My Propane Cannon

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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Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:10 am

My first cannon.
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This picture shows the hole in my pants made by the cannon when I left the vent ball valve open. Good by fan. It blew it to pieces. I have a pretty good
burn under that hole too.
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The last picture is of my paint job on my 1 1\4 barrel.
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:38 am

Very Very nice indeed. I like it heaps.
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:39 am

Did you get that big ball valve from mcmaster?
I like it. I like it more than Twitch. Know why? Because he's...an Aussie (I don't mean to start a flame war, but I've been dying to say that for as while)
Are the stun gun wires in the project box, or are those for the fan :?:
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:53 am

Flying_Salt wrote: I like it. I like it more than Twitch. Know why? Because he's...an Aussie (I don't mean to start a flame war, but I've been dying to say that for as while)
And your point is? Aussies are better at everything. Lol dont worry man I wonder about my own culture a bit but currently we pwn everybody else for everything :P
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:57 am

haha^

sucks about that burn though. what exactly happened to your fan?
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:31 am

i like the paint job on the barrel. and i like the stun gun ignition (why wouldn't you hehe). nice clean gun with a sweet paint job. what is the c:b ration on this gun?
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:49 am

I got the ball valve from Gort. http://www.launchpotatoes.com/
The box controls the fan only. As for the fan it blew all the blades off it.
I don't have a clue what the c:b ration is. I'm not good at math.
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:48 am

As I commented on the launchpotatoes forum, very nice cannon. The paint job is incredible; it looked good without it, and now it looks 100X better with it! What colors did you use to paint it? Also, what type of paint did you use? Some kind of spray paint, etc.

Have fun with that beast 8) !
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:23 pm

Man, that one shot of the hole being burned in your pants is borderline porn! :)

What's with everyone doing these nice paint jobs? I'm getting increasingly jealous and motivated to do some of my own.

Very nice cannon, man. Not to mention, I gotta get a hold of a camera. hehe
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:31 pm

Dark metallic blue and day glow orange. I don't know the brand because they are out in my shop. It comes in a spray can. I got both a Home Depot.
Thanks for the complements.
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:34 pm

Haha! I have that EXACT same stun gun for my ignition! Nice cannon! Really clean and I love the paintjob!
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:45 pm

If the hole had been about two or three inches to the left it would have been worse than porn! :oops:
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:16 pm

very nice cannon pretty complex for a first nice job
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Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:27 am

Briliant, just what ya need
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Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:43 am

wow most first cannons i see look something like this http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6634&

yours is much better :cry:
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