My mini cannons i built

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Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:59 am

these are the mini potato guns i designed and built. All are combustion powered, use a campfire lighter for spark and hairspray for fuel.
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the third one is called the Riot maker, it has a seasond salt container for the chamber, the barrell detaches from the gun so you can load the potato (also to fire as a snub nose), the scope i made out of old pair of binoculars and a toiletpaper roll. what can i say i get bored easy...lol
the third one is called the Riot maker, it has a seasond salt container for the chamber, the barrell detaches from the gun so you can load the potato (also to fire as a snub nose), the scope i made out of old pair of binoculars and a toiletpaper roll. what can i say i get bored easy...lol
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the second one is Called the predator and is made out of an empty Cinnamon container which i left the top un-coverd so you can see the combustion when you shoot it and the twin barrels are made from 4 marker tubes. both barrels fire at the same time.
the second one is Called the predator and is made out of an empty Cinnamon container which i left the top un-coverd so you can see the combustion when you shoot it and the twin barrels are made from 4 marker tubes. both barrels fire at the same time.
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this was the first of the 3 I called the bandit. its chamber is an old pill bottle and the barrel is a pen tube. simple but effective...lol
this was the first of the 3 I called the bandit. its chamber is an old pill bottle and the barrel is a pen tube. simple but effective...lol
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Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:53 pm

cool i especially like the predator :D .
what can i say i get bored easy...lol
and don't worried every body on spud files gets bored easily.
some day spudfiles is going to take over the world.
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:24 am

Ghetto but with a certain touch, you should look into materials beyond household containers and electrical tape ;)
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:58 am

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:Ghetto but with a certain touch, you should look into materials beyond household containers and electrical tape ;)
it was late at night and i used what i had at my disposal. What i call creative recycling...lol
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:20 pm

you built all that in one night? WOW you where bored :shock: .
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Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:53 pm

these are cool. i got bored a while ago and ended up making a knife :shock:
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Tue Mar 08, 2011 2:13 pm

I have very hard to make small launcher. Tried to make one of a 1,5" carton with a chamber length of 15cm. tried to fill it directly from a ligter, and clicked the ignitor during the filling manny times, but no ignition? Maybe the gas was distributed to bad? whats your secret to get this small lanchers working good?
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Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:58 pm

Tobin wrote:whats your secret to get this small lanchers working good?
Making non-ghetto guns :lol:
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Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:29 am

Gun Freak wrote:Making non-ghetto guns :lol:
:D

Or you can try metering your fuel.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:57 am

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:
Gun Freak wrote:Making non-ghetto guns :lol:
:D

Or you can try metering your fuel.
I agree with this more so then how ghetto it's made, at least to a certain point. There is a such thing as to much 'ghettoness'.
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