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| noname |
 Posted: 08/07/2007 22:13 PM Post subject: The Hybrid- 10/05 |
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Mr Vortex
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OK, got some improvements! I mounted the cannon to a piece of 3/4" plywood, and got a better paint job for it. The gun is clamped to the board with those steel pipe brackets. It is extremely sturdy, and doesn't budge when firing. I still need a longer barrel, but I plan on getting one tomorrow or Sunday. I also recorded pictures of random crap that I shot up. 
I also made a propane tank holder from 4" ABS, and ran the hose around the gun. I also clamped the hose down to keep it from flapping around.
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| A side view. I also clamped the BBQ igniter wire inside the steel bracket to keep it from flying around and poking me. |
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| Here you can see the front of the the gun and propane tank. |
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| The hole left by a battery. It went through the motherboard, flew 20 feet, then went through my 1" wood fence, SIDEWAYS. |
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| Steel BB buckshot, tore through 3 soda cans in a row and all were embedded in my fence. |
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| noname |
| Posted: 08/08/2007 13:24 PM Post subject: |
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Mr Vortex
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I think I need to cement my barrel onto the male adapter, it gets blasted off at 4x and above mixes now.  The inside of the barrel is also singed black, and gets orange-ish brown as it gets further. I've been shooting random stuff with batteries and ball bearings almost all morning, and I can send a ball bearing through over 2" of wood. All I need is a 20 foot barrel, and then I can have some supersonic fun!
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| mopherman |
| Posted: 08/08/2007 13:26 PM Post subject: |
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| very cool. did you ever figure out what was wrong with the first one?
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| frankrede |
| Posted: 08/08/2007 13:38 PM Post subject: |
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Sangheili
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Told ya you can save it;)
Looks great, mine won't even work lol
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| noname |
| Posted: 08/08/2007 13:44 PM Post subject: |
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Mr Vortex
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Mopherman, this is the first one. I just redesigned it. The very first design had a tank that I would fill with a hybrid mixture, then hook up the the ignition chamber with an air chuck. The second design had a larger propane meter that kept the fuel from mixing, so it wouldn't work.
I really want to see if it'll shoot through 8" PVC, but I really don't feel like getting hit by a ricochet.
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| Posted: 08/08/2007 14:01 PM Post subject: |
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Sangheili
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8" pvc pipe?
whoa.
That shouldn't be wasted lol
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| noname |
| Posted: 08/08/2007 14:04 PM Post subject: |
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Mr Vortex
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| I have 20 feet of it. I was going to make a onster coaxial gun but the price would be a bit extreme.
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| mopherman |
| Posted: 08/08/2007 14:07 PM Post subject: |
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| noname wrote: |
I really want to see if it'll shoot through 8" PVC, but I really don't feel like getting hit by a ricochet. |
It should break it. i was able to with a sprinkler valve marble cannon.
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| noname |
| Posted: 08/08/2007 14:09 PM Post subject: |
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Mr Vortex
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I'll try it some time, most likely. The gun can shoot through a sheet of 3/8" ABS with no problem.
Did your gun crack it, or put a hole in it, or shatter it, or what?
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| mopherman |
| Posted: 08/08/2007 14:12 PM Post subject: |
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| noname wrote: | I'll try it some time, most likely. The gun can shoot through a sheet of 3/8" ABS with no problem.
Did your gun crack it, or put a hole in it, or shatter it, or what? |
it put a hole with spiderweb cracks throughout the pipe. judging by the power of you gun and the time that pipe has spent out in the sun, it'l probly shatter.
Be safe though
theres pics half way down the page with rmich's gun
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| noname |
| Posted: 08/08/2007 21:04 PM Post subject: |
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Mr Vortex
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According to a GGDT estimate, the gun shoots at somewhere around 1450 fps, with an 8 gram ball bearing projectile.
Not sure how fast it shoots with batteries, but I shot one through a 40 page book, then it kept going and made a hole in my fence (1" plywood). The insane thing is, the battery was SIDEWAYS, leaving a rectangular hole! I'll see if I can get some damage pics up.
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| noname |
| Posted: 08/11/2007 9:58 AM Post subject: |
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Mr Vortex
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| The original post now has damage, and new pictures of the gun! If you've seen it before, I assure you, it is NOT a waste of your time.
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| SpudBlaster15 |
| Posted: 08/11/2007 10:54 AM Post subject: |
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Wow, the hybrid is camouflaged against the board! 
Looks great! Since you stand so close to the launcher in the first place, you should make it hand held.
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| noname |
| Posted: 08/11/2007 12:50 PM Post subject: |
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Mr Vortex
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I don't think I'm going to make it hand held. I've gone through too much trouble too have it stop working because of having the volume of the meter changed by 1 mL or something like that. I'll make a tiny pistol hybrid at some point or something.
A 16 foot barrel will be made today, hopefully.
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| Posted: 08/11/2007 17:56 PM Post subject: |
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| You said that you shot a battery through a 40 page book, and it kept going and went through your fence sideways. Then you said that you shot the battery through a motherboard, and it went through the fence sideways. Which is it?
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