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Finally! Here is a tutorial video on how to make a combustion potato cannon..
Check Video description for FAQ's.
TheBuG or MushiYoshi. The video shows how i made my standard size potato cannon step by step. Made in Norway
Speed and distance : of the potato is 600km/h and it shoots ca 200m.
Spark igniter : search ebay for "electronic spark igniter" sold by sterling products.
Fan : the chamber fan can be used for 2 things. the most importiant is ventilating your combustion chamber after each shot so you get fresh air into the chamber before stuffing a potato down the barrel.
Next is to mix the gas inside the chamber once you have sprayed your combustion gas inside the chamber (i never do this but its always a option)
2 Ventilation holes : the reason i made 2 holes is because if the mixture of the gas does not ignite or something is wrong i can ventilate the chamber with something stuffed down the barrel. kinda hard to put new air into a chamber that is sealed in one end :)
3 x Spark patent :
The metal\plastic things i attach to the wires is called cable shoes or cable rings, i`ve seen it been used on car electrics.
For more info about this cannon and how to make one, go to www.themonkeybase.com and go to the potato cannon link
what about making it a little quicker to fire by making some kind of apparatus that would dispense the correct amount of fuel into the combustion chamber AFTER it is closed? i was thinking of using those cans of butane that you use to refill lighters with, making a lever that activates its valve, then something that pushes that lever down for a certain amount of time
By 44R0Ndin [Affiliate User] 1231796555 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removesomething like steel wool and petrol in a can
By utterbeastage [Affiliate User] 1231365703 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI'm going to build this, but with a quick change barrel for use of different sized projectiles.
By PaulsAirsoftArmory [Affiliate User] 1231295945 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveNo it will not. The explosion in the chamber is too short and too weak to damage the fan.
By MegaSwordman [Affiliate User] 1231208913 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removethanks for reply, Skullchaser8
i tried with a piezo electric. but it doesnt works. the electric arc doesnt burn the spray (lacquer) .
so i used a lighter (put into the chamber) but to my surprise, it doesnt works.
i dont know what is the problem. can you help me ? can the spry be the problem? or O2?
thanks!
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