Mini Spud

Boom! The classic potato gun harnesses the combustion of flammable vapor. Show us your combustion spud gun and discuss fuels, ratios, safety, ignition systems, tools, and more.
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Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:43 am

Well if it's a tight fit it wont roll at all (you use a ram rod to push it back)

If you use loose ammo, which is bad to shoot anyway, you can use wadding or put a wire mesh on the back of the barrel (chicken wire)...
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Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:02 pm

nice mini how is the handel attached the chamber
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Fri Sep 01, 2006 6:03 am

you should turn it into a pellet pistol it would be swwweeeeeet
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Fri Sep 01, 2006 6:12 am

dead topic u nubchups! this was posted 2005! blasted idiots
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Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:03 pm

Wat does it shoot out marbles?
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Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:28 pm

killagorrila99 wrote:dead topic u nubchups! this was posted 2005! blasted idiots
Hey lieutenant, do you always have to be zo rude ? The guy is new here. HAve you eaten the wrong mushrooms or what ?
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killagorrila99 wrote:dead topic u nubchups! this was posted 2005! blasted idiots
It was a cool gun gun in 2005 and it still is a cool gun, so what's worng with that?
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Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:25 pm

Hey, you can get a bbq ignitor at about any large retail store. It will be with the bbq replacement parts. Hope this helps and good luck.
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Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:30 pm

Hey, you can get a bbq ignitor at any large retail store. Just check in the bbq replacement parts. Usually pretty cheap.
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Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:45 pm

That thing is cool, gives me ideas.Stay away from airports.
I want to try copper thread on barrel.In long lengths copper is straighter.
I mean 4-6 ft. Have hard time making ' passthru barrel'--breach loader.
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Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:48 am

this kind of gun you may use only the air of the denatured alcohol, you may save more fuel than others, (only the air fuel of it not the liquid) and gives great performance... i only use denatured since its very cheap, its only half a dollar.. :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:52 am

He said in the second line he uses propane to shoot as its probably one of the best combustion fuels.
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Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:17 am

Try acetylene crowley. You'll see what I mean. I am way over mini's these days (may take this back when i decide to yet again provide an arsenal for mice :wink: ) Wait till you guys see my smallish acetylene powered hybrid and also my biggg hybrid. You'll crap yourself (<hopfully not)
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Thu May 10, 2007 6:34 pm

Piezo electric ignition is not flint based. The igniter you're looking for is electric in nature. Piezo is greek for "you buy it at home depot". Anyway, the self contained lighter unit comes apart. YOu take out the push buttony thing witht he wires on it. That's the bit you need. When you push the button a spring mechanism whacks a crystal that has piezo electric properties (not all do) and it emits a very short, but very strong electric pulse. Arcing the pulse over a gap makes a spark. Spark make fire. Fire go boom. Boom pushes spud. Everybody laugh and reload.
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Sun May 13, 2007 1:47 am

can you use a bic as fuel you know the cas that comes out when you hold down the button also why dont you just spry axe or something down the barrel then hurry up and plug it with with vegetable wadding or a potato plug. :?:
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