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| KingPow |
 Posted: 09/27/2005 16:18 PM Post subject: My first cannon, mini pill bottle |
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A friend of mine recently turned me on to the whole spud gun thing. After seeing everyone else's creations I have been itching to build my own. I don't have a ton of hardware lying around, and I wanted to get something going now, so I decided a mini pill bottle cannon would be a good shooter to start with. I put this thing together in less than an hour (had to wait for the epoxy to dry). I based it on PCGUY's pill shooter with my own modifications. I used a clear 2" pill bottle, a clear pen cylinder, two of those little hook screws used for hanging things, and a clicker and wires out of one of those long click lighters. It's very basic, but quick and very easy to make.
However I am having trouble getting the fuel to ignite. With the clear tube I can monitor the mechanics inside the chamber, and I can see that I am getting a good spark, but still no bang. As fuel I have used WD-40 and I have used Starting Fluid (aka. Diethyl Ether), but still no luck. Any advice? 
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| Posted: 09/27/2005 16:22 PM Post subject: |
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| WD 40 no longer has ingredients to make it a good fuel, starting fluid floods so easy its even hard to get to work in normal sized cannons
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| KingPow |
| Posted: 09/27/2005 16:22 PM Post subject: |
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| KingPow |
| Posted: 09/27/2005 16:47 PM Post subject: |
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| Any advice on how to get a good mix?
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| Bedo |
| Posted: 09/27/2005 17:10 PM Post subject: |
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one spritz of binacca and your good to go 
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| KingPow |
| Posted: 09/27/2005 17:20 PM Post subject: |
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| Bedo wrote: | | one spritz of binacca and your good to go |
Excuse my ignorance, but what is binacca?
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| spudshot |
| Posted: 09/27/2005 17:25 PM Post subject: |
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| its a breath freshener, it comes in little tiny spray bottles
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| saladtossser |
| Posted: 09/27/2005 17:33 PM Post subject: |
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| u have that lighter right? use the butane from it, a second or two.
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| KingPow |
| Posted: 09/27/2005 21:34 PM Post subject: |
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| Ok, I'll try the butane. Man, I've tried isopropanyl, cologne, and a few other things but still no bang. I'm only giving it one spritz into the chamber. Should I let it evaporate a little before closing the chamber or should I close it immediately after adding the fuel?
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| pimpmann22 |
| Posted: 09/27/2005 22:28 PM Post subject: |
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| King Pow nice mini. I like how everything is clear. Hope it will work for you, it would be disapointing if such a nice gun didnt fire. If your using liquids let it evoperate a little but if your using butane screw the lid on as soon as you are done injecting the fuel.
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| KingPow |
| Posted: 09/28/2005 13:44 PM Post subject: |
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I don't get where I've gone wrong. I'd hate to just toss it, but I've tried everything I can get my hands on, and it still won't fire. Butane, BlowOff (butane & propane), ice remover (isopropanyl), etc...
I still haven't tried the banacca, but with the poor luck I'm having with all the other stuff it may just be a waste of time. or is it???
Man, I really want this thing to fire. I'm sure it would be a sweet little night shooter. 
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| Posted: 09/28/2005 23:54 PM Post subject: |
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AH HA!! I tried the Banacca and IT WORKS!  Being transparent, when it fires the whole thing lights up in a bright yellow glow! Thanks Bedo! My breath is minty fresh too! 
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| julz |
| Posted: 10/01/2005 1:46 AM Post subject: |
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| sweet, i'd love to see this thing lit up, great stuff! whats the range? etc? is ur ammo just those ear things?
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| KingPow |
| Posted: 10/01/2005 20:40 PM Post subject: |
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| julz wrote: | | sweet, i'd love to see this thing lit up, great stuff! whats the range? etc? is ur ammo just those ear things? |
So far I have only tried shooting a few things. Q-tips, spit balls, rubber erasers out of the end of pencils, small rocks... 
The range on the q-tips is about 50 feet. Everything else I have shot I have no idea. They fly so far and fast I have not been able to find them!
I have been shooting this thing so much I have worn the clicker out. Time to get a new one.
I'll be working on a full size cannon very soon.
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| joemama |
| Posted: 10/21/2005 20:43 PM Post subject: |
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| use oust it works but it floods some times
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