Minigun Explosion

A place for general potato gun questions and discussions.
ProStreetBarto
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Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:19 pm

Hey all, first post here. I just about lost my hand today to a minigun. I was using pure methonal as fuel. Just a warning, but it was highly badass.
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Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:42 pm

Ok...
Ive had my mini blow up on me several times, no need to post about it. Maybe if you had pics it would be a little more worthwhile.
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Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:56 pm

are you kinding thats horrible how big was the mini and what was it made of?
before you criticise some one walk a mile in there shoes.
that way when you criticise them you are a mile away and you have there shoes.
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Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:53 am

I can tell you if you want to blow it again. :lol:
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Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:00 am

i bet that stung, glad it wasn't me, thats way i'm not going to build any mini's

that and i like were i live, building indoor toys would get me E-VICK-TID!!
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Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:07 pm

I've had barrels blow out ,but never the combustion tank,If you don't have or use a lot of common sense you need a different hobby.I'm addicted to spud guns so I just have to become safer ,
One of my safer methods is a remote igniter with 15ft. of cable I use on my largest combustion.
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Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:28 pm

Does some on know a model rocket plane page?
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:18 am

you lost your hand?
I feel for you man. :(
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:09 am

He didn't lose his hand, he said he 'just about lost his hand'

Those first 2 words are important.
I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges.
Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before.

Add me on msn!!! insomniac-55@hotmail.com
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:25 am

I saw the word "Minigun", and expected to read something about a real Minigun - not a Mini gun.

That space is important too.
Novacastrian: How about use whatever the heck you can get your hands on?
frankrede: Well then I guess it won't matter when you decide to drink bleach because your out of kool-aid.
...I'm sorry, but that made my year.
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:54 am

Rambo I am disappointed in you.

Thats why pill bottles don't carry a pressure rating.lol,jk
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:22 pm

There are just too many pill bottles.I suppose most of them will withstand 100 psi.
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:36 pm

I've had one come apart too... must be a common thing. Luckily it was such a small gun. It was made with the smallest size advil bottle and a bic pen. It made quite the noise and left me with a handful pieces, we laughed.
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