The Tornado (updated)

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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What do you think?

It's just another mini.
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Awesome paintjob :)!!
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Could use some improvements.
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Bluetooth
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:23 pm

This is my new mini combustion cannon "The Tornado". It's called that because sometimes when I take off the end cap some of the oust that I use as fuel on the chamber walls is still burning and the flame spins like a tornado.

Pics.
http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/album_s ... pic_id=299& and
http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/album_s ... pic_id=300&
Last edited by Bluetooth on Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:09 pm, edited 6 times in total.
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Deko
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:30 pm

thats a really nice gun nice paintjob, whats the specs on it?
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:34 pm

1.5"x13" chamber. 1"x20 barrel. I plan to add a mini gun style grip soon.
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:05 pm

very nice, be sure to post pics of it when your done with the grip
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:12 pm

Wow! That is a great paint job! I love this gun. Whats the performance on this sucker?
Insomniac wrote:Hey why am I a goose???? Why not somthing a little more awe inspireing, like an eagle or something? LOL
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:16 pm

That's an awsome mini nice paintjob,looks like you took a lot more time then most people do on mini's.
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:49 pm

Well you probably saw Insomniacs thread about the paper darts. I can launch one of those darts about 100 yd. with a good fuel mix. No it didn't take long, I finished it in one day and a couple days of tinkering until I got the spark consistent.
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:41 pm

I like it ......
Great mini.....
Good job........... :D
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Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:00 pm

I finished the new grip. Heres a pic :D .
http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/album_s ... pic_id=301&
EDIT: For fuel now I use un-metered propane. I just spray some in with a blow torch head. It works really well.
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