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Iowa State Fair Cannon

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:29 pm
by iamthewalrus
Ok, I just returned from my trip to the Iowa State Fair, I'm an Iowan obviously, and a 4H project outside a building caught my eye. It was a maybe 20ft long pnematic cannon named "Diablo". My question is this: Is the creator of this cannon a forum member? If u are the creator could u please send me a PM becuase i have a question or two about it, thanks.

P.S. To you mods, if this is in the wrong section I'm sorry and could you please move it.

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:39 pm
by saladtossser
could it be a punkin chunker?

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:01 am
by iamthewalrus
no, it had a GB barrel on it and the chamber was about 12-14" in diameter

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:36 am
by MrCrowley
holy shit lol thats huge, where did they get the fittings?

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:55 am
by CS
MrCrowley, the store?

Id try your question on spudtech. Seems like there is more of those people that might build such a cannon on there. Although if someone built such and was a member, it mostly would have been posted, and racked 3 pages of reply. So the chances are slim. Possibly try googling for it? Ill do so when I get bored here in a sec...

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:23 am
by MrCrowley
Pimpmann, Ive never seen 12" pressure fittings in any store ive been to

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:07 am
by rna_duelers
12" fittings are avaliable but they are veyr espenisive try about $200+ per fitting but that cannon sounds way cool!Maybe you should ask someone where the cannon is at about it thye might be able to help alot maybe they even built it or helped.

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:27 am
by SpudStuff
Mc Crowely. Thoes fittings are not for normal household plumbing (unles you take a really big shit) so they wont be at any old store. I have a store that sells them and they come in crates due to the size and weight. And yes they are way expensive.

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:19 pm
by boonedog132
no way man where in iowa are you from?? i live about 30miles south of sioux city if u know where that is

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:46 pm
by MrCrowley
SpudStuff wrote:Mr Crowely. Thoes fittings are not for normal household plumbing (unles you take a really big crap) so they wont be at any old store. I have a store that sells them and they come in crates due to the size and weight. And yes they are way expensive.
Yeah i know that, my local sotre doesnt even supply pressure fittings for anything :(

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:18 am
by iamthewalrus
boonedog, have u gone to the fair this year or do u plan on going? if u do the cannon is located outside the 4H building, its long and black and looks ready to fire :wink: (couldnt resist saying that). but seriously boone, if u plan on going u need to see it.

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:29 pm
by boonedog132
naw i've went before but i'm not this year... i was just wondering where u lived in iowa... i usually camp at the woodbury county fair if u know whtere that is