Built 1st Gun, having problems

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.

OK for a first gun?

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pyromanic13
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:10 pm

just saying it cause nobody else did...perhaps the bevel is too tight. your barrel does look long though.
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:38 pm

very nice first gun, as for your performance issues i think that you might be right with the C:B being out of wack, but a chamber fan should help

ps: keep sis in future pics, lol :D
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chaos
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:53 pm

well maybe your meter is out? im not to sure tho so it might be worth re-checking, and yer possibly you C:B is out, also, when you use the meter... is the gauge involved in the accuracy of the measurement? cauz ive had a few broken guages before and it stuffed up 3 hours worth of tests :(

hope ya work it out.

oh can we get a comparison picture? perhaps your sis holding the gun :D
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:55 pm

chaos wrote: oh can we get a comparison picture? perhaps your sis holding the gun :D
yes, we need comparison pics to see if your C:B ratio is really out :D
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chaos
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:01 pm

Yer C:B is very important so the pictures are a must :D
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:13 pm

we might just be able to squish more distance with more detailed pics :D

hey, also a way to tell is your C:B ratio is out is by the noise, erm, u could always post a video with your sis firing the cannon :D

PS: hey chaos u got over 1000 posts, congrats
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:33 pm

yer thats another way of calculating it, by the sound.... get your sis to shoot the gun and film it.


hey yer 1000posts....unfortunately number 1000 was in a topic that got locked b4 i could edit to say "Yaya..1000 posts" shame but hey ill just make sure #2000 is noted :D
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