My first gun

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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this is my first spud gun. it doesnt look so pretty and it has a lot of mistakes on it( that i tried to cover up). it fires though, it goes a fairly good distance. i named in Mr. Owl. ignition is from a long lighter, i shoot potatoes ( suprises) and i use old spice high endurance for fuel.

mr owl( best design on there even though it sucks)

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the entire thing

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what it looks like inside

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hold him gently

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i thought id post my hovercraft too. it needs bigger holes before i can fly on it. so here it is

in its resting spot

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in action

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Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:42 pm

looks sweet. nice hover craft to
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the hovercraft was harder and more expensive. that was 100 bucks ( but i have extra stuff from it). the spud gun cost me 5 bucks. 2 dollars in total for pvc, 3 dollars for ignition. and i had screws glue and paint around the house
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:45 pm

thats not bad for a first attempt. in the third pic is that the sparker wire next to your thumb ? if it is try taping it around the barrel. makes it look neater and you wont rip it on something because it wont be hanging around.
maybe try giving the whole thing a coat of paint and then putting its name on over that. or mask the name off.
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:47 pm

ok heres a couple things
ya i sohuld put the wire down. but i didnt do it yet cause i was out of glue. lol

also with the paint, the ignition was already on there so i didndt paint the whole thing. i can try painting it again though. maybe a new ignition too that one is uh not that great
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:17 pm

woa simplest gun ive ever seen
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:22 pm

yes it is very simple but it works and it was cheap and simple is good sometimes
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:27 pm

Now that's efficient... I thought your barrel said "meow" on it. Honestly, that woulda been a better name. :)
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:28 pm

maybe itll be Mr.Owl Meows. or maybe that could be a name of a next one. what do yo umean its efficent?
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:33 pm

Thats a very interesting combustion. Simple and effective. I like it :P And nice hover craft reminds me of myth busters :lol:
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:35 pm

gotbass7 wrote:maybe itll be Mr.Owl Meows. or maybe that could be a name of a next one. what do yo umean its efficent?
Looks like you have just one section of pipe with an elbow on the end. I meant efficient in that you used a very small number of parts. :)
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:36 pm

oh. thanks i like it it cost me 5 bucks for everything including ignition
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:37 pm

i just thought of something that would be really fun to shoot out of a spud gun. a ruber band ball. at like a cement wall. cause its easy to shape for it and it would bounce
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:47 pm

I would imagine a rubber band ball wouldn't work out too well unless you partially wrapped it in a cloth or something. Too many gaps all around, know what I mean?
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Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:49 pm

hmm your right. THANKJS FOR RUNING MY IDEA. just kidding
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