PVC mini

Boom! The classic potato gun harnesses the combustion of flammable vapor. Show us your combustion spud gun and discuss fuels, ratios, safety, ignition systems, tools, and more.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:09 pm

Heres a mini I built for my friend and I hope he doesn't get in trouble with it.

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Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:19 pm

nice. paint it black and then it will be easier to conceal
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:23 pm

Dude that's really sweet!!
What do you have the barrel glued into? I couldn't tell.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:35 pm

Its not glued, I just used a 1/8" pipe nipple and drilled and tapped a whole. and atm I don't have paint but I am considering it. Black of course.


And I did a little bushing modification so its completely flush.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:39 pm

OO I see now!
Yeah that'd be very stealthy if you'd pant it black!
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:50 pm

i luv it, wait till i post mine heheh.

i like it, very safe mini cuz cap wont blow off, wat fuel do u use?, wat do u shoot in geometry class?, in english class i shoot spitball, sometimes my mini can be realy loud so im planing on making a silencer
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:52 pm

PneuJose wrote:i luv it, wait till i post mine heheh.

i like it, very safe mini cuz cap wont blow off, wat fuel do u use, wat do u shoot in geometry class, in english class i shoot spitball, sometimes my mini can be realy loud so im planing on making a silencer
My fuel is either right guard or axe, and i'll shoot paper and q tips.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:54 pm

ever tought of using butane?, people say its very cluean and all that, to make ur gun stealthy u shoud use butane, wont smell like perfume.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:02 pm

Well, that actually sounds liek a good idea, I might get a long nose lighter and take the gas tank out of it. Maybe make have a magazine style reload of the gas.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:10 pm

very nice, i would see if you can shoot airsoft bbs, they would hurt like a b*tch, i love how clean it is for a mini. most of mine are covered in electrical tape
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:15 pm

i just thought of making and silencer for the gun, theres a pic

the silencer use 2coke bottle caps with some cotton in it, (the barrel), in my case pen tube would have some 4or 6 holes. would that silence the gun?
ill think ill try to make one.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:21 pm

yeah it would be awsome if you made a screw on silencer to go on the thredded end of the barrel
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:23 pm

that would b cool, i dont know how to get a threaded en for my pen tube....
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PneuJose wrote:ever tought of using butane?, people say its very cluean and all that, to make ur gun stealthy u shoud use butane, wont smell like perfume.
Butane is a great fuel, if you live in Australia try to get your hands on some Gasmate. Bunnings should stock it in their bbq section. Just use a lid from a lynx or other aerosole can and there you go :).
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Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:56 am

Frank, How do the teacher's not hear...."Boom" followed by an "Ow" and some sniggering? Its a bit big for school don't cha think?
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