The BAO-585

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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lukemc
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Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:29 pm

After a long hiatus from the spudding industry I decided to make my last summer before college a good one and invest in a top-o-the-line combustion! I returned to good ol' Spudfiles.com for a touch of inspiration, made a parts list, and was on my way!

Construction was slow but as I found more time, it started to piece together very nicely.

Specs
-1/2" gas pipe propane meter/direct injector
-4" x 2' chamber
-1.5" x ~6' barrel
-Custom wood handle
-Bracket mounted chamber fan
-Standard single arc pezio ignition
-Threaded barrel to chamber connection (to be replaced by cams once I find some)


Some pics!

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Before cementing/ part check =)

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Post assembly

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Custom handle close up

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after painting getting ready for field testing!

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easy access propane fueling

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custom handle and sparker

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My little brother about to pop some rounds off


Comments and criticisms welcome =)

Happy spudding!
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Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:47 pm

Looks great!!!
Can you upload damage pictures???
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Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:09 pm

In a bit! doing some damage shots with ice and will get back to you
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