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Mini Spud

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:49 pm
by PCGUY
<div align="center">MINI SPUD

Provided By - Kevin

This is my first combustion launcher and it is made out of all copper. The chamber is made out of 3/4" copper piping and the barrel is made out of 1/2" copper. I can shoot about 50 yards with propane. I use a BBQ igniter on it and it always fires on the first click. </div>

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:49 am
by bb
kool what did u use to stop & release the air pressure in the barrel?

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:59 am
by bb
and how did u power it

thanks

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:56 am
by PCGUY
This is a combustion, not a pneumatic. No need to stop and release air pressure.

And in the second line...
I can shoot about 50 yards with propane.

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:34 pm
by theexp
what did you do to make it so the electrodes would be insulated from the steel?

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:29 pm
by BC Pneumatics
It's copper. He probably has the spark jumping to the wall.

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:00 pm
by theexp
wow, i am stupid sometimes. Somebody smack me...
I guess had my mind somewhere else, or was looking at the endcap.

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:47 am
by BC Pneumatics
theexp wrote:wow, i am stupid sometimes. Somebody smack me...
I guess had my mind somewhere else, or was looking at the endcap.
Hehe, no worries, I do it all the time :)

Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 4:01 am
by jacob
Where did the gas come in?

Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 11:37 am
by spudshot
what do you mean? how do you fuel it? you take off the end cap and spray in your fuel

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:30 am
by spudman
where did u get that ignitor from and is it any good

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:51 am
by spudshot
its from a long nosed bbq lighter, they work fine for mini's

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 3:53 am
by spudman
oh coz i got a spud gun bout 30cm long and i used an ordinary lignter igniter and it is rubbish :cry: are ordinary lighter igniters different

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:33 am
by spudshot
hm, i dont know what you'd be talking about, i'm only familiar with the ones out of long nosed ignitors, the flint ones from lanterns, and the bbq ignitors, a pic would be helpful

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 4:57 am
by spudman
im talking about 1s from electric cigarette lighters


dont worry i blew it up anyway now it looked the same from the one from the long nosed lighters .Anyway where can i get a bbq ignitor for without sending away for it