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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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I hope this is forum legal, it is a real cannon, and he isn't using a projectile.
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I think it is, or its an exception to the rule, theres been a couple BP cannon posts in the past which survived moderation.
Nice cannon by the way.
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:53 am

I love how you put the mini in the background.

That BP cannon is smaller than i suspected. packs a Punch though!!!

I hope this doesn't get locked or deleted.

Happy SPuddin' or Black Powderin'
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Discussion of solid propellants, explosive devices or incendiary projectiles fired specifically from a spud cannon is prohibited

It shouldn't be deleted its technically not a spudgun.

Anyway nice lil cannon you have there.
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:16 am

Yeah, it goes great with your avatar. :D
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Technically it's not a combustion spudgun either so it should be deleted from this section :P
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:53 am

cute toy :D

i wish i had such a cannon :D
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:18 pm

toy? you hear that thing, you put a metal ball baring in it you have a crude gun.
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:31 pm

Hotwired wrote:Technically it's not a combustion spudgun either so it should be deleted from this section :P
Why wouldn't it be?
It uses combustion?
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Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:23 am

Actually I think toy BP cannons like these should be allowed. I mean theyre toys and can use spuds. I like it hehe. Its cute :D
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Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:45 am

I want one :P :P :P :P :P :P :P

Edit: Imagine a little toy soldier just ignited the wick, in a battle of America's several cival wars.
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Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:19 am

It's awesome. I've always wanted to make something like this.

In Primary School (Year Six), the woodwork teacher saw me designing one and said "that'll never work sonny you don't have the skill and experience". I said, "I know i don't I was just designing it for fun."

He then took it off me and said "I'll make one, but not as near based off this crap!" He threw it in the bin.


When he built it after the first shot (He shot some toilet paper to test it) on the oval he drew everyone's attention.

(I was pissed). The next shot he said he'd shoot a marble at a cinder block.

Lights it runs off, and massive explosion the gun ruptures flies about 3m into the air and lights the wooden furniture on fire. He just looked at me and had that look in his eyes that was like Puck You! :evil:

I believe it's called Karma.

My guess is that the marble either gt jammed on a notch in the actual barrel or the back blew off, but I can't really remember that was 3 years ago.
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