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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SpudChucker24
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:49 pm
Ive just built my first cannon and i think i did a alright job with it.
I have to admit it does get a little boring shooting it though because its just to simple. Right now im working on a mount for it like miskaman did.
But is there anything else i could do to make this thing fun to shoot for day long periods. Or if i could get more power out of it?
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bluerussetboy
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:19 pm
just your typical things like chamber fan, propane meter, high voltage ignition and nekkid chick stickers would make it a lot more fun.

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FordGtMan
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:27 pm
Ya stickers would be nice. Anyone know where i could get some of those?
Nekkid ones 8) or something else? definitely get the chamber fan though
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FordGtMan
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:34 pm
It can vent the chamber when done firing, and can can help with power(said to be a 20% increase...

) it wouldn't be an implosion though, more like explosion...i think

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bigbob12345
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:34 pm
A chamber fan mixs the fuel and can increase performance up to 30%
And what do you mean by implosion of the chamber if you mean combustion it can but it takes a while for any affects to show.
Im loving your avatar

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SpudChucker24
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Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:11 pm
Ok im guessing i could find something in how to's about the fan. Thanks about the avatar. I just pick it out about a hour ago :wav:
By the way isnt a implosion inside something and a explosion is the entire thing blowing up? im just guessing so if someone knows please tell. haha
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MaxuS the 2nd
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Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:26 am
Not really, all a combustion cannon is is a container for an explosion. It's still an explosion, just inside something.
Implosion is a process in which objects are destroyed by collapsing in on themselves. The opposite of explosion, implosion concentrates matter and energy. An example of implosion is a submarine being crushed from the outside by the hydrostatic pressure of the surrounding water.
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bigbob12345
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Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:11 am
It will just be more reliable to ignite on the first click to my experience but I have heard it makes the combustion happen faster making higher range and velocity.
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jr
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Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:38 am
You could add a multi spark system and that will increase the burn rate of the fuel....in turn creating a faster explosion