First cannon [ TDC-10 ] (with videos now!!!)

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Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:31 am

Hey, this is my first cannon, i have just finished it today... And the name TDC-10 means Target Destroyer Cannon 10.. it was made of PVC pressure rated.
I will add a fan and maybe a propane regulator after ...


some specs:

Chamber: i think 4" x 20"
Barrel: i think 2.5" x 45"
C:B Ratio: Approximately 1:2
Ignitor: gas lighter ignition
Propane Gas powered


Well, here is the photos:
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Some videos now ( I will add more videos after ) :

Reloading my gun:
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mini compilation:
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OMG, look at the distance !
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Reloading and shooting:
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What do u think i will shot ?

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i hope you guys like it =] :D :D :D :? :? :P :oops: :D :D :?: :D :D :) :( :D :D
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:35 am

That is beautiful. Good job.

Care to share any specs and details?
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:44 am

duh, if i tell you that i don´t know some specs very well because i just bought the parts and build u will think i am stupid haha...
i dont know very well, but i think its something like this:

Chamber: i think 4" x 20"
Barrel: i think 2.5" x 45"
C:B Ratio: Approximately 1:2
Ignitor: gas lighter ignition
Propane Gas powered

Tomorrow i will add some damage pictures..

hehe... Thanks ...
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:37 am

Wow, that is a beautiful cannon, especially for a first, great job!
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:40 am

your chamber is 100 in^2 and your barrel is 196 in^2 for an approximate C:B of 1:2
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:55 am

daberno123 wrote:your chamber is 100 in^2 and your barrel is 196 in^2 for an approximate C:B of 1:2
right, thanks man :wink:
i updated the correct specs now...
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:57 am

Is that ABS or painted PVC? I would like to know where you got the 2.5" pipe. I went to Home Depot who told me I was crazy.
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:00 am

ralphd wrote:Is that ABS or painted PVC? I would like to know where you got the 2.5" pipe. I went to Home Depot who told me I was crazy.
it is painted PVC becouse i think ABS pipe doesn´t exist here in japan o.O, I could not find ABS pipe anywhere... And I don´t know but,It was very easy for me to find the 2.5" pipe... :idea:
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:02 am

Home Depot won't sell 2.5 pipe. You'll probably have to order it online from BC Arms here
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:05 am

It looks like a GREAT first cannon. Most people don't put that amount of work into their first creations...

BTW, some of those fittings aren't pressure rated, but that is A-OK for a combustion cannon. Just telling you before you decide to go building any pneumatics.
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:52 am

That's a nice first cannon, better than mine I must say, though that doesn't take much now that I think about it. So for right now how do you measure the propane?
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:22 pm

Well done mate!! Thats one fine cannon! I really like the look of it! OLD SCHOOOL BAZOOKA thing going on there!
Great job. cant wait to see what damage it inflicts!!

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Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:30 pm

really amazing first cannon. what are you shooting out of it looks like it could deal some real damage.
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:04 pm

Very nice design. I would like to see more like that.
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Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:14 pm

paaiyan wrote:That's a nice first cannon, better than mine I must say, though that doesn't take much now that I think about it. So for right now how do you measure the propane?
thanks man, for now i am using the old method yet, spraying and shooting, but not with a hair spray, I´m using a propane spray...
But when i get some money i will put a propane meter...
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