Project Black

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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Ballad_Black
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:31 am

Well, here she is. Been working on this cannon for a week now, and Im proud to say that it's done minus a schrader valve for my propane system. 4 inch chamber, sparkstrip, chamber fan, propane, 300k volt stun gun ignition, and interchangable barrels.

The stun gun and fan box are held to the gun via velcro, and yes...the stun gun is set up so i can be easily removed for use on other guns. I forked over 40 bucks for this baby and like to use her on my other cannons. The alligator clips make the gun look a bit tacky I know and the gun itse;f is'nt that amazing to some. She's pretty plan and simple, really simple and plain being there's no paint job yet. I plan on painting it black and yellow with a design and logo on her chamber.

The pictures are kinda crappy being I did them with my web cam, and the lighting was piss poor.
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Just an overall shot of the gun.
Just an overall shot of the gun.
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Size comparison picture, you can see the barrel in the background =D
Size comparison picture, you can see the barrel in the background =D
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A picture of the fan with the spark strip going, bad and dark picture, but hey.
A picture of the fan with the spark strip going, bad and dark picture, but hey.
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The spark strip at work.
The spark strip at work.
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A close-up of the project box witht he switch on and lit up all pretty like.
A close-up of the project box witht he switch on and lit up all pretty like.
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SteamRoller
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:39 am

Damn fine job.


She's a sexy cannon. The Box for the fan is pretty too.
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:19 am

i like the short design,it gives it that 'something'
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:33 am

Not sure what you mean by "short design."

I cut the chamber's pipe at 10 inches, but after the couplers and end cap it bounces up to about 12-13 inches roughly. And the barrel is 4 feet and a few odd inches from the threaded connectors.
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:31 am

o sorry i was just looking at the top pictures and it looked short,dont know what i was thinking :oops:
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:17 pm

10 inches is kinda short my shortest combustion chamber is 16+couplers and end cap, but nice cannon
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:44 pm

i guess i have a thing for short /small weapons eg.sawn off shot-guns stockless tompsons ....things like that
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:03 pm

awsome.I love any spudgun with good,quality construction like that. :D
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Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:00 pm

Thanks. I tried to get everyhting to line up right and keep the guns primer hidden, I only got 1 spot of purple on the outside, and the 2inch female adapter at the top has a small few millimeter space, but I tried. I still havent fired it, waiting on my Schrader valve to arrive! =D
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Sat May 13, 2006 9:12 pm

mice cannon..i would like to make one as high teck as that...how do u like having a fan in there..do u keep it in there when firing and would it get warped from the combustion?? sorry for the questions but im new at the whole thing.
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