1'' Piston Hybrid {WIP}

Harness the power of precision mixtures of pressurized flammable vapor. Safety first! These are advanced potato guns - not for the beginner.
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Crna Legija
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:16 am

This is just a update since posting this, its getting there just need a few more fitting and a good pressure gauge for the meter, for the time being ill use a camera flash dumped in a car ignition coil for ignition but would like something a bit smaller later on.
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that's the new piston hopefully it will take the pressure.
that's the new piston hopefully it will take the pressure.
thats the hole thing, i have a few more lengths of pipe for the chamber it will add up to about 650ml.
thats the hole thing, i have a few more lengths of pipe for the chamber it will add up to about 650ml.
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:07 am

Looking good, may I see your ignition set up?
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:28 am

wyz2285 wrote:Looking good, may I see your ignition set up?
Its far from done but just a car ignition coil and im dumping a camera flash though it, makes big sparks iv got 5cm in open air my spark plug is just that i found some plugs that are very close fit to 1/8 npt bit lose but im sure they be fine. if you want some they are CE10EK
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not set up at all yet but thats what ill be using
not set up at all yet but thats what ill be using
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Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:48 am

Update: just about finished, bought this pressure gauge, just wating for it to come then i can start tuning it.
I'm also looking for a smaller coil to replace the car one it massive.

edit: not that gauge this one
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251041238561 ... 500wt_1287
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Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:10 am

My gauge came in I need to get a propane tank and then I can test it.
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