delete

A place for general potato gun questions and discussions.
User avatar
singularity
Corporal 5
Corporal 5
Posts: 982
Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:53 pm
Location: someplace
Contact:

Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:20 am

gone













a
Last edited by singularity on Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
mark.f
Sergeant Major 4
Sergeant Major 4
Eritrea
Posts: 3638
Joined: Sat May 06, 2006 11:18 am
Location: The Big Steezy
Has thanked: 58 times
Been thanked: 58 times
Contact:

Donating Members

Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:27 am

You probably have either a lean or rich mix in the chamber. I suggest switching to propane metering, but if you do that you might also want to switch from coke bottles and Swiffer handles to better construction materials. :wink:
pyrogeek
Specialist 4
Specialist 4
Posts: 457
Joined: Sat May 13, 2006 7:43 pm
Location: moline Illinios

Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:38 am

Axe sucks, maybe not in terms of performance (never used it), but its expensive and stinks like shit. Try butane or propane. Also, switch to using a grill ignitor. The idea of gluing a lighter inside the chamber seems like a very bad idea to me. Grill ignitors can be found new for around $10, or you can do what I do and just swipe them off grills people throw out in the trash. Or, use a lantern ignitor, they are pretty cheap. Stun guns and flybacks would be better, but they would be quite expensive and overkill for this application.
User avatar
frogy
Corporal 2
Corporal 2
Posts: 603
Joined: Mon May 29, 2006 1:24 pm
Location: Ohio

Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:40 am

I'd #1 say it's your fault for not trying hard enough, every mini WILL work if there is fuel and a spark...

There has to be the right ammount of fuel in a gun for it to work, you either use metered propane or expieriment with Aerosols (sp? lol)
-FrOgY-

I wish people would stop needing a better signature!
User avatar
Codizzle69
Private 2
Private 2
Posts: 25
Joined: Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:00 am

Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:41 am

irwinner wrote:i made 2 mini cannons and they both didnt work. the first one used a plastic soda bottle as a chamber and the handel of a swiffer as the barrel. the second one used a rabbit water bottle as a chamber and the same swiffer handel as the barrel. both of these cannons used a long nose light to ignite them. the fuel was axe for both of theses cannons. can someone give me a reason why they didnt work? are long nose lighters bad to use in minis?

and i paid 30 bucks for the stuff for those damn things. we need to make them work!!
User avatar
frogy
Corporal 2
Corporal 2
Posts: 603
Joined: Mon May 29, 2006 1:24 pm
Location: Ohio

Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:54 am

that's retarded, for $30 you can make a full size gun or a ultra nice PVC mini, stop ghetto'ing unsafe shit together, I'm tired :D so sry for the meanness :lol:
-FrOgY-

I wish people would stop needing a better signature!
User avatar
singularity
Corporal 5
Corporal 5
Posts: 982
Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:53 pm
Location: someplace
Contact:

Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:12 am

gone













a
Last edited by singularity on Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Darkerweb12
Specialist
Specialist
Posts: 106
Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:03 pm
Location: Madison, Wisconsin

Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:01 am

I made an ultra mini using a tylonol bottle and a pen. I used Naptha as my fuel, i just squirted some in, and i had enough for 3 shots.

Ever wonder where they got the name N4Palm? NAPtha
For your bottle, use this stuff called Static Guard. It is really flammable and is very powerful. I made a mini out of a propel bottle, i shot a lead chunk through my wall. I also gave my friends bleeding welts with a airsoft load...
User avatar
Codizzle69
Private 2
Private 2
Posts: 25
Joined: Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:00 am

Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:27 am

this is what we ended up with :P
Image
User avatar
mark.f
Sergeant Major 4
Sergeant Major 4
Eritrea
Posts: 3638
Joined: Sat May 06, 2006 11:18 am
Location: The Big Steezy
Has thanked: 58 times
Been thanked: 58 times
Contact:

Donating Members

Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:54 am

I use metered propane on my mini, and it works like a dream and fires every single shot with a BBQ igniter and a single spark gap. It can also put a Dum Dum lollipop through roofing tin from about 20' away.

INVEST!!!! MAKE A METER AND YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SPRAY SH** AGAIN!!!

I have a small meter pipe and a 1/2 x 12" meter pipe, both fuel from the same propane adapter and regulator. I also just made ANOTHER 1/2 x 12" meter pipe with an onboard regulating and input system, so they're not as expensive as you think...

EDIT: <a HREF="http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtop ... 711&">here 'tis</A>...
User avatar
Codizzle69
Private 2
Private 2
Posts: 25
Joined: Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:00 am

Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:41 pm

Darkerweb12 wrote:I made an ultra mini using a tylonol bottle and a pen. I used Naptha as my fuel, i just squirted some in, and i had enough for 3 shots.

Ever wonder where they got the name N4Palm? NAPtha
For your bottle, use this stuff called Static Guard. It is really flammable and is very powerful. I made a mini out of a propel bottle, i shot a lead chunk through my wall. I also gave my friends bleeding welts with a airsoft load...
ok screw the axe, im getting some static guard :D
Post Reply