Posted: 6/10/2008 10:24:48 AM EDT
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What should I know before I build / buy one and start firing golf balls off? I haven't done much research yet but I'm wondering if there are any laws in Oregon directly related to this. My dad and I have been eye balling a few different cannons online and are debating buying one or building one our self's. Thanks |
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No, those were 4-5" cannon balls www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTMVXHkTQa0 |
That's pretty cool stuff right there. I'm checking out cannons from cannon thunder. |
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When I was really little my brothers and dad built a cannon out of steel pipe (about 6" in diameter and 4 feet long). We would stuff a football into it, fill the airspace with an Oxy-acetyline blend and boom. We could launch a football about 150 yds. The best was a balloon because you could get a really tight seal. It was a really big, window rayttling, car alarm setting off boom. Usually got the cops to our house. Never resulted in a citation. Never tried anything heavier than a wooden projectile. Kind of like a muzzle loader round with a terry cloth sabot. Just did that once - it was kind of scary. |
+1! We built them out of 12" and 14" steel pipe and launched basketballs 200' in the air using powdered carbide from the welding supply. It would rattle windows for 4 blocks. We would cut a hole in the side and weld in a spark plug, using a motorcycle battery for power, 30ft of wire and a doorbell as a remote detonator. The cops were always called, and after we would describe how it was basically the same as the carbide cannons sold at the fireworks stands only with a 14" bore rather than 1". They would sit around and watch us fire it a few times and then go find better things to do. The neighbors must have hated us.  |
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I made this pop can morter a couple of years ago its alot of fun,,,,,,smoke noise gotta buid a mount so I can aim it crappy video one for golf balls  |
awesome. can you explain how you built it? |
I like that. I'm looking for material so I should have one before to long. |
Hey that's a good idea. We just have a small match hole drilled. After this thread was posted I went over to my brother's place and the cannon is still there. Time to modify it before the 4th. |
Post up some pics of your cannon. Below is the direction I'm going to take this little project.   
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Now THAT is cool. -Mark. |