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by cardman625
Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:34 am
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: The Magnum
Replies: 17
Views: 11476

The gun resembles many of my favorite handguns, i based the grip off of the S&W 500 hunter magnum using that weapon all the time on resident evil 5 which inspired me to make this and the barrel just looks cool as performance goes the gun performs well I shoot snug fitting corks giving the gun a mean...
by cardman625
Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:42 am
Forum: Combustion Cannons
Topic: The Magnum
Replies: 17
Views: 11476

The Magnum

My new combustion gun uses a candle lighter for ignition and has a 2" by 6.5" chamber and a 3/4" by 10" barrel. I managed to rout out a slot in the handle for 9v battery which powers the exhaust fan. The handles mad from cherry and stained with a butter pecan. The gun is painted with rustoleum chrom...
by cardman625
Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:16 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: bolt action propane powered
Replies: 26
Views: 8952

The fitting had to be silver soldered, just the stem of a torch soldered to a half section of 1/4 inch pipe/threads i know they make fittings for the propane bottles but I've never tracked one down sorry :(
by cardman625
Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:49 am
Forum: BB, Airsoft, and Pellet Guns
Topic: The Chicago Typewriter
Replies: 27
Views: 11847

nope the clip is just for looks
by cardman625
Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:11 am
Forum: BB, Airsoft, and Pellet Guns
Topic: The Chicago Typewriter
Replies: 27
Views: 11847

THAT IS SO #UCKEN COOL !!!!!!!!!!! I would love to make something like that. I envy you. You are a true artist in my eyes. You Sir are a true Artist. If you don't mind me asking.. Are you a art student or a engineering student or something..All I have to say is, you have a bright future ahead of yo...
by cardman625
Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:02 am
Forum: BB, Airsoft, and Pellet Guns
Topic: The Chicago Typewriter
Replies: 27
Views: 11847

the drum is mad out of 2 plywood circles with a heavy coat of primer and the receiver is the square tubing
by cardman625
Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:27 am
Forum: BB, Airsoft, and Pellet Guns
Topic: The Chicago Typewriter
Replies: 27
Views: 11847

The Chicago Typewriter

Ive always loved these guns and a few weekends ago O Brother Where Art Thou? was on so i decide to start on a completely homemade airsoft vortex Chicago style Thompson sub machine gun specs: 1 inch chamber running along the total length of the square tubing steel vortex block brass 6mm barrel the gr...
by cardman625
Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:10 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: bolt action propane powered
Replies: 26
Views: 8952

bolt action propane powered

here's a gun i just finished up over the weekend its a bolt action that fires 1inch wooden plugs by my guess at about 400 fps Specs 1inch tank stock of the gun 1inch modified sprinkler 1inch by 2 1/2" barrel powered by propane usually at 40psi but can go higher accuracy is pretty good you could hit ...
by cardman625
Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:34 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: The Concrete Breaker
Replies: 14
Views: 4879

thanks, ive built so many ive lost count and Lowe's is always happy to have me in their pluming department As for the design its mostly based on the materials i could get my hands on. The real beauty of the design is the extended tee that lets the piston travel father back opening a full 2inches and...
by cardman625
Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:15 pm
Forum: Pneumatic Cannons
Topic: The Concrete Breaker
Replies: 14
Views: 4879

The Concrete Breaker

This is my first post and latest cannon

specs:
8ft x 2in sch 40 barrel
5ft x 3in sch 40 tank
full 2in port piston tee valve triggered by a modded rainbird sprinkler valve

Ill post a video soon breaking some cinder blocks with a potato