potato gun

[denoginnizer]

Have yall ever seen a potato gun? Its a pvc pipe and uses hairspray as propellant. The thing will launch a nice size baking potato about 250 yards .

 

[Scotty]

YEP. They are neet. I don't know about 250 yards but it will tear a picket fence up in a hurry. I always liked Auqua Net the best. Cheapest at my grocery store.


Scotty

 

[HatCreekFan]

Now, don't laugh, but bringing out the potato gun to shoot half-rotten peaches or other fruit was a highlight at a family reunion last year. At night, you can see the flames shoot out of the 'barrel'. Great stuff.

Ah, the fun of flammable materials and an ignitor.

 

[rwtherefords]

YEP. They are neet. I don't know about 250 yards but it will tear a picket fence up in a hurry. I always liked Auqua Net the best. Cheapest at my grocery store.


Scotty

Aqua Net is my propellant of choice too. I once thought I'd make a pistol version of a potato gun with a 3/4" PVC barrel, and call it 'Tater Tot. Just never got around to it.

 

[Mahoney Pursley Ranch]

Put a small chunk of dry ice in a 2 litre soft drink bottle with about a ounce of water, cap it and throw it and see what happens! :shock:

 

[Crowderfarms]

YEP. They are neet. I don't know about 250 yards but it will tear a picket fence up in a hurry. I always liked Auqua Net the best. Cheapest at my grocery store.


Scotty

Aqua Net is my propellant of choice too. I once thought I'd make a pistol version of a potato gun with a 3/4" PVC barrel, and call it 'Tater Tot. Just never got around to it.

I told my Son, I'd make him one sometime, I'm in the developmental stages of the "Spud Scud" I've been toying with the idea of a Pumpkin Launcher, to get rid of those Halloween leftovers.Could fuel it with quick start.

 

[Susie David]

The pumpkin launchers are popular up here, usually at events as an attraction...pneumatic and will launch one 1/4 mile.

 

[El_Putzo]

Turnips make good ammo as well and are in large supply this time of year.

 

[ollie']

My wifes aunt is a school teacher. She had a two girls in her class over the years with memorable names . One was Aquanetta. The other was female (pronounced like it had an apostrophe female'.)

 

[shorty]

Hair spray works the best but if we don't have any handy WD-40 works too

 

[ctlbaron]

I just got the plans to build one. Looks like tons of fun. The man who drew up the plans says he uses starting fluid. Can't wait to get it built.

 

[Ryder]

Where do you get plans?

 

[Crowderfarms]

http://platinumchromatography.com/potato.htm
Potato Gun Plans for ya' Ryder...

OR:http://www.advancedspuds.com/

 

[Ryder]

http://platinumchromatography.com/potato.htm
Potato Gun Plans for ya' Ryder...

OR:http://www.advancedspuds.com/

Thanks Crowder.
When I get some time I just may give this a try. :lol:

 

[dun]

Probably a lot safer then the one we built many moons ago that used black powder for a propellent. We shot tennis balls and man did they fly across the desert.

dun

 

[ctlbaron]

In flames?

 

[J. T.]

My wifes aunt is a school teacher. She had a two girls in her class over the years with memorable names . One was Aquanetta. The other was female (pronounced like it had an apostrophe female'.)

I attended a meeting this summer and a school teacher told us she had a student once named Sh*thead. Pronounced Shu'- te-ad. Poor kid!