Copper Marble Cannon

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dannystruff
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Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:38 am

You really went to town with that cannon didnt you? too bad you dont have an old tv laying around.. :twisted:
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Etc1990
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Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:32 am

I hate to kick this up but would you use plumbing soulder for copper,Would that be strong enough?
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Sat May 12, 2007 9:07 pm

we have a corn / soy bean filed behind my nebrhood on all 3 side really on the left side one year i had accidently started a small fire with a homade rocket but i gave up that hobby on the advice of the local fire chef so now i shoot air cannons in to the filed and i'm working on a truly cool cannon. :twisted:
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Sat May 12, 2007 9:32 pm

cb4289 wrote:we have a corn / soy bean filed behind my nebrhood on all 3 side really on the left side one year i had accidently started a small fire with a homade rocket but i gave up that hobby on the advice of the local fire chef so now i shoot air cannons in to the filed and i'm working on a truly cool cannon. :twisted:
what does that have to do with anything?
"physics, gravity, and law enforcement are the only things that prevent me from operating at my full potential" - not sure, but i like the quote

you know you are not an engineer if you have to remind yourself "left loosy righty tighty"
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Sat May 12, 2007 9:44 pm

just that he was saying how mutch it sucked he couldn't shoot it accross the lake but [look i'm not gloating] i have shot some of my cannons up to 200 maters or so so its good for a beginning hobbyst or cannoneer.
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Sat May 12, 2007 9:57 pm

What?

THIS is what he said:
I did some range shots with a relatively flat trajectory, I think I can shoot across the lake at good elevation (400m) but there's popular a hiking trail all the way around it so I won't try. The lake is about a mile long
A cannon that can do 400m is not bad at all. If you were meaning the 1600m length of the lake then I've yet to see the handheld cannon that can do a mile.
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Sat May 12, 2007 11:59 pm

that's not what i mean what i mean is there are people around him so he parable cant fully test and map his power of his cannons with the fear of hurting some one via hiking trail me with filed all around my residence. don't have that problem :?
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Sun May 13, 2007 6:41 am

what is the piston made from?
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