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codyace · 04-13-2011, 11:13 PM

Well, what do you guys have? I'm sure not all of Zilvia is concerned with fapping off to Option Videos and paying others to do their work, so lets see what you DIY guys have!

Some pics of my new vegetable vaporizer.

It's a run of the mill spud gun, but instead of having the bullshit BBQ igniter on it, it's got a real deal Chinese Flea Market ignition system (consider the LS2 coilpacks of the Spud Gun world). Sure the old piezo-crystal ones 'work' but anyone who has had them realizes the mixture better be perfect, or lean, or it will not fire and foul out.

Nobody likes a soggy potato laying in the chamber, so this setup has been proven to work. I had it working last year but broke a lead off. I figured it was junk, but finally had the time (aka: remembered) to tear the stun gun apart. Inside I found the shittiest of the shitty eletronics, and simply re-soldered new leads ont the existing ones out of the funbox.

From there, I ran them to the aluminum screws that I already have in there. Unsure of the gap, probably a .035-.040 for you GM guys. Liquid electrical taped everything like 3 times, as I didn't want to get BBQ'd at all.

Anywho, this pig works well....almost too well. Gotta be careful with the go-juice as this thing will obviously ignite it all...I don't want a PCV party going into my leg, so it's time to be careful.

Itt's a nasty bitch. I love it.

GWB654 · 04-13-2011, 11:59 PM

You have brought back some good child hood memories. I think I am going to make one this weekend! I will post pics when I am done.

blu808 · 04-14-2011, 12:11 AM

Can you give me a link to where I can get that ignition system? I have a redbull gun that shoots redbull cans. It needs a stronger ignition system.

Luke

Pactin · 04-14-2011, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by codyace

Some pics of my new vegetable vaporizer.

Nice, what kind of fuel are you using? Also what kind of damage is it capable of?

WERDdabuilder · 04-14-2011, 01:04 AM

did you catch this weeks House MD eps?

codyace · 04-14-2011, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by blu808

Can you give me a link to where I can get that ignition system? I have a redbull gun that shoots redbull cans. It needs a stronger ignition system.

Luke

Hey! It's actually a 'chinese SPL' stun gun from our local flea market. They are there every weekend selling these things, sometimes grouped with crappy ripped DVD's and other sorts of knock off crap (I think I saw some 240sx suspension arms there last time haha j/k)

I'll take a peek for ya, I like going up there looking for junk.

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Originally Posted by Pactin

Nice, what kind of fuel are you using? Also what kind of damage is it capable of?

I typically use AquaNet, but used Axe the other night as my roomate get it free from work or something. Axe seems to burn MUCH hotter, blue flame rips outa the end, more kick.

Damage wise, I hope to shoot it at some things after 'sighting' it in. I'm pretty good from the hip but the spuds fly like 1 armed ducks in the air.

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Originally Posted by WERDdabuilder

did you catch this weeks House MD eps?

I had no clue what that meant, but after googling 'no' ? Was it about stun guns?

revcyanide · 04-14-2011, 08:38 AM

the new episode was about spud guns

codyace · 04-14-2011, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by revcyanide

the new episode was about spud guns

Ahhhh, I'm a terrible TV watcher so I don't keep up with anything this side of sports, and the occasional Nat Geo show

What did they say about spud guns?

ZilviaKid · 04-14-2011, 01:15 PM

im glad im not the only one who thought of house coming into this topic.

thatdrifterguy · 04-14-2011, 06:00 PM

damn, i kept mine cheap with soda cans and lighter fluid.

jorge1190 · 04-14-2011, 08:47 PM

I build one when I was in high school. I was shooting golf balls out of it as I worked at a golf course and had hundreds of them people left behind.

I used a shitty BBQ igniter and hair spray/axe. Just like you said the mixture had to be just right to fire, but when she fired she was nasty. I really like your taser idea though. You have inspired to build one as soon as I get some free time again.

statickx991 · 04-14-2011, 08:55 PM

i actually used a tazer for my igniter and i used propane. kinda scarry tho cause i didnt know if the chaber was gunna blow apart

thatdrifterguy · 04-15-2011, 08:48 PM

4-5 monster cans. cut out the centers, leave the last can alone and poke holes on the top and one on the bottom center or side. tape them all together. squirt a bit of lighter fluid, swing it around to get the fumes to spread inside, use a lighter and light the bottom hole. cheapest way to make one.

this guy went overboard with canned fruit cans. lol

jorge1190 · 04-15-2011, 09:37 PM

For the ignition system did you just solder the wires to the prongs on stun gun? I need to find a stun gun at the flew market ASAP.

codyace · 04-19-2011, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jorge1190

I build one when I was in high school. I was shooting golf balls out of it as I worked at a golf course and had hundreds of them people left behind.

I used a shitty BBQ igniter and hair spray/axe. Just like you said the mixture had to be just right to fire, but when she fired she was nasty. I really like your taser idea though. You have inspired to build one as soon as I get some free time again.

I live on a gold course as well, so that sounds like a plan

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Originally Posted by jorge1190

For the ignition system did you just solder the wires to the prongs on stun gun? I need to find a stun gun at the flew market ASAP.

