How to make a PVC pipe bottle rocket launcher

have you always wanted one of those cool bottle rocket launchers but couldnt afford one? well that happened to me, so I took action. I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE A BOTTLE ROCKET LAUNCHER FOR UNDER 10 BUCKS! I think... I have not tested this yet so I'm not sure if it works. I am not responsible for the stupid things you decide to do with this. You will need a mask for protection. Also gloves are reccomended, but not required.

Step 1 Get a Pvc pipe, tape and a toilet paper roll

Do what the title says and tape the toilet paper roll to the pvc pipe. This will be the handle. Then tape the end of the pipe leaving about A half of a cm.

Comments

[darunachalam]

everybody knows how to do this. it would be nice if you had a self ignitor there.

[yoyostefan]

how do you make the bottle rocket

[dragonsniper]

you dont you buy them

[Firebert010]

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[Kendallkip]

it works, just to let you know.

[Firebert010]

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[orangesrhyme]

That's not a good commando name, firebert.

[Kendallkip]

heheheh. Cheat commandos

[elite14]

Cheat Commandos riggidy roll. "What that's not what you usually say" Yeah, well it's riggidy roll from now on.

[hairydevil]

yeah man, he put up a nice instructable stop being a jerk about it

[Kendallkip]

just stop bein a jerk man. Go be a jerk on someone elses instructible

[orangesrhyme]

What firebert's trying to say, is that your original idea was good, it's just that the execution wasn't.

[finnster]

he's got a point. I have on of these with a scope though and it's all pvc with an exhaust pipe and bi-pod and stock and what not

[Firebert010]

Apologies, just constructive criticism

[Kendallkip]

ok

[walrusboy10]

I agree with firebert. Thanks for teaching me how to use tape (I was a little confused there). Great instructable!

[homebowyerboy]

me and my friends just hold em by the stick, wait till the fuse is almost gone, then chuck it. Same with firecrackers, airsoft grenades, etc.

[chickenliver123]

but bottle rockets are illegal

[monkeywithawrench]

depends on what state you are in. they're illegal in florida, but as soon as you cross over into alabama, you start seeing firework stores cause they arnt illegal there

[mr.incredible]

They are illegal in Florida unless you promise to use them in an agricultural way. Scaring birds away from crops is one such use. (wink, wink) All of the fireworks stands in St. Pete/Clearwater make you sign an intention of use form. You can get pretty much anything you want here. Some of the larger stuff like M80s and such are quite dumbed down.

[chickenliver123]

ahhhhhhhh ic, thanks

[Kendallkip]

thats the fun part!

[chickenliver123]

lol true

[themasterpyro]

no one cares :)

[casey321b]

me too but it may be the area u are in. like im in california so i'd have to get them illegally. just cant find where. I gave up looking a while ago.

[four_eyes954]

no there not i can pick the mup from my local piggly wiggly during the 4th of july

[Kendallkip]

yea, where YOU live

[orangesrhyme]

I head down to Fort Hall reservation for mine. Less illegal, but not quite legal enough to launch them off without being worried about cops.

[four_eyes954]

very true i live in the most secluded place in the world its called door county we have maybe 20 thousand people in the whole county if your lookin at wisconsin as a hand it would be the thumb

[PKTraceur]

A tip, don't tape on a handle, use a three way tee for PVC and add an extra 3-6 inches off of that.

[finnster]

fahgalicious!

[Kendallkip]

oh what? were you talking about yourself?

[mondaymonkey]

lol, at a friends house in the carribean we took 4 foot long PCP pipes, Covered one end with tape, and then just put the BIG fireworks in a little bit, lit it and stuffed it in, aim and BOOM!

[FunkNattidelic]

PCP is a drug. i think you meant PVC.

[orangesrhyme]

Maybe he used "BOOM" as an onomatopoeia for the hallucinatory noises.

[FunkNattidelic]

Maybe, you never know =P

[orangesrhyme]

This design could be greatly improved on by replacing the paper towel tube with PVC, adding another "handle", and adding a lighter to the handles and drilling a hole in the barrel at the average bottle rocket's fuse location, as well as an easily removed end cap (from a soda bottle or something), as shown in the picture. I'll build it and post the 'ible.

[gotja]

o u could make a all air one wich would be alot safer but a little harder to build

[gotja]

or u could make one with a modle rocket "engin" wich is relivivlly safer but kiteman is right im gonna add like a "sheild" in the tip and back made outa metal or plastic incase somthing bad hapens and it spins outa controle

[Kiteman]

En Englais, s'il vous plait?