My first cannon (german style)

[freder]

Hi,
this is my first combustion cannon.
I come from germany and here its hard to buy the parts. Because they look pretty concerned if a teenager buys a bunch of pvc pipes.

I think you can see how it works on the Pics
but if you have any questions just ask me.

some info:

the barrel is ~100 cm long and the diameter is ~5 cm
the whole chamber is ~50 cm long and the dia. is ~15 cm
the ignitor is from a lighter with ?brazed? cables to the screws

I´ll add a vid and some destruction pics later.

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Here is a vid i made rrecently

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[rna_duelers]

Your english si fine!Ebtter that mine at the moment.I built a gun liek this pretyy much the same as this in Hoolland a few years ago

And I think the word you want tis solderd to the screws,could be wrong.

look out for the screw caps on those they cna blow out ra5ther easily our one in holland did it a number of times so always face it away from you or some one.keep safe.

[freder]

yeah i know i got hit once by one of my friends gun.
that really hurt

the screw cap is directed to the floor incase it blows off or something like that.

[rna_duelers]

Good to see ur keeping saftey in mind .I';m in no state to shhot a gun at this itme Im quyite...well drunk..hahaha,cheap wine and Rum...

Fun shooting it matey.What time is it in Germany its 11:05PM in Australia.

[Rock]

Keep in mind that its slightly illegal to own/use spudguns in Germany. So you better don't get caught with it.

[MrCrowley]

yeah i know i got hit once by one of my friends gun.
that really hurt

the screw cap is directed to the floor incase it blows off or something like that.

Nice gun, looks like my first.

Where abouts in Germany are you?

[freder]

I know that its illegal... but its so much fun shoting around 8)

I´m in the south near Stuttgart

[MrCrowley]

Oh cool, I went to Germany this year in April and stayed with a family in Traunreut(close to Munich) for a few days, best time of my life.

Keep up the good work with the spudguns, I think there is a German spudgun website somewhere, called Kartoffel Kanone or something.

[Thursto]

Keep in mind that its slightly illegal to own/use spudguns in Germany. So you better don't get caught with it.

Well over in Aussie land it illegal too Damm stupid laws...

[Billy Bob]

Nice work i have had one with the same parts long time ago

@freder i am German too

[mtronic]

thats a mighty fine effort for a first I like the handles, gives an air of mass destruction

[freder]

thanks!!

I had my other barrel (for batteries or marbles) on it today and wanted to shoot and than the cap blew right off. I was lucky it was stuck right in the floor
but after that it worked and i couldn´t even see where the batterie flew. 8)

[rna_duelers]

Told you to look out for those caps,they can hurt a lot!

Get some damage pictures of batteries ripping some things apart.

[Novacastrian]

Hey Freder, welcome to Spudfiles.
Looks like a very good attempt for a first gun, kind of like my first but with style!
The reason the cap blew off when you changed barrels to the smaller one is because it is so much harder for the gases to exit out of a small barrel.
I would recommend sticking with your bigger barrel.
Happy Spuddin!

[freder]

I dont think i´m gonna try the smaller barrel again.
But I´ll destroy some more stuff with my big barrel and show it to ya