'Dead Space' the gun

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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Sun Jun 10, 2007 10:45 am

this is my latest basic combustion. It has a 1.5'' barrel and a 3'' chamber. it is all ABS construction.
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 10:57 am

Hi,

Cool pistol handle.

There´s the usual advise that one shouldn´t put holes in pipes but rather where they are joined w something else - and thru both layers.

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Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:27 am

nice but what were you shooting at your neighbours' house? :?
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:55 am

homedepotpro wrote:it was straight up
What goes up... :roll:

Flour isn't going to do much damage, granted, but if I saw you do that in the general direction of my truch I wouldn't be a happy bunny. I think for your sake a bit more caution wouldn't go amiss.
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:03 pm

yeah i know, i just got the new gun urge to shoot it
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:10 pm

well in theory flour would do some amount for damage because it is heavier than bbs and the bbs would burst out at a low velocity. althought if aimed safely it could be good in airsoft wars with bbs or flour acting as a smoke bomb with less explosion. nice gun though. i like the airsoft handle/trigger.
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:50 pm

I like the way the over and under design done with that weird wye fitting. Could someone tell me if there is some particular reason why he chose ABS over PVC for a combustion?
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:26 pm

It abzorbs more shock pvc is brittls it can take the shock as well but abs.
Also it rupures doesnt make shrapnel.

I like the gun the pistol grip rocks.
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:27 pm

Really weird looking though.....
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:32 pm

i just noticed a really odd part of the gun. you spray the fuel in the front and not the back.... i guess its not unusual though. but man that trigger set up is awesome.
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:24 pm

flour is not that hevey nor dangerous but you got to pack it losely, being that this breaks upon exiting the barrel

Nice gun but the barrel is pretty short, and the barrel is pretty far from the chammber, the tee looks like a long type and that elow on top should be a malexfemale type
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:58 pm

flour packed tightly would be heavier than bbs though. and if it didnt explode on exit of the barrel then it would probably do some damage.
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:38 pm

you know, i though it had a lot of space between the barrel and chamber do to that y fitting, but i also think it's a cool name
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