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How To Make A Potato Cannon (Combustion) Advanced Ep 1 of 2

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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

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How To Make A Potato Cannon (Combustion) Advanced Ep 1 of 2

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  • what about making ...

    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

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  • something like ...

    something like steel wool and petrol in a can

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  • I'm going to build ...

    I'm going to build this, but with a quick change barrel for use of different sized projectiles.

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  • No it will not. The ...

    No it will not. The explosion in the chamber is too short and too weak to damage the fan.

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  • thanks for reply, ...

    thanks 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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