"Black Arrow" combustion cannon

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experament_u2
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Sun Aug 06, 2006 6:48 am

the "Black Arrow"
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the "BLACK ARROW" in all its un painted glory (wen i get time il paint it black durrr!)
the "BLACK ARROW" in all its un painted glory (wen i get time il paint it black durrr!)
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interchangerble barrels (i have a 1in and a coper barrel in the making)
interchangerble barrels (i have a 1in and a coper barrel in the making)
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the detachable front handel
the detachable front handel
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my rear handel
my rear handel
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iv incoparated a bbq ignigter into my handel
iv incoparated a bbq ignigter into my handel
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the bike pump valve i use to curculate the fuel around the chamber (works relly well ,improved the preformance many times over)
the bike pump valve i use to curculate the fuel around the chamber (works relly well ,improved the preformance many times over)
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the earphone jacks i used to attach and deattach my ignition from my gun
the earphone jacks i used to attach and deattach my ignition from my gun
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me holding my gun
me holding my gun
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my guns chamber nothing special
my guns chamber nothing special
Q. wats the result of a pvc builet wraped in tape? <br />A. a hole through my freinds bedroom door
Q. wats the result of a pvc builet wraped in tape?
A. a hole through my freinds bedroom door
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looking down the silencer
looking down the silencer
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my newly designed silencer made from 2 coke cans taped together
my newly designed silencer made from 2 coke cans taped together
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LucyInTheSky
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Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:16 am

Nice, deffinatly needs paint.

Is the schrader valve not makeing it a kind of semi-hybrid if you pump it up when the fuel is in? If so no wonder it is boosting performance!
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Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:21 am

i gess it kinda is :P

hopfally i will have time to paint it tomorow

stay tuned
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Sun Aug 06, 2006 9:19 am

lol, you look very different in this photo.

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Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:02 pm

that schrader could be used for propane filling. go and visit advancedspuds.com for more about that.
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Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:56 am

i would attach a propane system but iv being building this gun under the nose of my parents and if they caught me buying propane they will defiantly become suspicious
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Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:09 am

hahha lol im in the exact same position as you, i managed to build a combsution under their nose and im working on a pneumatic, they thought it was a bit strange when a guy dropped of 16' of 4" pipe rated to 173psi :twisted:
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