Extreme Christmas Lights Cannon - Like In The Grinch!

Remember that scene from The Grinch? Where they used some cannon to put up the Christmas lights in a jiffy? Yes, me too. That's why I decided to build something similar!
This Christmas cannon might not be as decorative or festive as the one in the movie, and the lights don't really stick perfectly to a wall. But it is fast, and the Christmas lights go flying quite a bit! And it makes it a bit easier to put up the Christmas lights!
I hope you enjoy this little project! Merry Christmas!
#christmas #thegrinch #christmaslights

[@PaulWarrenEaton]

That really did work! Respect!!

[@TryingToBuildStuff]

Haha thanks! After several iterations it finally did work! 😁

[@louvertureandco]

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[@Amishhellcat]

Aight mate. Lets talk shop.
Material wise you'd be good off with stainless steel piping for the barrel. A 60mm stainless steel tube from say biltemas stainless exhausts should easy allow for 5mpa, just use a greater diameter pipe for your expansionchamber and get a friend to weld them for you :p
Lets talk propulsion.
Starter gas is a good one, but you can just use hairspray instead. It will leave a film after many shots but it ignites easier than your starter.
If you are advanced mode boi you can use venturi to regulatr the air intake for a 30:70 air gas ratio for good combustion.
Ignition: piezo is fine. But you can use an electric usb charged lighter instead.
Or if you go the whimpy non-combustible way you could just use a sodastream co2 cartridge. A full tube is about 60bar.. Or use a diving tube for 200-300 bar.
Just some thoughts ;D

[@Obitouchiha-ds3uc]

i made my own potato gun and use it in new year

[@TryingToBuildStuff]

That's awesome!

[@kerstinholmqvistlarsson576]

😅👍

[@TryingToBuildStuff]

😁