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    I built this one today. I had one in high school that could shoot walnuts through my dads barn siding(it was kinda rotten). I had some extra schedule 40 around from a job i got done with recently and started thinking about building a new one. I brain stormed for a few weeks about ignition, my old one used a piezo electric grill igniter. It would get fouled up and not make spark pretty easy. This time i picked up a cheapo stun gun at a gun show. It has a rechargeable battery in it and its designed to plug into the wall to charge. I tore it apart, removed the stun probes/studs, soldered some usable sized wires to the leads that went to the studs, and added some crimp connectors(crimped and soldered). I stopped at Pep boys and HD for some fittings and a SPARK PLUG. I messed with the gap a bit and, man this is cool. Shot it a few times today. I love that sound, wuuuuhhhhh-WOOOOMMMMPPPP.

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    What did you do to the thumb???????..................
     
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    3lb mini sledge, was driving the arbor out of an sds max concrete coring bit. My punch bounced out, my thumb was on the rim of the bit.
     
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    Pics are great, but in some instances, videos are gooder!


    X 2 on the thumb........ too much aquanet and flame OR stole aquanet from wife, thumb smashed with pan?:heidi:
     
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    Ouch, that'll leave a mark...................................:doh:
     
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    I've had that hairspray on the shelf in the garage for 3 years...., sad but true.
     
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    I won't ask........................
     
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    Spud launcher procrastination.
     
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    Awesome! Little crazy with the Tazer trigger, but awesome:rofl: :lol::thumbs:
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    No brainer, right?:rofl: :lol:
    More likely the case:whistle::wacky:
    And then some:headbang::rofl: :lol:
     
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    Hmmmmmm.....
    How else would someone get their head to hold that shape when popped out of a .......muffin?:rofl: :lol::wacky:
     
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    Looks like tons-o-fun!
    Ride the ole CB400 much?
     
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    CB400T circa 1981. It's just barely older than me. I rescued it from a barn just before Christmas, ironically two days after smashing my thumb. Haven't had the ambition to tear into it yet.
     
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    Probably needs a battery and a carb clean?
     
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    Tank needs attention, controls are pretty rough, brakes are seized.
     
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    MANY years ago we played with a milk can and carbide. Fired it with a spark plug and magneto.
    It would shoot the milk can lid up about 60-70'
    ...and rattle the windows in the house...till dad came out...:whistle:
     
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    Nice job on the salad shooter Bob... :yes:
     
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    If you drive down I'll let you shoot it:p
     
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    Stinny said "Salad Shooter" :rofl: :lol:
    That's rich :thumbs:
     
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    That's what we called the ones we made. Shoots crab apples perty good too. Gotta get that sharp edge shaped just right on the end of the barrel... ;)
     
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