I actually opened the solder gun up, and soldered my lead wires directly to the wires out of the stun gun. I first tried to solder to the metal tits that come out, but they broke off (cheap). Now there is no way for it to not work.

murda-c · 04-19-2011, 01:38 PM

dammit photobucket deleted all my videos of my one from high school.

I got some awesome fireballs and set off car alarms with propane fuel and using aluminum burst discs.

one time i got bored and filled a lightbulb with a bunch of molten lead, then shot it through the wall of a burnt out house, haha

holemilk00 · 04-19-2011, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu808

Can you give me a link to where I can get that ignition system? I have a redbull gun that shoots redbull cans. It needs a stronger ignition system.

Luke

This just doesn't sound safe, I can just see some chick in a crowd now getting smashed in the face with a redbull can.

04-13-2011, 11:13 PM	#1
codyace Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poconos, PA Age: 40 Posts: 8,030 Trader Rating: (58) Feedback Score: 58 reviews	Spud / Potato Guns! What sort of machinery do you guys have? Well, what do you guys have? I'm sure not all of Zilvia is concerned with fapping off to Option Videos and paying others to do their work, so lets see what you DIY guys have! Some pics of my new vegetable vaporizer. It's a run of the mill spud gun, but instead of having the bullshit BBQ igniter on it, it's got a real deal Chinese Flea Market ignition system (consider the LS2 coilpacks of the Spud Gun world). Sure the old piezo-crystal ones 'work' but anyone who has had them realizes the mixture better be perfect, or lean, or it will not fire and foul out. Nobody likes a soggy potato laying in the chamber, so this setup has been proven to work. I had it working last year but broke a lead off. I figured it was junk, but finally had the time (aka: remembered) to tear the stun gun apart. Inside I found the shittiest of the shitty eletronics, and simply re-soldered new leads ont the existing ones out of the funbox. From there, I ran them to the aluminum screws that I already have in there. Unsure of the gap, probably a .035-.040 for you GM guys. Liquid electrical taped everything like 3 times, as I didn't want to get BBQ'd at all. Anywho, this pig works well....almost too well. Gotta be careful with the go-juice as this thing will obviously ignite it all...I don't want a PCV party going into my leg, so it's time to be careful. Itt's a nasty bitch. I love it. __________________ *Want Air Conditioning in your SR20 Swapped car? Check out www.sr20acbrackets.com for more information! Quest Alternator Conversions for SR20!* Check my Group Buy! Tired of lousy internal gates? Go external wastegate with one of my manifolds, Check out my group buy

04-13-2011, 11:59 PM	#2
GWB654 Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: hawaii Posts: 97 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	You have brought back some good child hood memories. I think I am going to make one this weekend! I will post pics when I am done. __________________ STOP DREAMING AND START DRIFTING

04-14-2011, 12:11 AM	#3
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 42 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Can you give me a link to where I can get that ignition system? I have a redbull gun that shoots redbull cans. It needs a stronger ignition system. Luke __________________

04-14-2011, 01:15 PM	#9
ZilviaKid Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto Age: 35 Posts: 1,442 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	im glad im not the only one who thought of house coming into this topic. __________________ 2004 Nissan 350z 2002 Nissan Silvia

04-14-2011, 08:55 PM	#12
statickx991 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pa Posts: 210 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i actually used a tazer for my igniter and i used propane. kinda scarry tho cause i didnt know if the chaber was gunna blow apart __________________ im a f18 bro

04-14-2011, 06:00 PM	#10
thatdrifterguy Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: guam/okinawa Posts: 381 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	damn, i kept mine cheap with soda cans and lighter fluid.

04-14-2011, 08:47 PM	#11
jorge1190 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Culpeper, Va Age: 34 Posts: 593 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	I build one when I was in high school. I was shooting golf balls out of it as I worked at a golf course and had hundreds of them people left behind. I used a shitty BBQ igniter and hair spray/axe. Just like you said the mixture had to be just right to fire, but when she fired she was nasty. I really like your taser idea though. You have inspired to build one as soon as I get some free time again.

04-15-2011, 08:48 PM	#13
thatdrifterguy Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: guam/okinawa Posts: 381 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	4-5 monster cans. cut out the centers, leave the last can alone and poke holes on the top and one on the bottom center or side. tape them all together. squirt a bit of lighter fluid, swing it around to get the fumes to spread inside, use a lighter and light the bottom hole. cheapest way to make one. this guy went overboard with canned fruit cans. lol

04-15-2011, 09:37 PM	#14
jorge1190 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Culpeper, Va Age: 34 Posts: 593 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	For the ignition system did you just solder the wires to the prongs on stun gun? I need to find a stun gun at the flew market ASAP.

04-19-2011, 01:38 PM	#16
murda-c Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery County, MD Age: 36 Posts: 3,198 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	dammit photobucket deleted all my videos of my one from high school. I got some awesome fireballs and set off car alarms with propane fuel and using aluminum burst discs. one time i got bored and filled a lightbulb with a bunch of molten lead, then shot it through the wall of a burnt out house, haha __________________

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