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by PCGUY » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:54 pm
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I've been wanting to get in some spud shooting action this fall before the weather got cold. I know it's been a while since I filmed anything for...

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thank you for creating this website is there anything i can do to help
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Sparker Reference Guide

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by rcman50166 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:19 pm
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OK. Everyone always seems to know more than me in almost every topic on this site. But this is my domain! High voltage electricity is what i know...

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great job how can i help the fourms
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The D.S. Pistol

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by FeLeX » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:58 pm

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You guys should most def check this out.
Maybe the plans can be modified and a barrel can be implemented in the design.

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Hmm. =/ Well I still think its a coll lil design.

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Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:35 pm
Homemade ignition help

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by souljahz_unite » Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:47 pm
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Hey there,

Im currently working on a different ignition than the usual bbq ignitor and things like that. Ive taken apart a disposable camera and...

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That was very nice but I thought it went a little fast. I bought a cheap throw away for the very same purpose but the insides didn't look like that....
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Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:04 pm
Cannon Consistency

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by crashman287 » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:15 am
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Ok, so I have been assigned the task of building a potato launcher with the specific task of being able to a target 150 feet from the launch point,...

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Thats not a bad idea. Better than what I had before. I'm going to try and see if I can get a hold of one of the fuel cans, but if not that would...
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Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:25 am
I have no clue what I am doing, and want to impress friends.

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by PEG » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:47 pm

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I need help i have a bunch of so called friends with spud canons but i have no diea how to make one and my friends dont want to tell me how to make...

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This is what happens when you don't abide to the rules.

Hopefully you now know to always do some research before posting.

Read the above posts and...

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Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:23 pm
Quick venting question(s)

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by revans » Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:47 pm

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I am in the process of making a semi-advanced combustion and just was wondering how necessary it is to be able to vent the chamber via a ball valve...

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You need to properly vent the chamber to allow fresh, unused oxygen in for the reaction to work well.
I don't think 1/4 would be enough. You could...

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Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:11 pm
mini cue tip cannon

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by mikenike192 » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:19 pm
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i wanted to make it so i can inject the butane in there automatically but i didnt know how. This thing kills it hurts comparable to a paintball gun....

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if you want real power try starter fluid for gas engines :twisted:

thats what ether is
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Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:40 pm
First recycled cannon (Tennis Ball Launcher)

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by dapaintballer331 » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:13 pm

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Parts:
1 2 Liter bottle
2 Pringles cans
Cotton balls
Packaging Tape

I drilled a hole in the bottom of the pringles can just big enough to get a 2...

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i smell a ghetto award....

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Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:46 am
How many mL of butane in a 500ml chamber?

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by devilman » Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:30 am

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Im just trying to work out the ammount of butane i need to put into a 500ml combustion chamber, is anyone able to tell me? i tryed useing the...

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You can use the spud tool calculator to get a fairly close measure. I use it a lot and it's easy to use.

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:01 am
Least elegant cannon ever

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by Deterrent » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:06 pm

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It cost less than 25 euros to make, and took about 30 mins to build (and 12 hours for the glue to dry). It works, and it's pretty fun. Needs a new...

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You really could have put a longer barrel on this to gain more power.
Whats with the quick connect on the back, venting? That piezo will only last...

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Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:36 am
Combustion Chamber Question.

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by revans » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:53 am

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Hey there i just need to know if, when being all technical and precise, the chamber is everything behind the ammunition, so say in an over-under...

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Yep. The bigger the better they say. Now hurry up and get it done for us to see. Welcome to the site.

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Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:26 am
the ugly sexiness

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by jook13 » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:02 am

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Hey all... my first cannon. first post too. I built this about 2 years ago after remembering a cannon that my friends dad had. It was around ten...

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Please we don't like being called freaks,we have medical term for it-Spud Induced Psychosis!And you seem to be showing signs of it :wink: .

Nice...

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Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:53 am
My second Cannon

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by anixon88 » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:09 am
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Hey everyone
this is my second combustion cannon, and it worked out great

This is what i started with about a month ago, it took a while cause im...

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thts pretty nice is it ABS
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Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:44 pm
Calculating Distance with angle of launch

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by flamerz14 » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:51 am

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I'm gonna build an All-terrain RC vehicle with a combustion on it. (no, i'm not gonna release ANY details on it anytime soon :D ) I was wondering...

