Monday, February 25, 2013

How To Build A Simple Potato Powered Cannon

Potato Cannons from American Potato Cannons produces custom built, state of the art, Potato cannons that will shoot almost anything you put down the barrel. These hand made pneumatic Potato cannons are custom built for you, for maximum fun and reliability.

American Potato Cannons has several different models of Potato cannons to choose from, including Potato Cannons, Golf Ball Cannons, T-Shirt Cannons, and Tennis Ball Cannons. Download our easy to follow Potato cannon plans, Potato cannon kits, and pre built Potato cannons and Potato Launchers as well.

Compressed Potato Cannons Are The Best

Our Potato cannons use compressed Potato, so they are safer and more reliable than standard aerosol Potato cannons. The trigger or release is simple single piece assembly that will last for years without failing. Another choice is a fast open ball valve so no batteries are ever needed.

How Far Will An Potato Cannon Shoot

People often ask, \”How far will one of these Potato cannons shoot?\” The range varies depending on Potato pressure, projectile type and barrel diameter size. The smaller Potato cannons will shoot between 100 – 300 yards. The large Heavy Duty Potato cannons will shoot 300 yards to over a half mile depending on your projectile. All of our Potato cannons are especially designed to be simple, reliable and very easy to build. Each of our cannons have been tested for reliability and ruggedness.

How Do I Customize My Potato Cannon

The creative teenager in your family will love being able to add their own custom paint job to your Potato cannon, as they come unpainted. Simply download our easy to follow, step-by-step plans, glue the parts together and add compressed Potato through the Potato valve and you are ready to shoot. Just wedge a potato or tennis ball down the barrel and fire away. Take your Potato cannon to the desert, open field or family picnic. Surprise your friends with endless hours of fun and excitement. The fun with these Potato cannons is limitless.

What Makes An Potato Cannon Work

The two main factors that affect the power and range of ANY Potato cannon is the volume of Potato stored for shooting and the way it is delivered. The volume of Potato it delivers is the power behind any Potato cannon. For example, a long barrel with a large amount of compressed Potato works really well because you are giving the release Potato time and distance in the barrel to work. If you want to create a more powerful Potato cannon, use both size and volume. Make the Potato chamber twice the size of the barrel and almost as long. For example, for shooting potatoes, you can have a 36\” long 1.5\” diameter barrel and a 16\” 3\” diameter Potato chamber. This combination only needs about 80 PSI of Potato to shoot a potato well over 300 yards, depending on wind conditions.

Who Uses Potato Cannons And Why

Our Potato cannons have been used by Sports Teams, Off Road teams, The US Coast Guard, Hollywood, and many corporations for promotional events. Our Potato cannons have also been used for emergency fast water rescue in Hawaii and Zip line implementation throughout North America. Many Golf Course Designers enjoy our Potato cannons for testing their fPotatoway designs and distance.

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How To Build A Simple Potato Powered Cannon

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