My first cannon(minis dont count)

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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jjjd
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Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:15 pm

This is my very first cannon, it only cost me $30 canadian to build and i will ge making it propane over the weekend, the fan is from a hairdryer you see at hotels, the switch to operate it is the hi-low switch off of it, and i have a twist sparker from an old bbq. It has a 3" combustion and a 2" barrel
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My sweet missle(Paint roolers fit perfect down 2" barrel, just add a cap and weight)
My sweet missle(Paint roolers fit perfect down 2" barrel, just add a cap and weight)
Hair dryer fan(whires at bottom is whats holing it in place)
Hair dryer fan(whires at bottom is whats holing it in place)
Ghetto electrical- twist sparker, taped up 9v, and switch
Ghetto electrical- twist sparker, taped up 9v, and switch
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Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:55 pm

whats the thing in the first pic?

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Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:06 pm

its a paint rooler, you know the long fuzzy tube paint things, it fits so good i just had to cap it
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Nice cannon, it looks semi-descent, mayeb you vould make a control box for your igniter?Nice cannon bro, wecome to spudfiles:D
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thnaks, Im probably going to be making this gun propane over the weekend and on burntlake it says to do it on a coupling, but my fan is in front on it, will that matter? or should i put it on the front coupling
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Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:22 pm

Shouldn't matter if you got something in the barrel to stop it ftom blowing the propane out.
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Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:29 pm

the kind you see at hotels? how did you get hold of it? :wink:
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Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:34 pm

the fan works with a nine volt ? interesting
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Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:19 pm

nice gun. good idea for ammo. 8)
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Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:22 pm

yep, nine volts, is quite weird cuz i have one that says 12volts ad works with 9volts, anyways cool gun, im making my first combustion, any advice from ur work, and, does the airflow from the fan goes from the barrel out to the end or from the end to the inside?
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what is the deal with the fans in there?
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Mixing the fuel and adding turbulence for a better ignition. Look it up in the wiki.
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Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:48 pm

yep, leaving it on will make a difference while shooting?
do i have to turn it on while fueling?
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Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:44 pm

the fan blows towards the barrel, and i find it helps if i leave it on when i shoot, bit stronger in my opinion(never tested it though)
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