SpudFarm's mini hybrid (vid)
- SpudFarm
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attention: this is a small gun i threw together to test the meter before i go full scale. but it is a fun little toy.
Chamber: two 1/2" hydraulic couplings
Barrel: something i took from a regulator
Mix: i have used 5x (first shot ) but i am going to 11x
Material, chamber: two 1/2" brass nipples and two 1/2" stainless couplings
Ignition: the good old camera cap dumped into a coil
Spark gap: 7mm but i think it takes the shorter way into the walls when it has 5x more resistance
Burst disk holder: i made it myself, works better than a union
i did not make this to turn out good or look pretty, as said the only reason i made it was to test the meter.
sorry for the mess on the pics, the cloth is there to hold Larda scratch free, and it is a good place to sit screwing fittings into eachother
DYI: you wasted your money. my gauge cost $20 and works after it got a 5x on it when i left the valve open
so do you guys have some feedback?
Edit: vid are in, no you can look at my mess
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Chamber: two 1/2" hydraulic couplings
Barrel: something i took from a regulator
Mix: i have used 5x (first shot ) but i am going to 11x
Material, chamber: two 1/2" brass nipples and two 1/2" stainless couplings
Ignition: the good old camera cap dumped into a coil
Spark gap: 7mm but i think it takes the shorter way into the walls when it has 5x more resistance
Burst disk holder: i made it myself, works better than a union
i did not make this to turn out good or look pretty, as said the only reason i made it was to test the meter.
sorry for the mess on the pics, the cloth is there to hold Larda scratch free, and it is a good place to sit screwing fittings into eachother
DYI: you wasted your money. my gauge cost $20 and works after it got a 5x on it when i left the valve open
so do you guys have some feedback?
Edit: vid are in, no you can look at my mess
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Nice and small!
Any vid coming up? I'd love to see that in action.
The reason your gauge probably didnt break was that it reacted too slow for the pressure peak.
Any vid coming up? I'd love to see that in action.
The reason your gauge probably didnt break was that it reacted too slow for the pressure peak.
Good job SpudFarm. And I didn't waste my money on the gauges. They allow me this wonderful thing called "repeatability" that your setup will never achieve
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- SpudFarm
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hehe yes they do if you tap them carefully it fires every time, (but sometimes i put in to much propane in there because of the size)
but all in all the meter came out more compact than i thought it would. now i need one more 1/4" nipple to change out the hose TEE to galvanized
after that i have to make the sparkstrip and i can shoot
but all in all the meter came out more compact than i thought it would. now i need one more 1/4" nipple to change out the hose TEE to galvanized
after that i have to make the sparkstrip and i can shoot
"Made in France"
- A spud gun insurance.
- A spud gun insurance.
Awww, it's so cute! lol
looks (and sounds) like a nice little "beanie-baby" killer
nice work. would love to see some buck shot in that thing.
And even though it is a mini hybrid you just threw together...you are missing one crucial element. Can you (or anybody) guess what it is?
looks (and sounds) like a nice little "beanie-baby" killer
nice work. would love to see some buck shot in that thing.
And even though it is a mini hybrid you just threw together...you are missing one crucial element. Can you (or anybody) guess what it is?
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- bigbob12345
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cool little mini.
This has to be one of the smallest hybrids out there
Although if possible I would reccomend that you increase the size of the opening on the burst disk holder. Looks like flow might be a little constricted.
This has to be one of the smallest hybrids out there
Although if possible I would reccomend that you increase the size of the opening on the burst disk holder. Looks like flow might be a little constricted.
I like it man, I'll be putting one similar to this together soon