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Quick question

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:11 am
by Tommy_TreeTop
Ok this is stupid but hairspray as a propellant for a cannon makes the cannon a combustion cannon right? If this dosent sound right sorry.

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:24 am
by spudshot
igniting gasses makes it a combustion cannon, it doesnt have to be hair spray, but dont use anything more powerful than propane, or MAPP at the absolute most, keep away from adding pure oxygen to your chamber, and dont use acetylene or any other high powered fuels

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:23 am
by Tommy_TreeTop
How powerful is rightguard? is it more powerful than hairspray?

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:29 am
by drac
Ummm, yeah. :roll:

A test was done a while back which involved spraying hair spray and rightguard over a flame. The right guard burned a lot hotter and bright, meaning less by-products of combustion. The hairspray paled in comparison.

So yes, do use right guard instead of hairspray.

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:56 am
by iamthewalrus
and also dont use hairspray because it will gum up ur cannon and sometimes insolate ur electrodes

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:35 am
by Tommy_TreeTop
Could you explain what you mean by insolating the electrodes.
Thanx

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:38 am
by iamthewalrus
like the rubber coating on wire, it insolates and then u dont get a spark jump

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:46 am
by Tommy_TreeTop
I dont use a grill igniter i use a lantern flik igniter. It uses flint and then you flik it and boom. So i dont have to worry about the wire thing

I tried a new hs called aqua net and it worx great i got my mini cannon to shoot over 100yrds. but thnx for the idea of right guard

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 6:04 pm
by spudshot
aqua net is the stereotypical spudgun fuel, and that shit will gum up your chamber pretty fast

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 6:06 pm
by Tommy_TreeTop
Ok so obviously you all hate hairspray but i want to know if it has been proven that Right guard shoots better than hairspray and i aint talking about guming up im talking about actual shooting distances.

What other propellants can i try?

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:18 pm
by iamthewalrus
PROPANE!!! the all mighty propane will rule all

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:55 pm
by CS
If your looking for a cheap propellant in a can i would suggest starting fluid. Burns super clean no residue and is more powerful then hair spray and aqua net. If your a starter i wouldnt quite suggest propane yet.

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:49 am
by spudshot
yes starting fluid is about the best fuel you can get, though its nearly impossible to meter correctly, barely touch the nozzle and you should have enough

though spudinator made an over/under ABS monster that took over a second of starting fluid to get the right mix

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:30 am
by Tommy_TreeTop
OK well im not gonna use propane thats a little out of my league. But thanx or the ideas i think i will try the starting fluid.

Thanx for the info guys.

deodorant

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:52 pm
by pvt joker
i used "brut" deodorant until the oldman started whining now im off to get some "start the bastard"