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new to spudding and first cannon build

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:11 am
by ECV3Spudder
first off i would like to say that this site is way kool :)

I'm new to spud launchers and to spudfiles

so this is my very first cannon that i have built. lol and working on my 2ed, same concept as the first just trying to make it look cleaner. i found some plans for the cannon that i thought was kool. 8) and thought that i could share them with you guys and see what you think.

so here are some pics

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arm and fan led and switch
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this pick has an extra combustion chamber on it that is the same size as the first one
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i'll have pics of the 2ed gen cannon up in a few days. still doing some fab work :)

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:27 am
by jsefcik
Beatiful build, but why longer chamber??? Nd you gonna want a longer barrel increase performance a lot!!

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:24 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Shìtty photos but great looking cannon :D welcome to the forum!

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:27 am
by CS
Nice launcher! Congrats on quality and look,on a first build. This is my first posted launcher. link Before that it was duct tape 4x2 reducer and duct tape to hold the joints on.

Cam-lock adapter, multiple barrels, igniter grip, propane holder, rubber hose on the hose clamps to keep from scratching, stun gun igniton?, and chamber extension. Wow!

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:07 am
by mark.f
Very nice build. Clean construction, plenty of electronics, metered fueling... you definitely did your homework.

Only thing I could say is in agreement with jsefcik (*shudders*), that you should make a longer barrel. Especially with that chamber extension. :wink:

Good job again.

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:41 pm
by ECV3Spudder
jsefcik wrote:Beatiful build, but why longer chamber??? Nd you gonna want a longer barrel increase performance a lot!!


thank you

the extra chamber was just fooling around. since i made it the same size as the chamber ill just double the barrel length.

do you guys think that i can run 2 12 volt pc fans on one 9 volt batt?

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:58 pm
by ECV3Spudder
ok just got the pics up loaded there off a real camera not my phone lol. so here are some more shots the first gen cannon


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metering tank
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:28 pm
by ECV3Spudder
i got rained out from work to day so i put a lot of time in on the second gen cannon. on this cannon i was trying get rid of the hose clamps and hide the wires as much as possible.

chamber and pods
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holes to mount the pods together and too the chamber
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metering tank mounted to the electronic pod
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mount for grip and a hole for the fire button wires. fire button will be on the grip
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this is what i came up with to mount the handle to the chamber
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spark strip
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three way valve and spark generator
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well thats all the work that i got done today. if i get rained out tomorrow maybe some sanding and painting

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:31 am
by mark.f
ECV3Spudder wrote:do you guys think that i can run 2 12 volt pc fans on one 9 volt batt?
Your average case fan doesn't draw a whole lot of current at just 9 volts (something like 50 mA for a few models I'm looking at), so two wired in parallel with the battery ought to work fine. You'd do better with two 9v's in series... all the PC fans I've used had no complaints running on 18 volts. If you're worried about it, use a 12VDC regulator.

By the way, much better pictures this go-around... really shows off that paint job. :wink: