you do to make it so the electrodes would be insulated from the steel?
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It's copper. He probably has the spark jumping to the wall.
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wow, i am stupid sometimes. Somebody smack me...
I guess had my mind somewhere else, or was looking at the endcap.
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theexp wrote:wow, i am stupid sometimes. Somebody smack me...
I guess had my mind somewhere else, or was looking at the endcap.
Hehe, no worries, I do it all the time :)
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Where did the gas come in?
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what do you mean? how do you fuel it? you take off the end cap and spray in your fuel
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where did u get that ignitor from and is it any good
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its from a long nosed bbq lighter, they work fine for mini's
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oh coz i got a spud gun bout 30cm long and i used an ordinary lignter igniter and it is rubbish :cry: are ordinary lighter igniters different
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hm, i dont know what you'd be talking about, i'm only familiar with the ones out of long nosed ignitors, the flint ones from lanterns, and the bbq ignitors, a pic would be helpful
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im talking about 1s from electric cigarette lighters


dont worry i blew it up anyway now it looked the same from the one from the long nosed lighters .Anyway where can i get a bbq ignitor for without sending away for it
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