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Help, New SpudGunner
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:02 pm
by konnorpb
well yesterday me and a friend went to buy all the PVC, cement, caps, everything to do our spud gun...
well to make a long story short, we got the ignition system on put the potato in, put some deodorant (AXE) put the cap on, but it just didn't want to shoot.
Today i woke up, and i went to my garage to work on my spud gun, well i noticed after I put some deodorant on to the chamber, make a spark (fire was going on) and i closed the chamber with the cap, well the fire stopped... so i figured out that the problem was with something to do with oxygen...
well i need some help to fix my spud gun =(
Thanks in advance...
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:06 pm
by sandman
its not that you need more oxygen, its u need less fuel, only a 1/2 second burst should do, and you need to air out the chamber after you shoot
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:30 pm
by FishBoy
ya, sandman's right, what i would do is start with a 1/2 second burst and shoot it, if i doesn't fire, vent it out and try a 1 sec burst; keep doing this, increasing by 1/2 sec. each time until you find the amount that works best
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:12 pm
by psycix
Rule of thumb:
"When your spray'n'pray cannon doesn't fire because of fueling problems, then you have got too much fuel." 
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:36 pm
by konnorpb
thanx to everyone, u were right, i had too much aerosol on my chamber...
thanks!
IT WORKs
(it almost got destroyed by my mom!!!! jajaja)
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:36 pm
by sandman
have fun and be safe
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:51 pm
by konnorpb
thanks
jajaja
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:13 pm
by starman
konnorpb wrote:thanx to everyone, u were right, i had too much aerosol on my chamber...
thanks!
IT WORKs
(it almost got destroyed by my mom!!!! jajaja)
Tell your mom that building and properly operating your spudgun is an educational endeavour...(it really is). Dig into the science of how they work....you'll be fascinated and learn a lot!
Friendly tip. Work on using correct grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization when you post here. Not only is it part of the rules but you'll be taken much more seriously. Welcome to Spudfiles!
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:48 am
by psycix
Good to hear it works. Whats with the "jajaja"?
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:11 am
by TurboSuper
It means hahaha if you're spanish. The "j" is usually pronouned as an "h", like in "fajita".
Anywho, glad to hear it's working
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:38 pm
by psycix
Ah okay. In dutch, "ja" means "yes" so I got kinda confused.
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:08 am
by konnorpb
well yeah, my first language its actually spanish...
today we did a very long session of spuding!! we shot on my friends house! we had lots of fun!
we want to go bigger and better now..
We'll keep you Updated!