Air Cannon
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Topic: Air Cannon
Posted By: WGP guy2
Subject: Air Cannon
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 8:28pm
| So, I'm sure most of you saw my combustion cannon, but now its time for another air cannon (I've made one before). Basically, in our neighborhood there is a huge Christmas Parade. Well pretty much anyone who wants to be in it can be. So, I got suckered into "throwing candy", now this is pretty boring but I figured a way to make it more fun. I'm going to bring a friends air compressor and 2 air tanks. Plan is tommorow I'm building a "low" powered one. I'm going to try to make a way to control power, which I'm sure I can do somehow. I plan on dropping candy down teh barrel and shooting it at a 65-75 degree angle in teh direction of the crowd, hopefully not enough power to hurt anyone (I will not fire it strait at them). So here is my question, will the police that are always there get mad at me? And any valid ideas on how to control power? (I was thinking having 2 valves, the first one would be the control, depending on the position of the valve would determine how fast the air would flow). |
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Posted By: travis75
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 9:00pm
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just dont charge the chamber to 1500 psi and you will be fine.
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Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 9:30pm
| Check it out with whoever organizes the parade first. |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 9:43pm
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at a low enough pressure going to the chamer... and having a big enough
chamber volume wise... it really shouldn't be a problem... it could be a problem if the barrel of the thing is skinny and the air is forced out this small hole... i'd test it out before you go rifling cany canes through people's heads during the parade. |
Posted By: Boss_DJ
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 9:50pm
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 9:51pm
| just load your hopper with miscilanious small candies and go to town. |
Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 9:56pm
But they arent ball shaped! Plus, I don't want to hit them that many times  . |
choopie911 wrote:Posted By: karnivor
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 10:43pm
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lol... sounds like a feasable plan... but the cops may or may not look at that as a projectile weapon.... make a high powered doughnut shooter for them... call it the krispy cream creamer... or something... dont laugh at me im tired..... ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: lester98c
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 11:01pm
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Man Arested for mulitple killing at yesterdays Christmas Parade. look at the one they built on monster garadge for ideas |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 11:02pm
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They really might get mad at you. The cops i mean. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors"> 
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Posted By: sneaky_sniper
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 11:04pm
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load it with abnormally large jaw-breakers, turn you PSI allllll the way up, and start walking the trigger aiming directly at the fat guy... *dont actually do this, unless you wanna pay a fine or get sued or somthen* ------------- [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c128/sneaky_sniper/Invader_Zim.jpg"> |
Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 02 December 2005 at 11:05pm
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He actualy might kill someone if he did that. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/DBibeau855/?chartstyle=myspacecolors">
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Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 03 December 2005 at 9:39am
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Yea, its not worth the risk. Scratch that idea, I'm just gonna
make it with detachable barrels, and have one to shoot paintballs and
marbles and another for potatos. I use my combustion for
fireworks now. Makes cool shows when you pack it with steel wool
(sparks/fireballs everywhere). Or shooting a potato douced
in fuel with steel wool in a casing around the barrel with holes in the
barrel, you get a big ball of fire and a bunch of sparks. |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 03 December 2005 at 9:42am
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video?
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Posted By: 636andy636
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 1:05am
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hollow out the back of a spud and pack steel wool, its like a tracer
i say you will kill somone or get sued. or cops stop you. use your hands insted |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 1:28am
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heh, 1500 PSI would go through people. I fire my air cannon with sabot rounds, at 90 psi and I still get a TON of range. You better be thinking around 30-40psi. ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: ^Pirate^
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 1:51am
Even then, I'd experiment, just to make sure... ------------- 
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Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 9:45am
Yea, I decided against making an air cannon all together. Instead I got some parts and made a removable barrel system/breech loading system for my combustion gun. I also have a new round to test today. Crushed model rocket fuel in a sealed canaster with a fuse out the back, that should be fun  |
Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 9:48am
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Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 11:27am
No, I'm not going to kill myself. I have this test thing set up. Its a housing for the gun made of cinder blocks, it has 6 inch thick walls (2 cinder blocks per wall). I also have a long wire to attach to the ignitor that gives me about 30 feet. Then I also have a housing for firing into with 6 inch cinder block walls and I found some plexiglass so I can set up a camera (without it being killed). If I can get my camera to work, I'll film it. |
Posted By: Whazuuup!
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 4:49pm
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You could just use some sort of catapult instead.
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Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 5:06pm
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So how many eyes of the three year olds watching the parade do you plan on taking out?
There wont be enough force to kill anyone but the eyes will certainly not withstand the force. I can see the head lines now. "Boy responsible for tossing candy to crowd makes child lose sight in an eye." Looks like Santa will be putting a lump of coal in your stalking so that the victim's parents can beat you with it. |
Posted By: WGP guy2
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 5:47pm
Yea, I just sat around and watched this year. |
Posted By: 636andy636
Date Posted: 04 December 2005 at 9:01pm
| Who ever thinks this is a bad idea rase there hand. |
Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 05 December 2005 at 12:58am
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Posted By: sneaky_sniper
Date Posted: 05 December 2005 at 12:59am
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Posted By: E-98
Date Posted: 05 December 2005 at 1:20am
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Use a water balloon launcher--those giant sling shots. Launch the candy at a high angle... Not to hijack the thread, but... C sized batteries in a 1 1/4" barrel work good too. --Jeff -------------  http://www.angryflower.com/softwa.gif - http://www.angryflower.com/softwa.gif
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