[geeks] Geek-gun?

[R. Lonstein]

On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 10:46:23AM -0400, Kurt Huhn wrote:
    [snip]
> already. I have about 6 feet of 1.5" sch-40 PVC in my
> garage, all I'd need is the various fittings and a length
> of 4" diameter for the ignition chamber...
>
> I'll bet I can do it for about $15. Now I just have to get

These things are FUN!

Two weeks ago I was visiting a friend's brother for a BBQ and he made
one a few days before. He used some spare heavy-walled PVC pipe (stack
pipe), a four foot length of narrower PVC pipe, a couple of connectors
and a threaded plug. He scavenged the push-button ignition from an old
LP gas grill and threaded it in place.

Worked great- throwing spuds and apples fifty or sixty yards into the
hayfield- until we ran out of things that would fill the barrel. No one
wanted to "pressure test" it by trying paper wadding behind smaller
projectiles.

I had not played with one since college. Great.

- Ross