My Zeus 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.
WAYNE
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:56 am

THIS BABY ROCKS

2 " bore 4" combustion chamberm 5 mliwatt laser sighting, scope,

peizo ignition. chronographed at 438mph, a golf ball will go through a car door like butter. The zeus Cannon delivers.

enjoy, WAYNEMAN
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:04 am

Noice.

That setup turned out really nice! Not a lot of experience with lasers, but with the power of that laser can you see that far away with it in a daytime setting?

As these guns use a similar setup, although a different barrel are they one in the same? Cant tell after a bit of revision, besides the fact that the cord for the ignition is longer on that of the gun pictured on top.

If you wouldn’t mind could you take some close ups on the cannon itself? I see you did some paint, which looks good at a distance and you got some logos or something. Also when you gonna do this thing up with propane injection?

I like it, I like it a lot. ;-)

And on to subjects unrelated to the gun itself:

- In which way did I not help you...? Well if you so care were starting a new contest. Im tossing up the rules a bit and allowing the users to vote instead of the mods.
- I also de-ALL CAPPED your title. All cap titles will be edit because quite frankly your post shouldn’t attract more attention simply because you typed your words that way.

EDIT - I posted it all as I was able to finish this post before having to go to school. So if any one is going 'WTF?!' its cause I edited my post.
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:37 am

I do like it!, very nice and unique as well. I also say put up some more pics of the cannon itself. It looks better in the first pic. Again well done.

Pimp wrote:
Well if you so care were starting a new contest.
YES!! :D
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:06 pm

I must agree this cannon 'cuts sick'.Is that a noise supressor in the first picture were you are holding it?

It took me about 4 private messages before I was allowed into the contest and even then my gun was over looked in the judging.

Pimp I see a problem with your way of judging.People might get there forum friends or make new accounts and give themself an un-fair advantage over the other people that submitted to the contest.So why not just have all the modderators or certain judges set out to choose the winners.

Ohh and I am giving this gun a 10 out of 10.I love it!!!
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:17 pm

a golf ball through a car door? cool. was it rusty?
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Get your friends in on an internet competition?? It would be pathetic if someone wanted to win so bad they did that.
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oh, and can you post pics of the car door? :twisted:
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:41 am

that is sweet is that a sound supressor on the end wen ur shouldering it ?
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:41 am

I owe pimpman an apology, i guess i was getting frustrated not being able to get my cannon on the page like al the other cool ones.

PIMPMAN I apologise, thanks for putting ZEUS WHERE EVERYONE COULD SEE IT. AS for the design, the stickers say GLOBAL FRAGGING PERMITT 80997,and the suppressor makes it quieter, it used to sound like a 12 guage, but now a very loud 410 shot gun.
I will get better pics soon. heres a picture of my daughter shooting ZEUS, and A different angleof it.

happy holidays everyone, and a happy new year.

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Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:49 am

my daughter Amanda, shootin ZEUS. The picture of Zeus firing , if you look real close , you can see the potato in flight. its flat moooving.
I was using STATIC GUARD, and TAG BODY SPRAY WORKS GREAT.
take care all.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:57 am

The picture where i am shouldering it is the combustion chamber.
the frony of the gun is the 3" supprssor,that surrounds the 2" barrel.

I found out hat when you do a peizo ignition BBQ Clicker, that you must keep the wires apart, or you get a spark bleed ou, and you do not grt a good spark. when you look through the scope you get a perfect lazer dot in the middleof the sight. and yess somtimes you can see it during the day. Harbor freight sells the lasers for 12 bucks. thw wholw gun cost me about 65.00 to build. IT is alot of fun. oh heres a picture of my wifes TATER TOT BUSTER. sorry i wish the picture was better.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:24 pm

Wow! Very nice cannons, are they first time builds? Or have you been building longer?
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:30 pm

I have built many potato launchers, pneumatics,combustion. I now am building my first Propane gun.
take care W.G.
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:01 am

I say again nice cannon.Wish my dad took me spudding.
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:01 am

Looks good. You should try fuel injection, (propane, MAPP, etc.). Makes it overall easier and more powerful to shoot.
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