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- Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:22 pm
- Forum: Combustion Cannons
- Topic: Metered propane
- Replies: 1
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Metered propane
I'm thinking about building a propane injection system for my cannon but I'm not sure where to start. Can somebody point me in the direction of a set of plans or how-to article that will help me determine the size of the charge etc for my gun?
- Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:21 am
- Forum: Combustion Cannons
- Topic: Second attempt at combustion
- Replies: 2
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Second attempt at combustion
Built a new cannon, this one for some reason, with a better C:B ratio doesn't seem nearly as good as the first. I used 3' of 1.5" sch40 for the barrel, and calculated back from that to get a 13.5" length for a 3" chamber at roughly 1.5:1. With all the fittings etc, it seems the C:B ratio is bigger t...
- Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:19 am
- Forum: Combustion Cannons
- Topic: My first cannon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2005
I'd chalk it up to being totally green. I had an idea of the basic construction and just whipped it together before ever looking on the web. It fires a lot better than I imagined it would given the barrel/chamber ratio, but that might be helped by the fact that my spuds are sitting probably 8" from ...
- Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:09 am
- Forum: Combustion Cannons
- Topic: My first cannon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2005
My first cannon
My first cannon, the combustion chamber is short 5" long, 4" dia. with a 5' long 2" barrel. I'm already planning a bigger gun, but this one has proven itself quite capable of launching a spud over 150 yds.