TrevorNasko
Flashlight Enthusiast
Well - i have desired one since 6th grade and i have finally made one: A Potato Cannon AKA Squirrel-Bane.
i have never seen one shot til i fired mine and i never thought it would work but man oh man ....
Tale of the First Shot:
after completion i stuffed paper towels in it (so it wouldn't go far) and walked around to the backyard. aiming it in a safe direction i meekly pressed the ignition button. the gun lurched back and issued a 6inch conicle flame. the sound it made as it went off was enough to wake the dead. IT WAS LOUD! With a big OOH-RAH!!! i started laughing uncontrolably.
Pefecting the Beast:
Well after a few shots i realized that the barrel was way too long so i shortened it to about 18in.
A new chamber was made and the starter was placed nearer to the endcap. by doing this i make maintnence easier and increase odds of ignition.
Problems found and solved in the building process:
Everyone i saw online had held parts together with glue- Why? I found that if you use screws the hold is just as strong and now the gun may be disassembled and tinkered with.
now this could prove faulty but i really see no way you could be hurt any worse than if the other way were used. time will tell....
Lessons Learned(I hope) :
1. when assembling do not "test" the chamber by closing up one end and adding hairspray and then stuffing your lit- bic holding hand in the open end. The sound you will hear is not worth the pain that you shall receive- trust me , I KNOW!
2. NEVER EVER EVER EVER look down the[only btw] open end of a chamber after a dud and ,as if in a daze, repeatedly press the switch. you only validate darwin's theory by acting in this manner. In my case the copious spray just needed a bit more air. the force of the blast literaly knocked my head back and left me like whily coyote after a acme blast.
I cant wait til tomarow to see what she can really do!
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i have never seen one shot til i fired mine and i never thought it would work but man oh man ....
Tale of the First Shot:
after completion i stuffed paper towels in it (so it wouldn't go far) and walked around to the backyard. aiming it in a safe direction i meekly pressed the ignition button. the gun lurched back and issued a 6inch conicle flame. the sound it made as it went off was enough to wake the dead. IT WAS LOUD! With a big OOH-RAH!!! i started laughing uncontrolably.
Pefecting the Beast:
Well after a few shots i realized that the barrel was way too long so i shortened it to about 18in.
A new chamber was made and the starter was placed nearer to the endcap. by doing this i make maintnence easier and increase odds of ignition.
Problems found and solved in the building process:
Everyone i saw online had held parts together with glue- Why? I found that if you use screws the hold is just as strong and now the gun may be disassembled and tinkered with.
now this could prove faulty but i really see no way you could be hurt any worse than if the other way were used. time will tell....
Lessons Learned(I hope) :
1. when assembling do not "test" the chamber by closing up one end and adding hairspray and then stuffing your lit- bic holding hand in the open end. The sound you will hear is not worth the pain that you shall receive- trust me , I KNOW!
2. NEVER EVER EVER EVER look down the[only btw] open end of a chamber after a dud and ,as if in a daze, repeatedly press the switch. you only validate darwin's theory by acting in this manner. In my case the copious spray just needed a bit more air. the force of the blast literaly knocked my head back and left me like whily coyote after a acme blast.
I cant wait til tomarow to see what she can really do!
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