My First Propane-ful Powered Combustion

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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j_diz
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:27 pm

Thanks all...as for the work desk, that was a pic before the real work began, it got much worse.

Now the neighbors - most of them are real cool and have been watching this project and come out when I test it - but I thnk I stepped on someone's nut$ because I had my first slow-drive-by from the Cherokee county Sheriff's...they just drove by very slow, leared at my truck and in the garage and then gave a simple wave - the cannon was in the garage, but behind the truck, so I don't know what they saw, but they saw something....they never stopped though - I am sure I made some list someplace now....I am being watched now, I'm sure...

Now, I curently have some bids on some pneumatic cylinders on eBay...if all goes well, and I can hide it from my wife - I would like to get some pneumatic up/down and left/right actions via a portable air tank - but I think that is getting a bit crazy....hehehehe, right like this hasn't already passed crazy....anyway - thanks again for the compliments!

Stay tuned....
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:32 am

welcome to the madness, get yourself a check valve and a matress inflator on the back to air the chamber out, and get some solenoid valves to work the propane meter. if you end up with those cylinders you should be good to go for remote firing, all you need is the dukes of hazzard horn so you can fire it right in tune with the music
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:53 am

kinda useless post.... but I really like your website j_diz. keep updating it!
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