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Vickers303 · 08-19-2008, 01:00 PM

After several correspondences with Ben, I decided to create this thread about the Supercannon II. When I first visited SSC at May 2008, I ambitiously chose "the most powerful water gun yet" for an upcoming water war. After completing my Supercannon II at June, I began testing it for range, shot time, the like. One of my major problems was reliability, concerning the piston. After each shot over 70 psi, it became skewed. In addition, my dad and I designed the gun with a 4 foot length of 4 inch pipe, which was way too heavy for battle practicality. We were pretty pissed at this otherwise excellent design, so we sliced it open, trimmed it down to 3 feet of pipe, and added three nuts to the piston. Beautiful performance afterwards. Battle practicality in my water war was great, with a 1/4 nozzle providing useful compensation for output with increased power, range and shot time.

I added some features to Ben's design, such as:
- a straight line air intake system, to simplify design and costs
- a variety of nozzles, such as 3/8 inch, 1/4 inch, and 1/8 inch (although I haven't tested the 3/8 and 1/8 nozzles yet)
- a back pull ball valve and lever, decreasing the amount of time needed for opening and decreasing storage length.

Stats and pictures will be posted later.

Ben · 08-19-2008, 09:02 PM

As I said earlier, glad you got the system working well.

I don't have much to say other than that I'm interested in your valve and lever and some more specific stats... post them soon.

Drenchenator · 08-21-2008, 10:13 PM

Wow, sounds great. Can't wait for some pictures of the final product.

Vickers303 · 08-22-2008, 12:15 PM

I'll try to get some pictures by this weekend ... Sorry for the delays. My dad took my camera. Thanks for waiting!

08-19-2008, 01:00 PM	#1
Vickers303 Junior member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4 UserID: 1693	Supercannon II Analysis After several correspondences with Ben, I decided to create this thread about the Supercannon II. When I first visited SSC at May 2008, I ambitiously chose "the most powerful water gun yet" for an upcoming water war. After completing my Supercannon II at June, I began testing it for range, shot time, the like. One of my major problems was reliability, concerning the piston. After each shot over 70 psi, it became skewed. In addition, my dad and I designed the gun with a 4 foot length of 4 inch pipe, which was way too heavy for battle practicality. We were pretty pissed at this otherwise excellent design, so we sliced it open, trimmed it down to 3 feet of pipe, and added three nuts to the piston. Beautiful performance afterwards. Battle practicality in my water war was great, with a 1/4 nozzle providing useful compensation for output with increased power, range and shot time. I added some features to Ben's design, such as: - a straight line air intake system, to simplify design and costs - a variety of nozzles, such as 3/8 inch, 1/4 inch, and 1/8 inch (although I haven't tested the 3/8 and 1/8 nozzles yet) - a back pull ball valve and lever, decreasing the amount of time needed for opening and decreasing storage length. Stats and pictures will be posted later. __________________ Wish I had this bad boy a year back. Arsenal: Modded Supercannon, Backpack-modified Piston Gun, WBL, and a whole slew of defunct soakers in the garage.

08-19-2008, 09:02 PM	#2
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 6,054 UserID: 1	Re: Supercannon II Analysis As I said earlier, glad you got the system working well. I don't have much to say other than that I'm interested in your valve and lever and some more specific stats... post them soon. __________________ email: / Forum rules / Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a water gun question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums. You will get a response from me along with others' views or ideas.

08-21-2008, 10:13 PM	#3
Drenchenator Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 718 UserID: 320	Re: Supercannon II Analysis Wow, sounds great. Can't wait for some pictures of the final product. __________________ The Drenchenator, also known as Lt. Col. Drench.

08-22-2008, 12:15 PM	#4
Vickers303 Junior member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4 UserID: 1693	Re: Supercannon II Analysis I'll try to get some pictures by this weekend ... Sorry for the delays. My dad took my camera. Thanks for waiting! __________________ Wish I had this bad boy a year back. Arsenal: Modded Supercannon, Backpack-modified Piston Gun, WBL, and a whole slew of defunct soakers in the garage.

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