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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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A-98
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Thu May 24, 2007 7:42 pm

ShowNoMercy wrote:The projectile should be put all the way down the barrel, and I have no idea what amount of aquaspray you should use. This is why we build pnuematics, ease of operation.
but not ease of contruction :?
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Thu May 24, 2007 7:45 pm

A-98 wrote:
ShowNoMercy wrote:The projectile should be put all the way down the barrel, and I have no idea what amount of aquaspray you should use. This is why we build pnuematics, ease of operation.
but not ease of contruction :?
true ive been really pissed at my sprinkler latly. for some reason it wont seal ive tried everything.
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Thu May 24, 2007 11:38 pm

A-98 wrote:
ShowNoMercy wrote:The projectile should be put all the way down the barrel, and I have no idea what amount of aquaspray you should use. This is why we build pnuematics, ease of operation.
but not ease of contruction :?
Pneumatics are easy!Combustions are a pain for me, I hate installing igniters!
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Fri May 25, 2007 12:35 pm

VH_man wrote:Yeah. i dont know anyone who made a combustion and HASNT done that. mabey there are some on this fourum, but.....
well im glad to know there are others out there who have been just as dumb.

getting burned does give you a lot of respect for the cannon
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