Spud guns

PVC, ABS, or Cast Iron? Im thinking cast iron, because my friends ABS firing chamber exploded yesterday and nearly took my head off yesterday.

OK, I'm dumb...but I have no idea what a spud gun is or what you're talking about, sorry :D:D

one of my friends has a pvc one and hasnt had any trouble with it that i know of

pvc. You can probably pick some up in a dumpster somewhere and yeah it holds up pretty well.

sure, pvc wil hold up to hairspray and deodorant, but i want to use MAPP gas an oxygen, or propane and oxygen. im not trusting myslef to plastic for that. Im just wondering what sizes, thicknesses and prices cast iron comes in

Heep, a spud gun is a cannon that you shoot potatoes with. you can get some real good distance.


are these things hard to make? i want to make something like that.

Originally posted by hermunn123
a spud gun is a cannon that you shoot potatoes with.
:huh:

:eek2:

Need a hobby? :rolleyes:

Oh, in that case, they're easy to get for free...just find any "phat-azz" Civic and steal the spud gun off the back :D:D Nice and shiny too...

Originally posted by Heep
OK, I'm dumb...but I have no idea what a spud gun is or what you're talking about, sorry :D:D

http://members.aol.com/vennarcd/Charles88_SV.html

That would hurt to get shot with a potato.....

hehe, I'm a pro here, my friend has two made out of ABS and they haven't exploded yet, you have to be competent in thier construction or else.

They get very good distance (about a football field) depending on size and such. My other firned built a watermelon launcher over the summer. It uses half a tank of barbeque propane and launches that sucker!

Originally posted by Porsche
...firned...

That's the second time you've done that!! You trying to invent a new word?!?

j/k :D:D:D:D

Originally posted by Heep


That's the second time you've done that!! You trying to invent a new word?!?

j/k :D:D:D:D


http://www.users.qwest.net/~bkc3/+junk/druggie.jpg

LOL!!:D:D:D:D

What's that supposed to say between "5" and "hos"? I can't even figure it out.... :D:D

Originally posted by Heep
What's that supposed to say between "5" and "hos"? I can't even figure it out.... :D:D ill transklate fo you, man it sez like" heeps a gril " :flipa: :sun: :silly2: :smoker2:

Shuddup mofo, you know what can happen....:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Originally posted by MOFOSHIEET
ill transklate fo you, man it sez like" heeps a gril " :flipa: :sun: :silly2: :smoker2:


:hehehe:

AAAANYWAY! i read aobut some dudes potato cannon that was 20 feet long, and could launch a potato at ~800mph. They are currently working on a 40 foot version that on paper, could launch a potato at 1600mph (mach 2!!) have a vertical ranghe of 15 THOUSAND feet, and horizontal of 5 miles!!!

Would suck to have that land on you.....

Someone's going to get killed doing this... :(

Headline: "Man explodes after being shot with potato"

I saw a pumpkin rocket once. I have a video of it, too.

in Morton, Illinois(my parent's hometown and my relatives town) have a pumpkin launching contest. they build huge cannons and they go upwards of a mile!