Miniature Hardware Store Cannon

by myakka

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Intro: Miniature Hardware Store Cannon

this is a miniature cannon that took me about an hour to make. everything was bought from my local hardware store. please tell me what you think.

WARNING!: do not  over fill with gunpowder. i would only use black-powder and a small amount at that. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A PIPE BOMB ! please stand no where near this when firing. if i were to take extra precautions i would pour molten aluminum down the barrel and drill a bore hole. have fun but not too much! 

if you want to see all the videos look up "miniature hardware store cannon" on youtube

22 Comments

TSC 12 years ago

This is very cool! Great job!

myakka 11 years ago

thank you. im sorry i kinda gave up on instructables for a while. i still plan on making full instructions but now i have to make a new one cause the old one was recycled into a steam engine.

TSC 11 years ago

Stem engine well thats cool.

Aron313 12 years ago

Do you use fuse threw a hole in the top?

myakka 11 years ago

yes. just a small hole

NanoRobotGeek 12 years ago

what do you use for the fuse?
please respond, its an amazing instructable (my favorite) and i want to make it!

myakka 11 years ago

sorry, i just break open some fire crackers and steal the fuse out of them.

myakka 12 years ago

Just recently filled the barrel with lead from all the shot out of some shotgun shells. I worked nice but i have to find a way to drill a strait bore hole.

spinaci 12 years ago

Where did u get the barrel?

myakka 12 years ago

Its copper pipe

myakka 12 years ago

If you guys want full instructions just ask

cearles 12 years ago

MAKE 1! MAKE 1! MAKE 1! MAKE 1! MAKE 1! MAKE 1! MAKE 1! MAKE 1! MAKE 1! MAKE 1! MAKE 1!

antoman11 12 years ago

Can we please have a full instructible please XD

myakka 12 years ago

Sure thing. Give me awhile though, im away from home in virginia.

cearles 12 years ago

what are the measurements from the paint stirrer pieces??

l8nite 12 years ago

thats a neat project

l8nite 12 years ago

as it is, it makes a great display piece, but like you mentioned, the copper is so thin it would be very dangerous to try and fire. A piece of gas pipe would be sturdier but still dangerous with anything more than a few grains of black powder. There's a reason a real cannons barrel is so thick compared to the bore (hole in the center)

myakka 12 years ago

So true... BUT! i happend to fire it today with a whole 12 guage shotgun shell wort of smokeless powder and it was a complete suspense killer! It just went phwoooop and lit the ground on fire. Even when i had packed a large wad of toilet paper. If you want to try this then find an old shed light the cannon and hide behind the shed.

myakka 12 years ago



thanks allot !ill try to potentially make it safer in the future.

ilpug 12 years ago

you might be able to use powdered matchsticks in place of gunpowder to fire it. it is not as explosive a mixture as black powder. that being said, be just as careful. good build. looks pretty legit.
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