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by individual
Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:52 am
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: Overly Ambitious, but doable.
Replies: 9
Views: 4967

Re: Overly Ambitious, but doable.

Brian the brain wrote:As can be seen in the first picture: You've already decapitated yourself with a lightsabre once...
:D
So... be careful!
haha, yep, that was a good day :)

Haven't done much more on this yet, havent had the time :/ have figured out the fuel loading though, so that's sorted.
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by individual
Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:24 am
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: Overly Ambitious, but doable.
Replies: 9
Views: 4967

Re: Overly Ambitious, but doable.

In short, I want to (attempt to) break Larda's record :) Well, that depends on what you think Larda's record is... A higher mix number is possible, but with propane 200x is starting to reach partial pressures that would result in liquefied propane in the chamber and the need to ignite a lean mix. T...
by individual
Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:50 am
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: Overly Ambitious, but doable.
Replies: 9
Views: 4967

Re: Overly Ambitious, but doable.

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:
individual wrote:(that one hurt)
Hopefully just your pride, it's a spudder's rite of passage ;)
As for pride, this was the last highlight i got on video of my spudgunning days :P

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by individual
Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:43 am
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: Overly Ambitious, but doable.
Replies: 9
Views: 4967

Re: Overly Ambitious, but doable.

(that one hurt) Hopefully just your pride, it's a spudder's rite of passage ;) Unfortunately not lol. Was at my friends place when it happened. We atomized a few plants that made us very hungry :roll: , and it seemed like a good idea to put some oxygen and butane into this old, 100+ shots fired PVC...
by individual
Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:09 am
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: 10XGB - My First Venture into Hybrids
Replies: 101
Views: 46745

Re: 10XGB - My First Venture into Hybrids

With your ignition, Use multiple gaps down the length of the chamber. you'll achieve a much more even burn with higher velocity and the propagation waves won't be as intense. Untitled6.png (I'm aware your gun doesn't reach these pressures :P ) Also, if you can find some, (assuming you're using burst...
by individual
Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:59 am
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: Overly Ambitious, but doable.
Replies: 9
Views: 4967

Overly Ambitious, but doable.

Hey there :) I've made quiet a few cannons back when I was younger, and I never knew there was a community like this. Such a pity :( http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a297/suicider2005/epic.jpg http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a297/suicider2005/oxygentest.jpg (that one hurt) http://i13.photobucket....
by individual
Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:32 am
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: 10XGB - My First Venture into Hybrids
Replies: 101
Views: 46745

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The epitome of a "hybrid", the Utron 45mm CLGG certainly proves that there is a stage at which recoil absorption becomes necessary: http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr358/swilchek3/Projects/utron.jpg I think as a community we have a while to go before we hit that point ;) Not too far off now ;) U...