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The Nuker I

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:51 am
by Nuker
The Nuker I - Additional pictures @ http://www.ourvictorianhouse.com/nuker.html

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:57 am
by chaos
mate that is (sic) are you aussie? i ask coz of the name of the link.

neways nice job man ya should have kept it for the comp.

peace
chaos

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:00 am
by Nuker
no, mate - just a simple american guy. thanks for the post.

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:17 am
by CpTn_lAw
this a very very clean and beautiful potato cannon!! very happy to see one like that!!

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:53 am
by snapdragon
dude that is sofaking awesome u should patent ur design it is awesome :o :lol: :twisted: :wink: 8)

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:35 pm
by joannaardway
That is a lovely cannon. Although (I think) you did originally get it from Joel (did I read it right?), you've made some wonderful adjustments.

Nuker I

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:08 pm
by Nuker
I got the original design from Joel, and quite a few of the componenets used in building it. I redesigned the strapping, added the clear combustion chamber, electric exhaust system, the handles with the leather grips, the chrome regulator, and braided hosing, paint job, nuclear graphic, and display stand.

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:20 pm
by noname
Another 1/2 mile claim.

Really nice gun, but half a mile, my ass.

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:36 pm
by iknowmy3tables
days a really purdy gun well made

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:45 pm
by chaos
yer half mile maybe if you got enough power behind a lead slug, i somhow dont see that it could be possible, after reading joannardway post on another topic i somehow dont think it is that easy to do especialy with the size of your gun

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:45 pm
by Nuker
I was more looking for comments on design and possible shortcomings that I may have overlooked. Maybe half a mile is too much, who knows? More importantly. who really cares? It really packs an amazing punch and sends potatos really, really far. Honestly speaking I think my pneumatic launcher delivers more velocity, but this one is the real crowd pleaser.

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:20 am
by chaos
im pretty sure that pneumatic of your would definetly pack a bit more punch than this but, even tho this one is portable. +'s and -'s to both of them but they are both great.

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:09 am
by joannaardway
Yeah - 1/2 a mile is unlikely, but in this case, I couldn't give a damn.

I don't really think there's much you've over looked.

It doesn't look like you have an internal chamber fan, which could help power, and a longer barrel would give it more oomph, but I'm not sure you can change that one.

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:06 am
by Punstype
Aloha Nuker,
i would like to tell you that you have some cool guns. i like your fan set up alot and i was thinking of tring the same thing as yours.
just wondering about your propane setup could you tell me what you used to attach it to the gun and where did you get the pressure meter from? and where can i get a setup like that one.

Mahalo
Punstype

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:59 am
by Nuker
Aloha Mahalo
I purchased the pressure meter from Joel Suprise @ spudtech.com. Unforunately, he is temporarily out of business as he is taking a job in Iraq. (and I thought I had a hostile work environment...) Burnt Lake has a web page dedicated to building these. http://www.burntlatke.com/lp.html Hope this helps.
Good Luck
Craig