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why don't you just use servo's or pnuematics or something so that you can remotely move the barrel up and down?

it just makes sense :idea:

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Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:23 am
Tater Tosser V.1

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by BlackWater18 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:31 am

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This is my third Combustion cannon that I have built. It is by far the best cannon I have built.

Cannon, chamber and barrel apart.

Chamber...

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oh, nice idea....

lol, i cant stress enough how important it is to cover all exposed areas if you dont wanna get zapped.

the wiring isn't too...

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Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:13 pm
Epic Fail?

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by singularity » Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:36 pm

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this sucks the automated part of my propane mortar is anything but automated. i finished it about a week ago and gave it to one of my friends so we...

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Last post by dewey-1
Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:38 pm
First steel cannon

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by Khyren » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:18 pm
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here they are after I took the vid

Khyren

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Well, I do have a rather intricate plan for the propane and oxygen metering system. There also is a compressed air tank for venting so making it a...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:56 pm
Christmas '07 Combustion Project

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by starman » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:11 am
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My son and I decided around Thanksgiving we wanted to build an advanced combustion gun over the Christmas holidays. We had built a couple of the...

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Rit im guessing? im guessing your son is in engineering, just curious. Im entering ME there next fall.

Yup, well Computer Science actually....like...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:59 am
alternative mixing

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by jon_89 » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:15 am

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any other ways to mix and vent besides fans and pumps? i read somewhere that putting bbs in the chamber will help mix.

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Ragnarok you want to share with us your special metering system with us? Tha is what I am trying to do is make an advanced mini just because you...

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Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:57 pm
Loss of power

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by Kaotik Kustoms » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:09 pm
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I just built my first cannon (a small one) It has a 3 dia chamber by 12 long and it reduces down to 1.5 I'm using dentured alchol in a spray bottle...

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A 20lb propane tank would last, well, lets see, I would say it will last until October 31, 3245. A 20lb tank would be something like tens of...
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Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:56 pm
syringe meter

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by jon_89 » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:27 pm

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So I am going to use a syringe for my combustion gun and I was reading the wiki and here is what it said When the tank valve is opened the syringe...

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Bit wasteful of gas isn't it? After all, what you're basically doing is filling your syringe with gas at almost the pressure inside the cylinder and...

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Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:08 pm
Stun Gun Ignition

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by ralphd » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:17 pm

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I just received my new stungun from someone on Ebay and after scaring the crap out of the cats I opened it up. This seems to be cheaper and easier to...

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Aren't the gaps on those circuit boards 0.1 spacing, (IC spacing)? At 29 sparks, doesn't that put the gap at around 2.9 ?

EDIT: nevermind, those...

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Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:09 am
My first Advanced Combustion (Updated, My first shot)

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by SpudUke5 » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:05 pm
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Well this is my first, as you can see from the title and it wasnt hard really to make but i just have 1 thing that concerns me. the meter isnt very...

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You really think sprinkler.com is expensive?

i really dont becuase when i compared the prices of Mcmaster carr and sprinkler.com, i ended up getting...
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Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:09 pm
will this work

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by invalid-username » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:34 am

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i have made a simple cannon.
specs
65mm chamber
32mm barrell
relevant reducers

ignition
piezo with two screws on the inside

will it...

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That has got to be the world's weirdest username...

I like the name

Why wouldn't it work?

Because Ragnorok said so....and that's the bottom...

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Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:01 pm
barrel size

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by jackh » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:39 pm
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i have one gun that has 2 feet of 3 in pipe for combustion chamber and 4 ft of 1.5 in barrel. it shoots farther/better than my other gun that has 4...

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so if im not gonna get a fan, when i spray the fuel in the chamber, would it be best to wait a little bit after screwing on the cap for the fuel to...
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Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:56 pm
Combustion AT4 (or similar)

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by zephir » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:25 am

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I saw the completed pneumatic AT4, but wouldn't a combustion version of the same model be better? (more realistic)

If I decided build the combustion...

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Although I admire your innovation
Thank you

severe loss of power
Ya, I know. many recoil-less rifles have the same problem. those are a cross...

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Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:20 am

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