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X-Wing
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:57 pm
by YobaRoba
Hello all
here my latest cannon
all copper construction, 22mm chambers, 15mm barrels, 130-40psi
GGDT predicts 750fps with a 3 gram potato
time for the eye candy
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:20 pm
by sergeantspud2
pretty cool thats a lot of soldering and no leaks wow have you fired it yet?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:39 pm
by Ballad_Black
I'd say more Tie-Fighter, less X-wing. But what do I know? *Drools on Star Wars Collectors edition*
Nice cannon by the way.
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:16 am
by YobaRoba
yeah, i tested it last night.
it goes through 8mm ply with ease, using a 3 gram potato slug
went straight through a 160 page magazine with a loud cack, it compleatly ripped the last 80 pages in half
through both sides of a tin can, really impressive, video coming soon
ripped the bark of an old oak tree
has a hang time of about 9 seconds with a potato
thanks for the comments,
Yo
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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:11 am
by CS
When I read this post originally I didnt think that it would have this much power but appertly if a potato is able to rip through a tin can

Overall looks nice. Ill defently be looking forward to seeing the damage video. I know that hangtime has been a way of measuring power but I always forget to use it. It gives you a good idea of the power of the cannon
not the power or density of your slug. Good job on somewhat varying from the normal copper pneumatic style.
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:54 am
by YobaRoba
Thanks Pimpmann, i wanted to have a launcher that had a large chamber volube but without the large size, so having 2 additional chambers added on to the traditional the 2 under the barrel helped tro achieve this. i think it may improove the air flow as well, but im not sure.
Iwas suprised with how powerfull it is, blew my mind after i shot through the tin can.
One this i can't stress enough is the improovment made by having all fittings larger than that of the barrel, 9in my case 22mm chamber, 15mm barrel), its really helps with the flow.
My old cannon, "the leech", has a 15mm connection between the 22mm chamber and the piston-T, its easy to see the performance lost due to this.
Thanks for the comments,
Yo
Ba