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Boom! The classic potato gun harnesses the combustion of flammable vapor. Show us your combustion spud gun and discuss fuels, ratios, safety, ignition systems, tools, and more.
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Jarim
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:05 am

im looking for any upgrades to make my gun better... as in.... shoot farther, faster, more accurate.... ne suggestions...

My gun right now has a chamber of about 10" of 3" and 6" of 4"... and my barrel is removable and about 3'4" of 1 1/2" tubing... most of my tubing is abs but i have some pvc... i have a flint lighter but will stick with it for a while until i can afford a taser and find somewhere to buy it lol...i use right guard... got some old stuff from my grandpa... lol...the gun is also painted camo...it works darn good but could be better... any ideas and instructions........... Thanks alot

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Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:09 am

use propane.
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:18 am

what do you suggest to use to get it into my gun...just like a basic air tool female atttachment and then how do i regulate it... do you have any urls to parts list or what not?
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:02 am

but yeah ne other upgrades... nething will do...
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:22 am

Barrel knife. Breach loading potaoto cutter. Burstdisk attachment. Chamber fan. Flint shroud. Silencer. Spark strip. Sling. Aerosol can holder that mounts to chamber that works like a cup holder.
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:32 am

Look at the wiki and search for combustions and it ahs like al the upgrades that are possible and gives you enough information to put them together... and frankrede jw but why would you put a burst disk on a regular combustion? I thought you just put those on hybrids so that they would hold pressure...?
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:44 pm

ok i have a barrel knife and use burst disks...by the way what is a flint shroud and dont you need electronic ignition to have a spark strip...? just wondering?
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:48 pm

the burst disk hold the pressure of the expanding gases when burned then bursts when it reaches its strength... therefore more pressure is forced at the potato!
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:51 pm

Look for propane meters on the how to section and for ignition get a stun gun. If its possible to make it all out of pvc then do that.
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:58 pm

Nice job Professor^ lol, any ways make a auto vent system, clear chamber, 555 timer circit for your fan, a LED fan. Breech loadable, or just a ram-rod holder a 4 stage arming circit. Dual spark strips. I have more I have to go.
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:04 pm

get a rifled barrel
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:28 pm

explain this auto vent system to me i dont quite understand... but thanks for all this advice everyone... i think i may put a bipod on it next so i get the perfect angle... then im going to make covered rings that insert into the female adapter for burst disks... that will make them easier to install eachtime.... and get lazer sighting... even though ill prolly never use it lol and eventually ill get a propane system, spark strips, and a tazer egnition or something like that! and breach loading but i havent quite figured it out yet!?
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:19 pm

just put a 80mm computer fan in your chamber and hook it up to a control box and some batteries and you can vent without blowing intoyour chamber the fan does it for you 8)
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:37 pm

Or you could take a 1/4 ball valve and a 1/4 quick connect and put it in your chamber then after your done hook up the air and there you go. Or if you dont have a compressor use a shrader valve in stead.
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:20 pm

yeah and just use a bike pump to pump air out of the chmaber and let it flow through the ball valve
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