Gort's Streamlined Simple Combustion

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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Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:42 am

Nice, I bet you made that with your eyes closed. Bigger pics would have been nice.
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Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:36 am

Yeah, making this was a real breeze. It took me maybe an hour, but that's counting the time spent at the hardware store and hand-cutting the 4" pipe to be straight and so on.

(Click on the pictures. :wink: )
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Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:40 am

OH,(slap self on head),I knew that.
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Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:20 am

I have learned to like the simple combustion a lot more after usinmg this.

I'm still trying to get the right amount of starter fluid to use down. Hahah! :P
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Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:33 am

Nice, as always Gort. Im actually planning on using the fact that the ID of 4" sch 40 and the OD of 3" fittings on a cannon now that you have exploited such a convenence. Although you should of "counter-sunk" for the lack of a better word the cleanout adapter so when screwed in it would be flush with the outer pipe. Nice cannon!
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Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:47 am

sgort87 wrote:I have learned to like the simple combustion a lot more after usinmg this.

I'm still trying to get the right amount of starter fluid to use down. Hahah! :P
I have trouble using Ether (for the dumb: starter fluid (not calling you dumb Gort))

I try fir about 1 second and it doesn't work at all (just catches my 340 ci. chamber on fire, instead of combustion, I take off the cleanout and there's a bondfire inside :D )


I like that handle a lot, it reminds me of my 4" ABS cannon for some reason...

Great gun, like Pimpman said, like always :arrow: :roll:
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Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:45 pm

so, how's it work? ill bet it works pretty good for a quick fix gun. looks good, too.
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Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:33 am

Dude I really love this gun! I got the amount of fuel down and this thing is a real blast with cam-locks!
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Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:07 am

yea, every now and then you just need to take a break from all the complicated designs and make a simple cannon.
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Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:59 am

Here are some video clips of it in action. The second one shows my little sister making me proud. :D

<a href="http://media.putfile.com/New-Look-Simpl ... ion">Video 1</a>
<a href="http://media.putfile.com/gorts-little-sister">Video 2</a>

I got pretty good with that ether fueling.
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:54 pm

Lol, Video 2, "it'll rip your arm off too" lol....

If that a friend, older brother, or possible doctor talking?

I like this gun, it wonders me how you made that handle, wow I'm stupid :D
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:44 pm

Nah, I'm the oldest. That's my younger brother saying that and some friends in the background.
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