ACSL M1.1

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 May 25, 2011 7:40 am

heres my cannon... do your worst. just a couple touch ups and a name. thoughts? sorry about the crappy pictures... took them with my phone. ill add specs later if you want them.
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and i painted the meter so it was all silver
and i painted the meter so it was all silver
i just added an ergonomic hand hold
i just added an ergonomic hand hold
"visafire" im adding
"visafire" im adding
here it is working... looks awesome
here it is working... looks awesome
different view
different view
new external air draw fan
new external air draw fan
exchanged hose for pipe and a quick exchange
exchanged hose for pipe and a quick exchange
the final product!
the final product!
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Wed May 25, 2011 7:50 am

the hellfire combustion cannon :D
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Wed May 25, 2011 10:08 am

Sally :D
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Wed May 25, 2011 10:08 am

The look is almost there. Love the control box and the wiring - but it looks too "new" to deal with the zombie apocalypse though, those screws and metal fittings need to be more rusty - and the labels should be engraved, not dymo labels ;)

Do you have different barrel lengths/calibres?
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Wed May 25, 2011 12:40 pm

I've just got 2" and 1 1/4 right now... the 1 1/4 has a connection to fit inside the 2". both are 6 foot lengths, which are not the correct C:B ratio i know... my 2" barrell has a silencer on it which really quiets it down... do you like my latch connection in the 3" double t?
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Wed May 25, 2011 3:43 pm

I like the latch connection. Thats a very nice solution.
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Wed May 25, 2011 4:32 pm

Call it "Mommy" or "Mom" just for the hell of it.
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"The staunch ally"
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Fri May 27, 2011 10:54 am

just added a couple new pics. let me know what you think! and more name suggestions please. im thinking something along the lines of some kind of abbreviation like ACSL 5000 or ACPG 5000 (advanced combustion spud launcher/potato gun 5000)
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Fri May 27, 2011 2:44 pm

The APAH cannon.

It sounds like it's some clever "Armour Piercing Anti H*****" acronym, but it actually stands for "Avoid Pointing At Head" - and I guarantee you'll never shoot yourself in the face with a name like that.
Does that thing kinda look like a big cat to you?
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Fri May 27, 2011 3:49 pm

ha. i like that idea... it is pretty clever. maybe it could be APC... so it could be "advanced potato cannon" or "avoid pointing at crotch."
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Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:15 pm

im adding a visafire... i just uploaded a pic. pros cons? any input helps
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:25 am

Sweet! but it's not the actual ignition, yes, just an added set of electrodes? Technically it would be robbing energy from the actual ignition spark so it's not helping in terms of performance - I would shorten it significantly. But cool idea and effec, kudos!
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:54 pm

added 4 new pics... finally done with additions... i think :)
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:28 pm

You may wish to know that "ACSL" stands for American Computer Science League...
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