How to build a POTATO LAUNCHER

thomas the lover says: Mar 24, 2009. 4:54 PM

Dude DO NOT PUT THE propellent IN FIRST .You could nudge the ignition while trying to get a spud in and BYE BYE HAND thats rally dangerous. plz for your own safety put the propellent in last .

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_Scratch_ in reply to thomas the loverJun 30, 2011. 11:54 AM

So many safety issues! And it was kind of a weak launch...

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co2wms7whcc in reply to thomas the loverAug 31, 2010. 3:37 PM

Though you wont get nearly as much power by putting in the propellant last.

Dmoney17 says: Feb 5, 2011. 10:42 PM

Hahahahahaha George Bush

TheRocker71 says: Feb 5, 2011. 1:30 PM

Whats the farthest launch you've had

shreyjain says: Oct 15, 2010. 10:35 AM

Please Friend! I beg you to tell me how to create the spark ignitor you created. I could'nt figure it out. Please I' m in a desperate need for such a great one. Science fair is near and i don't know a way to create an eco-friendly ignitor like yours

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matt09 says: Oct 9, 2010. 5:22 PM

just a tip never combine whit pvc and black pvc it could end up being faulty and u might blow your face off just incase you didnt know the the two dont stick

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M4industries says: Jun 12, 2009. 5:39 PM

DO NOT ,I repeat, DO NOT EVER PUT YOUR IGNITOR ON THE END CAP! This is for two reasons One, It weakens the integrity of the end cap Two, If you drop the gun on its end , it may fire accidentaly!

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kyle brinkerhoff in reply to M4industriesSep 13, 2010. 8:28 AM

not to mention a busted ignitor!

TheInventor1997 says: Nov 28, 2009. 6:25 PM

you really hate bush, do you?

airsoftdominator999 in reply to TheInventor1997Jul 22, 2010. 11:06 AM

yes

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ChappyShowcase (author) in reply to TheInventor1997Dec 3, 2009. 8:57 PM

nope...i don't hate any political official. Just pokin fun.

TheInventor1997 in reply to ChappyShowcaseDec 11, 2009. 11:00 PM

ah

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weaponscollector94 in reply to ChappyShowcaseDec 8, 2009. 7:03 PM

oh wait i get it sorry! i actually used a flint and steel lantern ignitor for mine! it turned out really nice!

Carash says: Dec 13, 2009. 10:18 AM

Im thinking of making my first instructable and it will be how to make a potato launcher out of 3 things you would need a hollow pipe, a potato and a pipe which isnt hollow
Get the hollow pipe and push it into the potato which will make a peice of potato which looks like a shotgun shell
Do the same with the other end, so both ends are plugged with potato's.
Now get the not-hollow tube and push one bit of the potato near the other and the air pressure will build up and fire one bit of the potato, if anyone try's this please tell me the results because as soon as i get the peices i will make an instructable!
Carash.

hayden45 in reply to CarashJul 15, 2010. 3:55 AM

i read this comment last night and then tried it today the results were shameful i filled a pipe with silicon and pushed it in to the slightly bigger pipe and it went only about 5 metres which is good but then when i droped it from my balcony solid pipe towards the ground it went about 15 metres in the air so your idea did work but only when taken to a slightly bigger scale then my friend was happy with wat had just happened so we put it on a fence post and lashed it there really tight then we tied a car tire to our paddock basher and drove at the solid pipe end and it went about 60 metres so it worked even better on a heaps larger scale kudos to you on your idea

mecrofider in reply to CarashJul 13, 2010. 3:12 PM

hey thx now i would make my first instructables!!:D yeahh ... kinding jeje but you better dont say your ideas too fast, somebody can stole them ·_· jeje

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lemminggenocide in reply to CarashJun 3, 2010. 2:27 AM

doubt it would be very effective. you'd have to have a really good seal and a large chamber.

lukeea says: Dec 30, 2009. 9:08 AM

Here is a cannon I made using general guidelines from your video. Thanks!

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weaponscollector94 says: Dec 8, 2009. 7:01 PM

nice instructable, but don't liberals hate guns and violence

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ChappyShowcase (author) in reply to weaponscollector94Dec 8, 2009. 7:44 PM

i'm not a liberal

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weaponscollector94 in reply to ChappyShowcaseDec 8, 2009. 8:38 PM

neither am I! i just made the mistake of thinking you were! sorry

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ChappyShowcase (author) in reply to weaponscollector94Dec 8, 2009. 9:51 PM

When i made the video I knew that a George Bush mask would be funny, and that a lot of people were mad at him. I would do the same thing with a Obama mask...maybe I will some day.

Thanks for watching.

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weaponscollector94 in reply to ChappyShowcaseDec 8, 2009. 10:55 PM

your welcome! i actually made a potato gun almost exactly like this, i too used a flint and steel sparker to ignite mine, but i put racing strips on the combustion chamber! it looks awesome! here is a link if you would like to see:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6x7Y-QrDLs

thanks! Levi

supamunki says: Nov 3, 2009. 11:45 PM

how far does the tube go into the combustion chamber?

NIJU! says: Aug 6, 2009. 5:34 AM

lol mine is tiny its combustion chamber is a gravy powder container and the barrel is a bubble tea straw wrapped in tape the vid is here

billygoat23 says: May 4, 2009. 4:26 PM

http://www.burntlatke.com/

Best spud gun out there. Made my own and it is SICK!!

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Arbitror says: Mar 21, 2009. 10:59 PM

M.S.G.P.

yukas says: Jan 19, 2009. 5:30 PM

great spud gun

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ChappyShowcase (author) in reply to yukasJan 19, 2009. 7:05 PM

glad you enjoyed

jonrb says: Jan 1, 2009. 12:12 PM

2:47 Headshot!!! XD great vid!

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ChappyShowcase (author) in reply to jonrbJan 19, 2009. 7:05 PM

Thanks for the comment

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powertotheslaves says: Dec 23, 2008. 4:40 PM

AWWW DUDE! you killed him! ah serves him right

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ChappyShowcase (author) in reply to powertotheslavesJan 19, 2009. 7:05 PM

LOL.....that's right

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valkiraun says: Oct 29, 2008. 2:15 AM

hehe, the igniter fluid looks like WD-40. good instructable though

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ChappyShowcase (author) in reply to valkiraunOct 29, 2008. 3:44 AM

Indeed it is.

omkar_hummer says: Oct 25, 2008. 12:58 AM

where did u get that ignitor?

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ChappyShowcase (author) in reply to omkar_hummerOct 28, 2008. 2:35 PM

I bought a whole bunch of them years ago at Orchard Supply.

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Biopyro says: Oct 19, 2008. 12:39 PM

DWV, isn't really suitable for spudguns because it doesn't stand up well to pressure. I wouldn't be at all suprised if your reducer blew out, shooting shrapnel everywhere.

check out www.spudfiles.com for more detailed (and safer) walkthroughs

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ChappyShowcase (author) in reply to BiopyroOct 19, 2008. 3:13 PM

Thanks for letting me know. I guess I have been pretty lucky up to this point.