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Everybody makes bigger and better [[potato gun]] however i have created a butane powered super mini potato launcher. the gun uses simple household items to make an interestingly fun tiny gun
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Miniature spudguns are typically scaled down [[Combustion cannon]]s, and are often made from unconventional materials, such as medicine bottles, pen tubes and electrical tape.
  
Materials:
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They are known for being somewhat inconsistent and hard to ignite, with low energy and range.
  
Tylenol bottle
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2 thumbtacks
 
 
 
pen tube
 
 
 
long grill lighter
 
 
 
 
 
How to make it:
 
 
 
First take apart a pen and get the tube out.
 
next cut a hole in the tylenol bottle, not the cap the bottom, slightly smaller than the pen tube
 
stick the pen tube in the hole and coat the joint with pvc glue.
 
next poke to 2 thumb tacks thou the cap and and make sue the closest part of the meal is on the inside of the cap
 
Finaly take apart the lighter and pull out the little white clicker. there are many different versions of these so try and locate the 2 electrodes and solder wires to both
 
then solder the wires to the thumb tacks and spark it a few times to make sure its sparking in the right spot.
 
 
 
 
 
to load it just stick the barrel in a potato and shove the chunk down the barrel
 
then take a lighter and spray butane into the chamber cap it and fire!
 
 
 
it shoots the potato 10-20 feet and gives some good fun!
 
 
 
if anyone has any variations please post them!
 

Latest revision as of 17:34, 15 February 2008

Miniature spudguns are typically scaled down Combustion cannons, and are often made from unconventional materials, such as medicine bottles, pen tubes and electrical tape.

They are known for being somewhat inconsistent and hard to ignite, with low energy and range.

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