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Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:26 pm

is there any reason I shouldn't make a mini inline cannon? because i have never seen one on this site and i want to build one
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Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:28 pm

<a href="http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/pneumat ... ..what?</a>

Many people have built mini inline cannons (though no one other than Jack has built one THIS small).
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Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:30 pm

i have been looking around and i can't find one built out ov pvc or is that becaus you would need so many size adapters?
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Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:21 pm

do you mean something like <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~irwinner/mini_ ... l">this</a>

or are you talking about a combustion cannon, its pretty simple to build hardest part is making sure equalization port doesn't close up
be sure to check out my <a href="http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/ak-styl ... 9.html">AK Styled Vortex Gun</a> and my <a href="http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/at-4-t9627.html">AT-4 Rocket</a>

upcoming projects... finalized clip fed BBMG and ball point pen sniper
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Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:13 pm

LosBuenos wrote:is there any reason I shouldn't make a mini inline
Why would we be opposed to making one? I'm sure everyone here would love to see new cannons. So, no, there is no reason you shouldn't, in fact, we encourage it.
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." George S. Patton
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Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:16 pm

but i mean a small scaled down inline like in the spudfiles watermark thing at the top of the page but with maybe a 3/4 barrel and 1.5 chamber? i have never seen one and think it would be sooooo cuuuuteee! lol
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:19 pm

are you thinking combustion or pneumatic? either would work, i have a gun that's a 1.5" chamber and 3/4" barrel with a sprinkler valve, its pretty awesome the valve is modded and its a perfect trigger if held upside down (blowgun pointing down) with the chamber on your shoulder. so yes, that would work fine. make one and post it so we can all see.
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go ahead, minis are a lot of fun for just shooting around.
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:41 pm

and they're great for experimentation, like figuring out how much of a new fuel (say, alcohol) you would need for a given chamber volume. or for portability. and 3/4" barrels are sick because they fit corks perfectly, just stick a nail through and you have simple, powerful, accurate amo.
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Wed May 02, 2007 4:21 pm

i made it. it is a combustion, a tiny little inline! it is cute,like i said! but it wont work yet i think it might be fuels or something there is not reason it shouldn't work. ill have to mess around with it. ill get pics when i get around to finishing my homework.
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I tried to make one with a 1/2" cpvc barrel, thats small for pvc, I also steamlined it so the couplings wont bulge, and steamlining with brushing is easier with smaller pipe fittings
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there it is. my usual fuel (Oust air sanitizer) didn't work in it for some reason but when i put a residual amount of gasoline in the bottom of the chamber and used that bug spray it shot the specially modified arrow the whole length of my 50 foot garage and hit the wall with some good force
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this is my baby cannon, isn't it adorable? i think so, when you hold it and see it close up it is sooooo cuuutttteee! i figured out the fuel thing too. my usual fuel of Oust air sanitizer doesn't work but if i put a residual amount of gasoline in the chamber and use bug spray it can be powerful. it shot the arrow whole length of my 50 foot garage and hit the wall with some good force
this is my baby cannon, isn't it adorable? i think so, when you hold it and see it close up it is sooooo cuuutttteee! i figured out the fuel thing too. my usual fuel of Oust air sanitizer doesn't work but if i put a residual amount of gasoline in the chamber and use bug spray it can be powerful. it shot the arrow whole length of my 50 foot garage and hit the wall with some good force
the barrel and chamber seperate so i can load the gun and put the fuel in at the same time.
the barrel and chamber seperate so i can load the gun and put the fuel in at the same time.
this si just somthing i did when i was waiting for glue to dry, my baby inline barrel on my old , much larger gun, without thinking i shot it inside my garage and it almost went straight through my fiberglass and metal garage door. therew is a huge lump on the outside of the door. (don't tell mom!)
this si just somthing i did when i was waiting for glue to dry, my baby inline barrel on my old , much larger gun, without thinking i shot it inside my garage and it almost went straight through my fiberglass and metal garage door. therew is a huge lump on the outside of the door. (don't tell mom!)
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Thu May 03, 2007 8:07 pm

o! i forgot the barrel is 3/4 on the outsid not the inside like usual so the barrel fits nerf darts wrapt in duct tape perfect, that arrow has a nerf dart jammed on it flys b-e-a-utifully!
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you right its sooooooo cute. tigre pattern gharr. :o :shock: :oops: :P smilies rock!
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Thu May 03, 2007 8:21 pm

the big orange and red one is kinda off topic, that painted one is my old one not main one i was talking about, i was bored and the fittings went together, watev.
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