The Harley Davidson Tribute Cannon

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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Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:23 am

This spudgun was actually built as a gift for my uncle who has been riding for years. He's way into Harleys and I thought a spudgun themed that way would be pretty cool. It'll make a perfect Christmas present. The combustion chamber is 18" x 4" with dual ignition points all internally wired with solid 14 ga copper, including the ignition points. The barrel is 48" x 2" with a knife edge. Hope ya'll like it.
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:26 am

Ohhh it's so cool! I wanna touch it :D very clean job. Make a mclaren f1 themed gun next, Or maybe a ferrari?
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:35 am

Here's a close-up of the chamber. You can see the ignition screws better in this pic.
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:40 am

Looking down the chamber is the dual ignition and all of the wiring for it. I like puting the wires on the inside, it keeps the look clean and the combistion doesn't really last long enough to damage the wiring. I've been using the solid copper wiring for a while now. After a few uses the ignition points tarnish but there hasn't been any performance degradation so I'll keep doing it that way.
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:53 am

nice gun i rely like how clean it is oh and welcome to spudfiles
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:44 am

Great job!! That is so cool! Do you own a harley? :P
Awsome paintjob :D
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:41 am

Just about everything Harley Davidson looks sweet! Your uncle is a lucky uncle. He's got a cool bike, and is getting a cool cannon. Good job, and good thinking.
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:29 am

LMAO, you bastard! I built one a while ago but it was scrapped, (just kidding about the bastard thing lol).
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I'm glad to see that it works well Very clean as others have mentioned. Hope your uncle has fun with it!
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:37 am

Ha ha ha!!! My stepdad is UnAmerican. He says Harley's are too powerful... they beat the shit out of you, he says.

I want one of these cannons, just to leave around in the living room every now and then. HA!!! Vulcan doesn't have a TRIBUTE CANNON!!!!
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:33 am

The real funny thing is, no, I don't own a Harley . . . I like Jap-bikes! I have a Honda in the garage and a Toyota in the driveway. I always have preferred the Japanese cruisers over Harleys. Lower cost, lower maintenance, great look and great performance. Hay drac, was your HD gun a hybrid?
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:06 pm

I wish it was a hybrid, it didn't even work as a combustion, lmao. I designed the chamber wrong, but I think that yours looks much better.
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I've never heard of a combustion that doesent work drac. Maybe you forgot to add fuel :lol:
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Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:59 pm

... lmao

Nope, it was just that it wasn't properly designed, so the fuel didn't mix well and crap like that. Trust me, I troubleshot that thing so much my head nearly exploded from trying to figure out what was wrong.
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Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:28 pm

nice gun, im not a big fan of harleys but its awsome anyway. the only thing i wouldn't do is put the copper ignition... um spikes at an angle i'd put them in across from eachother in a straight line
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